Existed: 1929 – present Constructed 1929 | Length 74.7 km | |
East end: US 1 in Batesburg-Leesville Counties McCormick County, South Carolina | ||
South Carolina Highway 23 (SC 23) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves to connect Edgefield and Batesburg-Leesville with Columbia (via US 1).
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Map of SC-23, South Carolina, USA
Route description
SC 23 is a two-lane rural highway that travels from Modoc, within the Sumter National Forest and near Lake Strom Thurmond, to Batesburg-Leesville. The highway travels through mostly either forest or farmland, while connecting with the city and towns of Edgefield, Johnston, Ward, Ridge Spring and Monetta. Between Monetta and Batesburg-Leesville, SC 23 parallels to the north of US 1.
History
The first SC 23 was an original state highway that traveled from SC 3, in Pee Dee, through Latta and Dillon, becoming NC 23, at the North Carolina state line, near Rowland. In 1927, US 217 was assigned on the entire route; after a year, SC 23 was decommissioned.
The second, and current, SC 23 was established around 1929, traveling from SC 39, in Monetta, to US 1, in Leesville. In 1936, SC 23 was extended west to its current western terminus in Modoc, replacing part of SC 39.