South Carolina Highway 31
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| Carolina Bays Parkway John B. Singleton Parkway |
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| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 26.6 mi (42.8 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2002 – present | |||
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 SC 544 near Socastee
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 US 501 near Carolina Forest SC 22 at N. Myrtle Beach
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| North end: |
 SC 9 at Little River
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| Counties: | Horry | |||
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| Location: | Garden City-NC State Line |
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South Carolina Highway 31 (SC 31), also known as the Carolina Bays Parkway, is a six-lane, limited-access highway that parallels (in most cases) the Intracoastal Waterway from Myrtle Beach. The first phase opened on December 17, 2002, completing a 22-mile (35 km) link between U.S. Route 501 (US 501) and SC 9. The second phase opened in March 2005, running from US 501 southwest to and S.C. Highway 544. While usually referred to only as the Carolina Bays Parkway, the highway is also dedicated the John B. Singleton Parkway in memory of John B. Singleton, a former Myrtle Beach City Council member and police commissioner.
The road that would eventually become Carolina Bays Parkway was planned as early as 1989 by then-U.S. Representative Robin Tallon. The roadway would ease traffic problems in Myrtle Beach, especially on US 17 Bypass. The road derives its name from the various Carolina bays located west of the Intracoastal Waterway that would be close to the road. The following year, the Carolina Bays Parkway Task Force was established to help develop a plan for how the road would be built. The 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act was passed to allow the road to receive $9.6 million in federal funding as part of Corridor 5.
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