South Carolina Highway 126
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere-Clearwater Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 4.20 mi[1] (6.76 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1939 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
  US 25 / SC 121 in Belvedere | |||
 I-520 in North Augusta  US 1 / US 78 in Clearwater | ||||
| East end: |
 SC 421 in Clearwater | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Aiken | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 126 (SC 126) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It directly links Belvedere with Clearwater.
Route description
SC 126 is a suburban highway that travels 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from US 25/SC 121, in Belvedere, to SC 421, in Clearwater. In both Belvedere and North Augusta, SC 126 is a four-lanes with median; in Clearwater it only has two-lanes. The entire route has few commercial entities, mainly functioning to connect neighborhoods in the area.[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, but however, no time-table has been set.[3]
Junction list
The entire route is in Aiken County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 25 / SC 121 (Edgefield Road) – Edgefield, North Augusta | ||
| North Augusta | 1.28 | 2.06 | I-520 – Augusta, Columbia, Atlanta | Exit 21 (I-520) | |
| Clearwater | 3.55 | 5.71 | US 1 / US 78 – Augusta, Aiken | ||
| 4.20 | 6.76 | SC 421 (Augusta Road) – Augusta, Aiken | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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South Carolina portal -
U.S. Roads portal - Central Savannah River Area
References
- 1 2 South Carolina Department of Transportation: Statewide Highways 2012. Specifics: . Files: .
- ↑ Google (September 7, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 126" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Augusta Regional Transportation Study" (PDF). City of Augusta. March 7, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
External links
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Media related to South Carolina Highway 126 at Wikimedia Commons - Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 120-129