SC 13 
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C. Mark Sublette provides a summary of the history of the corridor involving the fullest routing of SC 13 #2:
Virtually the entire highway route between Toccoa, Georgia, and Greenville, South Carolina, was constructed using the original 1872-73 railroad alignment of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, including the three-span thru-truss bridge over the Tugalo River at the state line. This was abandoned during the Southern Railway’s major rebuilding project of 1916-1918, which company had absorbed the R&D in the great 1894 reorganization by J. P. Morgan and associates. The now-excess right of way was then adapted for vehicle use. Many of the original cuts still exist between Toccoa and Westminster, S.C., but road-widening between Westminster and Seneca, and between Clemson and Central have obliterated the railroad-era cuts. Between Central, Liberty, and Easley the profile of the former rail alignment can still be discerned as long portions remain a two-lane road.

 
SC 13  not currently assigned
Previous SC 13's:

1926 ROUTE LOG
SC 14: 0 - 0
SC 2: 7.0 - 7.0

1945 ROUTE LOG
GA STATE LINE: 0 - 0
SC 123: 1.1 - 1.1
US 76 WB, SC 183 WB: 8.3 - 9.4
SC 183 EB: 0.1 - 9.5
SC 138: 0.2 - 9.7
SC 24: 0.8 - 10.5
SC 288: 4.5 - 15.0
SC 28 WB: 3.0 - 18.0
SC 59: 1.4 - 19.4
SC 244: 0.4 - 19.8
SC 131: 0.1 - 19.9
SC 134: 0.9 - 20.8
SC 130: 1.5 - 22.3
SC 139 1.3 - 23.6
Pickens-Oconee Line: 3.4 - 25.7
US 76 EB, SC 28 EB: 1.0 - 26.7
SC 136: 0.8 - 27.5
SC 139: 3.2 - 30.7
SC 137: 3.4 - 34.1
SC 790: 3.7 - 37.8
US 178: 0.5 - 38.3
SC 8: 5.5 - 43.8
SC 135 SB: 0.6 - 44.4
SC 135 NB: 0.1 - 44.5
SC 820: 0.2 - 44.7
SC 810: 1.9 - 46.6
Pickens-Greenville Line: 4.8 - 51.4
SC 250: 2.0 - 53.4
SC 132: 1.0 - 54.4
SC ??: 0.6 - 55.0
SC 81: 0.5 - 55.5
US 29: 0.2 - 55.7
 		SC 13 #1: An original state highway that ran from SC 14 (now US 178) Pickens southeast to SC 2 (now SC 93) Easley.
In 1928, SC 13 was renumbered as SC 8.

1922 Auto Trails
SC 13 #1
1922 Auto Trails
1930 Official
SC 13 #1
1930 Official

SC 13 #2:: Created in 1928 as a renumbering of SC 17 from SC 2-24 (now SC 28) near Seneca west through Westminster and to Georgia heading for Toccoa.
In 1932, SC 13 was placed onto US 123's alignment from Westminster to Georgia. The old route used Pickens Rd southwest of Westminster
In 1933, SC 13 was extended east replacing SC 2 through Seneca, Clemson, Liberty, and Easley before ending at US 29 (now SC 81) Greenville.
In 1935, SC 13 was extended east replacing a bit of US 29 to its new routing (now SC 20).

1922 Auto Trails
SC 17 Seneca to GA
1922 Auto Trails
1930 Official
SC 13 #2 replaces SC 17
1930 Official
1933 Official
SC 13 extended to Greenville
1933 Official

In 1945, SC 13 was removed from Main St and North St in Westminster and placed on current US 76-123. The old route remained in the primary system as an unknown designation to 1947 and today is S-37-106 North St and S-37-2 Main St.

1940 Oconee County
SC 13 on Main St
1940 Oconee County
1946 Oconee County
SC 13 removed from Main St
1946 Oconee County

In 1946, SC 13 was renumbered as US 123. Today it is US 123 from Ga through Westminster; S-37-13 Old Seneca Rd east of Westminster; SC 59 into Seneca; SC 130 out of Seneca; S-37-1; US 76-123; abandoned routing under Lake Hartwell; S-39-4 through Clemson; SC 93 Clemson to Easley; US 123 east of Easley; SC 124

1948 Official
US 123 replaces SC 13
1948 Official

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