Interstate 126 (South Carolina)
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| Lester Bates Freeway | ||||
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| Length: | 3.68 mi (5.92 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1961 – present | |||
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  I-26 / US 76 in Columbia
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   US 21 / US 76 / US 176 / US 321 in Downtown Columbia
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| Counties: | Richland | |||
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| Location: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Length: | 0.90 mi (1.4 km) |
| Existed: | Unknown– |
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Interstate 126 (I-126) is a spur route of I-26, almost entirely within the city limits of Columbia in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
Traversing a total of 3.68 miles (5.92 km), it starts at exit 108 along I-26, it has exits with I-20 (westbound only, signed "Exit 107" as it leads to the I-26 interchange), Colonial Life Boulevard (westbound only) and Greystone Boulevard (to Riverbanks Zoo), before crossing the Broad River on the Timmerman Bridge. Past the bridge is a final interchange with US 21/US 176/US 321 (Huger Street). Entering downtown Columbia, it merges briefly with US 21/US 176/US 321, at Huger Street, before ending at Gadsden Street. It is named the Lester Bates Freeway and is co-signed with US 76 for the entire route.
Construction started on I-126 in 1959 and it was completed in 1961 as a four-lane freeway spur of I-26 which opened at the same time. Around 1980, it was widened to six lanes to from I-26 to Greystone Boulevard and eight lanes from there to Huger Street. By the 1990s, a lane was added eastbound from Colonial Life Boulevard to Greystone Boulevard and westbound from Greystone Boulevard to a new I-20 exit just before its western terminus. The eastern terminus of I-126 has fluctuated between Huger Street and Gadsden Street.
All exits are unnumbered. The entire route is in Columbia, Richland County.
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