Interstate 95 (South Carolina)

Interstate 95

Route information

Maintained by SCDOT

Length:

198.8 mi (319.9 km)

Existed:

1968 – present

Major junctions

South end:

I‑95 at the Georgia line near Hardeeville

I-26 near Bowman

I-20 / I-20 Bus. in Florence

North end:

I‑95 at the North Carolina line near Rowland, NC

Location

Counties:

Jasper, Hampton, Colleton, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Dorchester, Sumter, Florence, Darlington, Marlboro, Dillon

Highway system

Interstate Highway System

South Carolina Highways

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SC 93

SC 97

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Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In South Carolina, I-95 runs approximately parallel to the Atlantic Ocean shore although about 50 miles (80 km) inland, from Hardeeville in the south to Dillon in the northeast. The route runs through the major cities of Florence and Walterboro.

For the most part, the 198-mile (319 km) drive is fairly benign, passing through the pine forests, farmlands, and blackwater streams and swamps of the Coastal Plain. However, a few landmarks do exist to break up the monotony. Crossing from the south from Georgia just over the Savannah River bridge, motorists are greeted to an elaborate gateway into the state of South Carolina. The Juanita M. White Crosswalk also exists between exits 18 and 21. A flyover on twin high-spans over Lake Marion provides an unexpected scenic break in the center of the highway's length. Moving further north and out of the Palmetto State, the NC state line is prominently marked by the the South Of The Border amusement complex at the US 301/501 exit. Local traffic parallel to the interstate uses US 301 from South Of The Border to Santee, US 15 from Santee to Walterboro, and a combination of US 17 and US 17 Alt from Walterboro to the Georgia state line north of Savannah. In addition, Interstate 95 shares a number of concurrencies, or multiplexes, with three of these U.S. Routes at various stretches in South Carolina.

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