Robert Edge Parkway
| Robert Edge Parkway | |
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| Main Street Connector North Myrtle Beach Connector |
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Existed: | 2009 – present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: |
 SC 90 near Wampee
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 SC 31 near Wampee
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| East end: |
 US 17 / Main Street in N. Myrtle Beach
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| Location | |
| Counties: | Horry County |
| Highway system | |
Robert Edge Parkway is a connection highway in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It begins at S.C. 90, connects to (S.C. 31/Future I-74), crosses the Intracoastal Waterway, and terminates at the intersection U.S. 17 and Main Street. The project consisted of upgrading Firetower Road, adding new interchanges for S.C. 31, expanding Main Street in North Myrtle Beach to accommodate the increase in traffic, and a 1,000-foot bridge (300 m) over the Intracoastal Waterway which includes a 10-foot-wide path (3.0 m) for walkers and bicycles. Formerly known as the Main Street Connector, the road has been named for Robert Edge Sr., the first mayor of North Myrtle Beach starting in 1968. For twelve years before that, Edge was the mayor of Crescent Beach, one of the four towns which, through Edge's efforts, became North Myrtle Beach. The road opened September 3, 2009.
The 1995 Comprehensive Plan of the City of North Myrtle Beach included a second access to the planned road that became known as Carolina Bays Parkway.
In February 2001, Horry County officials voted to ask the State Infrastructure Bank for $173 million for Carolina Bays Parkway, a connector from the parkway to North Myrtle Beach, and a bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway at Fantasy Harbour.
The Infrastructure Bank chose not to provide money for the projects at that time, but did approve $135 million in December 2001.
On October 15, 2002, state highway officials approved $63 million for the "Main Street Connector" and the Fantasy Harbour bridge.
Also in 2002, Horry County representatives in the South Carolina State House introduced a resolution to designate South Carolina Highway 22 as Interstate 73, South Carolina Highway 31 as Interstate 74, and the North Myrtle Beach Connector as Interstate 174. However, at that time officials in Wilmington, North Carolina believed I-74 would end there, meaning I-174 could not be in North Myrtle Beach.
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