South Carolina Highway 183
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 53.9 mi[1] (86.7 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
  US 76 / US 123 in Westminster | |||
| East end: |
  I-385 Bus. / US 29 in Greenville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Oconee, Pickens, Greenville | |||
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South Carolina Highway 183 (SC 183) is a South Carolina State Highway that runs from Westminster to Greenville.
Route description
The western terminus of South Carolina Highway 183 is with its junction with U.S. Route 76 and U.S. Route 123 in Westminster, South Carolina. It travels north to Walhalla and then east to meet South Carolina Highway 130 for a short concurrency on Rochester Highway near the Oconee Nuclear Station at Lake Keowee in Seneca in Oconee County.[2][3] The road, known as East Pickens Highway, moves east by northeast over a tributary that feeds into Lake Hartwell where the road name changes to Walhalla Highway as the highway enters Pickens County, 1.22 mi (1.96 km) eastward.[4] Upon entering Pickens County, SC, the highway travels 4.3 mi (6.9 km) north by northeast before intersecting at South Carolina Highway 133.[4] Highway 183 moves 2.1 mi (3.4 km) where it intersects at Six Mile Road, the northern terminus of South Carolina Highway 137.[4] Taveling east by northeast on Walhalla Highway, SC 183 goes 5.8 mi (9.3 km) before reaching downtown Pickens, the county seat. SC runs concurrently with U.S. Highway 178 through downtown Pickens on Main street for 0.02 mi (0.032 km) on East Main Street.[4] The highway runs 0.19 mi (0.31 km) where it intersects at South Carolina Highway 8 (SC 8).[4] Traveling concurrently with SC 8 for 0.44 mi (0.71 km) northeastward on Jewel Road, SC 183 splits off from SC 8 to become Farrs Bridge Road.[4] SC 183 moves 5.64 mi (9.08 km) where it intersects with South Carolina Highway 135 at Dacusville Road.[4] It then moves eastward 8.32 mi (13.39 km) where SC 183 intersects U.S. Highway 25 (US 25) at West Duncan Road in Greenville County, crossing over the Saluda River in the process.[4][5] Traveling southeastward for 0.91 mi (1.46 km), SC 183 drives into the Berea CDP in Greenville County.[5] Once SC 183 passes West Parker Road, the road names changes to Cedar Lane Road, then travels an additional 1.70 mi (2.74 km) to reach West Blue Ridge Drive at South Carolina Highway 253.[5] SC 183 travels an additional 1.79 mi (2.88 km) southeast where it intersects US 25 in downtown Greenville at Rutherford Street.[5] It finally terminates at U.S. Highway 123 at North Academy Street in downtown Greenville a further 0.41 mi (0.66 km) southeast.[1][5][6]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee | Westminster | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 76 / US 123 (Windsor Street) – Greenville, Anderson, Toccoa Falls, Clayton | Western terminus |
| Walhalla | 7.5 | 12.1 |  SC 28 north (Main Street) – Highlands | West end of concurrency with SC 28 | |
| 7.6 | 12.2 | SC 28 south (Main Street) – Seneca | East end of concurrency with SC 28 | ||
| | 11.1 | 17.9 |  SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) | Interchange | |
| | 14.5 | 23.3 |  SC 188 south (Keowee School Road) – Seneca | ||
| Lake Keowee | 18.1 | 29.1 |  SC 130 north (Stamp Creek Road) – Salem | West end of concurrency with SC 130 | |
| 19.8 | 31.9 | SC 130 south (Rochester Highway) – Seneca | East end of concurrency with SC 130 | ||
| Pickens | | 25.1 | 40.4 |  SC 133 (Crowe Creek Road) – Six Mile, Nine Times | |
| | 27.3 | 43.9 |  SC 137 south (Six Mile Highway) – Six Mile | ||
| Pickens | 33.7 | 54.2 |  US 178 north (Ann Street) – Rosman | West end of concurrency with US 178 | |
| 33.8 | 54.4 | US 178 south (Pendleton Street) – Anderson | East end of concurrency with US 178 | ||
| 34.0 | 54.7 |  SC 8 south (Hampton Avenue) – Easley | West end of concurrency with SC 8 | ||
| 34.4 | 55.4 | SC 8 north (Pumpkintown Highway) – Pumpkintown | East end of concurrency with SC 8 | ||
| | 40.1 | 64.5 |  SC 135 (Dacusville Highway) – Easley, Pumpkintown | ||
| Greenville | Berea | 48.4 | 77.9 |  US 25 (White Horse Road) – Greenwood, Travelers Rest | |
| Parker | 51.0 | 82.1 |  SC 253 (Blue Ridge Drive) – Easley, Paris Mountain | ||
| Greenville | 53.2 | 85.6 | US 123 (Academy Street) – Easley | ||
| 53.9 | 86.7 |  I-385 Bus. / US 29 (Church Street) to I-385 – Spartanburg, Columbia | Eastern terminus; continuation as unsigned I-385 Bus. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 3 Google (2014-01-21). "South Carolina Highway 183" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- ↑ Duke Energy.com information on Oconee Nuclear Station. - accessed 30 June 2010.
- ↑ GIS mapping of Oconee County, South Carolina (SC 183) is located at C-4 on this map. - accessed 30 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 South Carolina GIS Mapping of Pickens County, South Carolina. - accessed 30 June 2010. SC 183 runs C-1 through C-4 in the map.
- 1 2 3 4 5 GIS mapping of Greenville County, South Carolina. - accessed 30 June 2010. SC 183 is on C-2, D-2, and D-3.
- ↑ "General County Highway Maps". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- Oconee County (PDF)
- Pickens County (PDF)
- Greenville County (PDF)
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 183 at Wikimedia Commons- The Highways of South Carolina: SC 183