Existed: 1942 – present East end: SC 170 near Chelsea Constructed 1942 | West end: US 321 in Robertville Length 57.5 km | |
Counties Jasper County, South Carolina, Beaufort County, South Carolina | ||
South Carolina Highway 462 (SC 462) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as a circuitous routing through northern and eastern Jasper County.
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Map of SC-462, South Carolina, USA
Route description
SC 462 is a rural two-lane highway that makes a half-circle in Jasper County, broken into five named sections of road. The first section named "Gillison Branch Road" begins at the intersection of US 321, in Robertville, and goes northeast to US 601, in Pineland, then east connecting with US 278, in Gillisonville. The second section named "Morgandollar Road," connects Gillisonville with Coosawhatchie. The third section, named "Nuna Rock Road" is a former overlap with US 17 within Coosawhatchie. The fourth section named "Coosaw Scenic Drive" connects Coosawhatchie with SC 336, in Old House. The fifth section named "Lowcountry Drive" continues on from SC 336 to its eastern terminus at SC 170, in Beaufort County.
The highway connects to several historic places, including Robertville Baptist Church, Gillisonville Baptist Church and the Old House Plantation. However, it is not scenic as it is predominantly forest or swampland.
History
Established in 1941 or 1942 as a new primary routing from SC 170 to SC 46, in Bluffton, existing entirely in Beaufort County. In 1956, SC 462 ceded some of its routing to SC 46 (Bluffton Road). In 1958, SC 462 was extended north to Coosawhatchie and then west to SC 128, in Gillisonville, replacing SC 170. Between 1962-1964, SC 462 was extended west again over existing secondary roads to its current western terminus at Robertville; this brought the highway's maximum length to 46 miles (74 km).
Between 1965-1967, SC 462 east was truncated to US 278, in Old House, it's old alignment south to near Bluffton becoming part of US 278. By 1998, SC 462 was extended south after US 278 realignment to near Hardeeville, reclaiming some of its old routing to SC 170.