U.S. Highway 221 in South Carolina

U.S. Route 221

Route information

Auxiliary route of US 21

Maintained by SCDOT

Length:

126 mi (203 km)

Existed:

1932 – present

Tourist
routes:

Savannah River Scenic Byway

Major junctions

South end:

US 221 / SR 150 at the GA line near Pollards Corner, GA

North end:

US 221 at the SC line near Chesnee

Location

Counties:

Highway system

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U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Perry in northern Florida to Lynchburg in central Virginia. In South Carolina, the highway runs north to south from the Georgia state line near Clarks Hill to the North Carolina state line near Chesnee. While in the state, the highway passes through Greenwood, Laurens, Woodruff, and Spartanburg. The highway mostly travels through rural parts of the Piedmont region of the state.

US Route 221 enters McCormick County from Georgia from the top of the J. Strom Thurmond Dam at the southeastern edge of Lake Strom Thurmond. The first site in the state is the Thurmond Lake Overlook. Almost instantly curves to the north but then to the east before seeming to terminate at South Carolina State Highway 28 in Clarks Hill, South Carolina (which is part of the Savannah River Scenic Byway), but in reality turns left and joins the road in a concurrency. US 221/SC 28 runs north and northwesterly often being flanked by a railroad line along the east side as it passes through Modoc where it encounters the Hamilton Branch State Park and Recreation Area, and later Parksville which contains the Parksville State Recreation Area. The road widens to four lanes as it enters Plum Branch and after a road to the Plum Branch Yacht Club, has a blinker light intersection with the western terminus of South Carolina Highway 283 and a local road named Collier Street.