South Carolina Highway 68
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| Yemassee Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 15.33 mi (24.67 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1967 – present | |||
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 US 278 in Almeda
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 I-95 in Yemassee
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| East end: |
    US 17 Alt. / US 21 in Yemassee
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| Counties: | Hampton | |||
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South Carolina Highway 68 (SC 68) is a 15.3-mile (24.6 km) state highway in Hampton County, South Carolina, connecting the Hampton–Varnille area with Yemassee and Interstate 95 (I-95).
The route of SC 68 travels generally in a northwest to southeast direction, beginning at a junction with U.S. Highway 278 (US 278 just south of Varnville. The highway travels in a nearly straight line for its entire length, paralleling the Port Royal and Augusta Railway. The roadway passes through the small hamlet of Early Branch before widening to a four-lane configuration about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the I-95 junction. Passing underneath I-95, SC 68 returns to a two-lane configuration as it enters Yemassee before terminating at an intersection with US 17 Alternate and US 21.
Established in 1967 as a renumbering of SC 28, unchanged since. Prior to the current routing, SC 68 had two previous incarnations: In 1937-38 from Clio to the North Carolina state line (renumbered as SC 83), and in 1938-48 as a short highway spur from US 78 in Denmark.
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