Interstate 385 (South Carolina)
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| Golden Strip Freeway | ||||
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| Length: | 42.16 mi (67.85 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1962 – present | |||
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 I-26 near Clinton
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 I-185 near Mauldin I-85 near Greenville
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  I-385 Bus. / US 276 in Downtown Greenville
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| Location: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Length: | 0.60 mi (0.97 km) |
| Existed: | 1962–present |
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Interstate 385 (I-385) is an Interstate Highway located in The Upstate region of South Carolina.
After exit 42, Interstate 385 turns into a Business Spur and becomes East North Street and later — for northbound motorists only — Beattie Place. The spur promptly ends at US 29 (Church Street) near the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville.
The explosive economic growth of southern Greenville county is largely attributed to I-385 and its connection to the city of Greenville and the major cities of Atlanta and Charlotte (via I-85). This area is known by locals as the "Golden Strip".
I-385 features a rather unusual rest area in the median strip near Laurens, that serves both directions of traffic. It was completed as part of the original design of the U.S. 276 expressway in 1958, modeled after the type of single median-located rest areas shared by both north and southbound traffic (to save money). The design is similar to many of those built on turnpikes that predated the Interstate System.
The general idea — but none of the specifics — of I-385 were present on the 1955 Yellow Book map of the Greenville area. Also of note is that Interstate 85 would have used the US 29 corridor from Greenville east towards Spartanburg based on the diagram.
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