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Interstate 77 in South Carolina

Interstate 77 marker

Interstate 77
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length: 91.2 mi (146.8 km)
Existed: 1975 – present
Major junctions
South end: I-26 in Cayce
  I-20 in Columbia
North end: I‑77 / US 21 at the NC state line
Location
Counties: Lexington, Richland, Fairfield, Chester, York
Highway system
US 76 US 78

Interstate 77 Temporary
Location: Cayce-Columbia, South Carolina
Length: 20.0 mi (32.2 km)
Existed: 1986–1995

Interstate 326
Location: Cayce-Columbia, South Carolina
Length: 5.24 mi (8.43 km)
Existed: 1976–1995

South Carolina Highway 478 Temporary
Location: Cayce-Columbia, South Carolina
Length: 8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Existed: 1989–1995

Interstate 77 marker

Interstate 77 (I-77) is a south–north interstate highway, extending 91.2 miles (146.8 km) in the state of South Carolina, extending from the national southern terminus at an interchange with I-26 near Columbia, north to the North Carolina state line near Rock Hill and Charlotte, NC.

I-77 is designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway for its entire length in South Carolina. The highway also has a trio of designations in the Columbia area. I-77 is named the Veterans Memorial Freeway from I-26 to the Congaree River, the William Earle Berne Beltway from the river to I-20, and the Charles F. Bolden Freeway from I-20 to the RichlandFairfield county line.

I-77 begins at a semi-directional T interchange with I-26 in the city of Cayce. The interchange includes a pair of ramps between I-77 and Charleston Highway, which carries US 21, US 176, and US 321. I-77 heads east as a six-lane freeway that crosses over CSX's Columbia Subdivision and has a diamond interchange with SC 35 (12th Street Extension). The Interstate crosses the Lexington–Richland county line on its bridge across the Congaree River. I-77 has a partial cloverleaf interchange with SC 48 (Bluff Road), crosses Gills Creek, and meets SC 768 (Shop Road) at a cloverleaf interchange.


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