SC 51
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From: Kensington (Georgetown County)
To: Florence (Florence County)
Total Length: 67.7 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 701: 0 - 0
SC 41 SB: 14.7 - 14.7
SC 513: 2.3 - 17.0
Williamsburg-Georgetown Line: 0 - 17.0
SC 512: 1.2 - 18.2
SC 261: 7.5 - 25.7
Florence-Williamsburg Line: 2.2 - 27.9
SC 341: 2.4 - 30.3
US 378 EB, SC 41 NB: 4.2 - 34.5
US 378 WB: 3.3 - 37.8
SC 327 NB: 17.3 - 55.1
SC 327 SB: 0.1 - 55.2
US 301: 8.1 - 63.3
US 52: 0.6 - 63.9
US 76: 3.8 - 67.7
Creation: SC 51 appeared about 1926 as new primary routing, running from SC 40 (now US 701) Campfield northwest via Outland, Hemingway, and Johnsonville to end at SC 41 (now US 52) near Florence. Some of this was an overlay with existing SC 411. This is the only SC 51.
Adjustments: About 1938, SC 51 was removed from today's S-21-1007 Cox Rd and unpaved Law Rd north of Pamlico.
About 1939, SC 51 was removed from S-21-731 at Salem.
In 1960, SC 51 was rerouted at Hemingway to follow SC 41 south to the Rhems area, then southeast replacing S-22-17 (had been SC 502 decades prior) to US 701 closer to Georgetown. The old routing via Outland became SC 261 and S-22-4.

1926 Official
SC 51 original routing
1926 Official
1960 Official
SC 51 rerouted south of Hemingway
1960 Official

In 1978, SC 51 was extended to US 76 over S-21-27 (which decades earlier had been part of SC 514) plus new construction west of Cashua Dr. A small bit of SC 51 where it met US 52-301 became SC 51 CONN.

1976 Florence County
SC 51 ending at US 52
1976 Florence County
1986 Florence County
SC 51 extended to US 76
1986 Florence County

Improvements: SC 51 was paved from Florence to Pamlico in 1934.
SC 51 was paved between Hemingway and Johnsonville in 1936.
In 1938, SC 51 was paved from Pamlico to Salem and from Outland south 14 miles.
SC 51 was fully paved in 1939.
SC 51 was multilaned from Hemingway to Johnsonville by 1975.
SC 51 was multilaned on the Second Loop Rd extension to US 76 when designated in 1978.
SC 51 was multilaned from US 52-301 southeast to S-21-57 in 1997.
Comment: SC 51 provides a fairly direct connection from Georgetown to Florence.


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