South Carolina Highway 56

SC Highway 56
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	63.3 mi (101.9 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SC 39 near Chappells
	US 76 in Clinton I-26 in Clinton US 221 in Spartanburg US 29 in Spartanburg I-85 Bus. near Spartanburg
East end:	US 176 near Spartanburg
Location
Counties:	Newberry, Laurens, Union, Spartanburg
Highway system
South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 55 SC 57 →

South Carolina Highway 56 (SC 56) is a primary state highway in the state of South Carolina. The highway provides a back country alternative to Interstate 26 from Clinton to Spartanburg.

Route description

SC 56 is generally a two-lane rural highway, that expands to a four-lane urban highway in Clinton and Spartanburg. It travels 63.3 miles (101.9 km) in a north-south direction, though it is signed east-west; to make it more confusing, signage in Spartanburg reverse the directions. SC 56 most unusual feature is the Roundabout interchange, known as Hearon Circle, it has with Interstate 85 Business. In Clinton, signage that bypasses the downtown area use "TRUCK" instead of normal or bypass banners; though SC 56 Business is signed through the downtown area (state maps confirm routing).

Most travelers today would take Interstate 26 over SC 56 from Clinton to Spartanburg. As a result, only local traffic use the route.

History

Established in 1928 as a new primary route from SC 392 (today SC 39) to US 176, in Pauline. In 1949, SC 56 was extended north, replacing US 176, to US 29, in Spartanburg. In 1959, SC 56 was extended north, replacing US 176 along Asheville Highway, to its current terminus at US 176. Sometime after 1990, SC 56 was bypassed southeast of downtown Clinton, leaving a business loop.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Newberry	​	0.0	0.0	SC 39 – Saluda, Cross Hill, Laurens
	​	8.3	13.4	Belfast Road – Newberry
Laurens	​	9.7	15.6	SC 560 (Milton Road) – Cross Hill, Kinards
	​	14.4	23.2	SC 66 east (Milton Road) – Joanna
	Clinton	18.7	30.1	20px SC 72 west (Springdale Road) / SC 56 Bus. east (Jacobs Highway)	West end of SC 72 overlap
		20.1	32.3	US 76 (Carolina Avenue) – Newberry
		21.8	35.1	20px SC 72 east / SC 72 Bus. west (Willard Road) – Whitmire	East end of SC 72 overlap
		22.6	36.4	20px SC 56 Bus. west (Musgrove Street)
		23.6	38.0	I-26 – Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia	I-26 exit 52.
Spartanburg	Cross Anchor	33.5	53.9	SC 49 (Union Highway) – Laurens, Union
	​	33.9	54.6	SC 146 west (Cross Anchor Highway) – Woodruff
	​	44.9	72.3	SC 150 north (Glenn Springs Road) – Pacolet
	Pauline	47.7	76.8	SC 215 south – West Springs, Union	South end of SC 215 overlap
	​	48.7	78.4	SC 215 north (Stone Station Road) – Roebuck	North end of SC 215 overlap
	Spartanburg	54.6	87.9	SC 295 (Southport Road) – Roebuck, Pacolet
		57.8	93.0	US 221 south (Church Street) – Columbia	South end of US 221 overlap
		58.2	93.7	US 29 (Saint John Street)
		58.4	94.0	SC 296 (Daniel Morgan Avenue) – Roebuck
		59.1	95.1	US 221 north (Church Street) – Chesnee, Charlotte	North end of US 221 overlap
	​	61.4	98.8	I-85 Bus. – Greenville, Charlotte	Roundabout interchange
	​	63.3	101.9	US 176 south (Pine Street) to I-85 – Inman, Spartanburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Bannered routes

Clinton business loop

40px SC Highway 56 Business
Location:	Clinton, South Carolina
Length:	3.1 mi (5.0 km)

South Carolina Highway 56 Business traverses through downtown Clinton, in concurrency with SC 72 Business along Broad Street and Willard Road.

External links

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