SC 97
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From: Camden (Kershaw County)
To: Kings Creek (Cherokee County)
Total Length: 90.4 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 521, US 601: 0 - 0
SC 522: 18.2 - 18.2
Lancaster-Kershaw Line: 1.5 - 19.7
SC 200 NB: 9.8 - 29.5
Chester-Lancaster Line: 0.3 - 29.8
US 21 NB: 0.4 - 30.2
US 21 SB, SC 200 SB: 0.2 - 30.4
SC 99 SB: 1.8 - 32.2
SC 99 NB: 0.1 - 32.3
SC 901: 4.3 - 36.4
I-77 (exit 55): 1.7 - 38.1
US 321 SB: 12.5 - 50.6
US 321 NB, US 321 Bus, SC 9 WB, SC 72 WB, SC 121 SB: 0.4 - 51.0
SC 9 EB, SC 9 Bus: 1.5 - 52.5
SC 72 EB, SC 121 NB: 1.1 - 53.6
US 321 Bus: 2.2 - 55.8
US 321: 2.0 - 57.8
York-Chester Line: 10.7 - 68.5
SC 322: 3.2 - 71.7
SC 49: 1.4 - 73.1
SC 211 WB: 9.2 - 82.3
SC 211 EB: 0.4 - 82.7
Cherokee-York Line: 5.1 - 87.8
SC 5: 3.0 - 90.8
 Creation: SC 97 appeared in 1925 or 1926 as new primary routing, running from SC 16 (now US 321) Chester east to SC 22 (now S-12-20/62 jct) Great Falls. This is the only SC 97.
Adjustments: About 1929, a separate piece of SC 97 was created, from SC 26 (now US 521-601) northwest to Liberty Hill, with a project road shown to connect directly to Great Falls.
In 1931, SC 97 was actually built from Liberty Hill to cross the Catawba River at Nitorlee, then as new primary to connect with existing SC 97 at Beckhamville. The old SC 97 route east into Great Falls became SC 97 ALT (now SC 99 and S-12-20).

1926 Official
SC 97 Chester to Great Falls
1926 Official
1932 Official
SC 97 extended to Camden, avoids Great Falls
1932 Official

By 1942, SC 97 had already been removed from S-12-527; S-12-781; S-12-510
In 1960, SC 97 was extended with US 321 Business through Chester, then replaced SC 907 to SC 5 (now S-11-687) Kings Creek.

1951 Official
SC 907 extended to Kings Creek
1951 Official
1960 Official
SC 907 replaced by SC 97
1960 Official

In 1982, SC 97 was rerouted slightly at I-77's interchange, leaving behind S-12-318 and S-12-319.
Between 1981-87, SC 97 was placed on the Chester Bypass around to the east and north as an addition to SC 72-121 and replacing SC 132. The old route through town became SC 97 Bus (now just US 321 Bus).

1975 Chester County
SC 132 around northern Chester
1975 Chester County
1987 Chester County
SC 97 replaces SC 132
1987 Chester County

In 2008, SC 97 was extended northeast replacing 0.4 miles of SC 5 out to the new alignment of SC 5.
Improvements: SC 97 was paved from Chester to Beckhamville in 1935, as well as the first several miles north of US 521-601.
The remainder of SC 97 in Kershaw County was paved in 1936.
SC 97 has been fully paved since 1937.
SC 97 was 4-laned on the US 321 multiplex south of Chester in 1964.
The Chester Bypass was 4-laned when SC 97 was placed on it.
Comment: SC 97 serves some lonely parts of Kershaw County and York County, but is a main thoroughfare in much of Chester County, connecting I-77 to both Chester and Great Falls.

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