Interstate 185 (South Carolina)
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| Southern Connector | ||||
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| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 17.70 mi (28.49 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1955 – present | |||
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 I-385 near Mauldin
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 I-85 near Greenville US 25 near Greenville US 29 in Greenville
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| North end: |
US 29 at Henrydale Drive in Greenville
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| Counties: | Greenville | |||
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Interstate 185 (I-185) is a 17.7-mile (28.5 km) highway located entirely in Greenville County, South Carolina. I-185 serves as a spur route of Interstate 85 into the city of Greenville as well as a shortcut route for drivers accessing Interstate 385 from northbound I-85. A portion of this road is tolled and is known as the "Southern Connector".
The Southern Connector was constructed as a public-private partnership between the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Interwest Carolina Transportation Group, LLC, a development team that included a not-for-profit corporation called Connector 2000 Association, Inc. (C2A). Under this agreement, C2A operates the toll road under a fifty year license. They were responsible for financing, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining the road during this period and the toll revenue would be used to pay them for these efforts. To finance the project, C2A sold bonds that were tax-exempt under IRS Rule 63-20, which provides that the bonds sold will be exempt if they finance an activity which is "public in nature."
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