SC 71
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From: Lowndesville (Abbeville County)
To: Abbeville (Abbeville County)
Total Length: 15.1 miles  
ROUTE LOG
SC 81: 0 - 0
SC 284: 2.2 - 2.2
SC 28: 11.3 - 13.5
SC 20: 1.6 - 15.1
 Creation: SC 71 appeared in 1925 or 1926 as new primary routing, running from SC 18 (now SC 28-71 CONN) Abbeville west to Lowndesville. This is the only SC 71.
Adjustments: In 1928, SC 71 was truncated to east of Lowndesville, replaced by SC 82 (now SC 81 and S-1-228 which used to loop back to SC 71-81 jct).

1926 Official
SC 71 Lowndesville to Abbeville
1926 Official
1930 Official
SC 71 truncated to SC 82
1930 Official

Between 1963-66, SC 71 was extended over SC 28 Bus to end at SC 72 south of Downtown Abbeville.
Between 1971-75, SC 71 east was truncated to SC 20 Abbeville, leaving behind SC 20.

1966 Abbeville County
SC 28 Business and SC 20 become (I think) mostly SC 71
1966 Abbeville County
1975 Abbeville County
SC 71 truncated to SC 20
1975 Abbeville County

Improvements: SC 71 was paved in 1939; no multilane segments.
Comment: SC 71 is mostly a local road connecting Abbeville County's west side to the county seat.
There is a SC 71 TRUCK that follows SC 28 and SC 72 around Abbeville to SC 20.

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