South Carolina Highway 55 marker

South Carolina Highway 55

Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length20.990 mi[1][2] (33.780 km)
Existed1931–present
Major junctions
West end SC 5 near Kings Creek
Major intersections US 321 in Clover
East end SC 49 / SC 274 near Lake Wylie
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesCherokee, York
Highway system
← SC 53→ SC 56

South Carolina Highway 55 (SC 55) is a 20.990-mile (33.780 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the city of Clover to Blacksburg, Rock Hill, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Route description

SC 55 heading west, near Lake Wylie

SC 55 is a rural two-lane highway, with a median in and around Clover; between Clover and Lake Wylie, it is also paralleled by a major transmission line. It traverses from SC 5 near Kings Creek, to SC 49/SC 274 near Lake Wylie. Travelers to and from Charlotte would connect through SC 557, just east of Clover.[3]

History

The first SC 55 appeared in either 1925 or 1926 as a new primary routing from SC 21 near Greenwood, to SC 24 in Friendship. By 1930, it was renumbered as part of SC 24; today it is part of U.S. Route 178 (US 178).

The current SC 55 was established in 1931 as a new primary routing from Kings Creek to Lake Wylie. The highway was fully paved by 1942. In 2012, SC 55 was widened with a median through Clover.[4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
CherokeeKings Creek0.0000.000 SC 5 – York, BlacksburgWestern terminus
YorkBethany7.49012.054 SC 161 – York, Kings MountainTo Kings Mountain State Park and National Military Park
Clover13.25021.324 US 321 (Main Street) – York, Gastonia
15.50024.945
 SC 557 north – Lake Wylie, Charlotte
Lake Wylie20.99033.780 SC 49 / SC 274 (Charlotte Highway) – Rock Hill, Gastonia, CharlotteEastern terminus
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 November 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (November 25, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 55" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 50-59)". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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