SC 22
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From: (Horry County)
To: Briarcliffe (Horry County)
Total Length: 28.2 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 501: 0 - 0
SC 319: 4.3 - 4.3
US 701: 3.4 - 7.7
SC 905: 10.7 - 18.4
SC 90: 4.2 - 22.6
SC 31: 3.9 - 26.5
US 17: 1.7 - 28.2
Creation: Appeared as a dotted line by 2000. Shown as opened new freeway from SC 905 to US 17 on the 2001 Official Map. This is the 2nd SC 22.
Adjustments: SC 22 was fully open by 2002 west to US 501.

2001 Official
SC 22 open from US 17 to SC 90
2001 Official
2001 Official
SC 22 open from US 17 to US 501
2002 Official

Improvements: SC 22 is 6-laned from US 17 to SC 31 and 4-laned on the rest.
Comment: SC 22 serves as a high-speed alternative to get from the Marion area to Myrtle Beach, avoiding Conway. Best suited for northern Grand Strand destinations.
SC 22 is potentially slated to become I-73 at some point in the far future.
When SC 22 first opened at US 17, there were error US 90 shields (thanks Gribblenation) on the BGS's, an extremely rare error in South Carolina. Adam Prince reports when SC 22 was opened all the way to US 501, the "90" was peeled away and the "501" put in the shield.

Previous SC 22's:

1951 ROUTE LOG
US 25, US 178, SC 10: 0 - 0
SC 246 NB, SC 248: 8.7 - 8.7
SC 246 SB: 0.1 - 8.8
SC 702: 5.6 - 14.4
Newberry-Greenwood Line: 1.5 - 15.9
SC 39: 2.9 - 18.8
SC 19 SB: 11.2 - 30.0
SC 395: 6.4 - 36.4
US 76 Bus WB: 0.3 - 36.7
US 76 Bus EB: 0.6 - 37.3
SC 219: 0.6 - 37.9
US 76: 0.2 - 38.1
US 176: 6.6 - 44.7
Fairfield-Newberry Line: 7.6 - 52.3
SC 215: 7.0 - 59.3
US 321: 13.3 - 72.6
SC 901: 9.8 - 82.4
US 21: 6.9 - 89.3
SC 22 #1: An original state route running from SC 24 (now SC 246) Ninety Six east to SC 2 (now Main St/College St) Newberry.
In 1923, SC 22 was extended east as new primary routing to end at SC 16 (now US 321 Bus) Winnsboro.
In 1923 or 1924, SC 22 was extended west over SC 24 to end at SC 21 (now likely S-24-40 Kirksey St) Greenwood.
In 1925 or 1926, SC 22 was extended northeast as new primary routing to end at SC 97 (now likely S-12-20/62 jct) Great Falls.

1922 Auto Trails
SC 22 Ninety Six to Newberry
1922 Auto Trails
1924 Blue Book
SC 22 Greenwood to Winnsboro
1924 Blue Book
1926 Official
SC 22 extended to Great Falls
1926 Official

By 1929, SC 22 was removed from S-36-48/S-36-301 east of Chappells and an abandoned loop at Little River Church west of Silverstreet; also removed from Old Ninety Six Hwy and Foundry Rd east out of Greenwood. SC 22's new west end was put on new routing east of the railroad before cutting west at today's US 25-178 Bus/SC 10 jct.
It appears that by 1929, SC 22 was removed from Evans St Ext (now SC 200 CONN) in Winnsboro and instead used today's SC 34 to today's US 321 Bus south to Winnsboro.
In 1933, SC 22 was removed from S-20-39 Peays Ferry Rd in Winnsboro and I think S-20-56 Washington St and abandoned routing northeast to the current SC 200/S-20-41 intersection.
If SC 22 ever used Cross St and (no longer connects to) Floyd Rd east of Ninety Six it stopped doing so by 1935.
In 1936 or 1937, SC 22 was placed on a new bypass west of Great Falls, leaving behind SC 22 ALT (now S-12-27 and S-12-20). SC 22's new northern endpoint appears to have been at today's US 21/SC 99 jct.

1939 Official
SC 22 bypasses Great Falls
1939 Official
1942 Chester County
SC 22 ALT into Great Falls
1942 Chester County

In 1952, SC 22 was renumbered as SC 34. Today it is still SC 34 except: frontage road to US 25-178 Bus now that the railroad that was in between US 25 and SC 22 was removed. North of Court St SC 22's route is actually now part of US 25-178 Bus NB; In Newberry the route is S-36-90 Boundary St, S-36-642 College St, S-36-60 Main St, and S-36-146

1952 Official
SC 34 replaces SC 22
1952 Official

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