South Carolina Highway 126 marker

South Carolina Highway 126

Belvedere-Clearwater Road
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length4.200 mi[1] (6.759 km)
Existed1939–present
Major junctions
West end US 25 / SC 121 in Belvedere
Major intersections
East end SC 421 in Clearwater
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesAiken
Highway system
← I-126→ SC 127

South Carolina Highway 126 (SC 126) is a 4.200-mile (6.759 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It directly links Belvedere with Clearwater, with a small portion in North Augusta.

Route description

SC 126 is a suburban highway that travels 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from U.S. Route 25 (US 25)/SC 121 in Belvedere to SC 421 in Clearwater. In both Belvedere and North Augusta, SC 126 is a four-lane road with median; in Clearwater it only has two lanes. The entire highway has few commercial entities, mainly functioning to connect neighborhoods in the area. It also has intermediate junctions with Interstate 520 (I-520) and US 1/US 78.[2]

History

SC 126 was established in 1939 as a new primary route and has remained unchanged since. The entire highway was paved by 1948 and widened in Belvedere and North Augusta by 2010.

Future

The remaining two-lane section of SC 126 in Clearwater is planned to be widened to four lanes; however, no time-table has been set.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Aiken County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Belvedere0.0000.000 US 25 / SC 121 (Edgefield Road) – Edgefield, North AugustaWestern terminus
North Augusta1.2902.076 I-520 – Augusta, Columbia, AtlantaI-520 exit 21
Clearwater3.5605.729 US 1 / US 78 – Augusta, Aiken
4.2006.759 SC 421 (Augusta Road) – Augusta, Aiken
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ Google (September 7, 2013). "Overview map of SC 126" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Augusta Regional Transportation Study" (PDF). City of Augusta. March 7, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
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