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U.S. Route 1 in South Carolina
Section of U.S. Highway in South Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in South Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 1.
U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a 170.540-mile (274.458 km) north–south U.S. Highway that crosses South Carolina from southwest to northeast and connects the cities of North Augusta, Aiken, Lexington, Columbia, Camden, and Cheraw.
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Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
Length | 170.540 mi[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] (274.458 km) | |||
Existed | 1927[citation needed]–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | South Carolina | |||
Counties | Aiken, Saluda, Lexington, Richland, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Marlboro | |||
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The route parallels Interstate 20 (I-20) closely from the Georgia border to Camden, where I-20 turns to a more directly easterly direction. From Camden to the North Carolina border, US 1 is the highest capacity route through much of the Sandhills region.