SC 161
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From: Rock Hill (York County)
To: north Carolina State Line near Kings Mtn State Park (York County)
Total Length: 28.6 miles  
The route continues 12 more miles as NC 161 to end at NC 274 Bessemer City NC.
ROUTE LOG
US 21: 0 - 0
I-77 (exit 82): 0.1 - 0.1
SC 274 SB: 4.8 - 4.9
SC 901: 1.0 - 5.9
SC 274 NB: 1.4 - 7.3
SC 5 EB: 6.1 - 13.4
SC 49: 2.1 - 15.5
US 321 SB, SC 5 WB: 2.1 - 17.6
US 321 NB: 1.3 - 18.9
SC 55: 6.4 - 25.3
NC STATE LINE: 3.3 - 28.6
 Creation: SC 161 appeared about 1929 as new primary routing, running from SC 16 (now US 321) near Filbert northwest to North Carolina. This is the 2nd SC 161.
Adjustments: In 1959, SC 161 was extended south with US 321 into York, then east replacing SC 5 to Ebenezer, then continued as an upgrade to S-46-50 to US 21.
About 1986, SC 161 was placed onto SC 5's Bypass of York, leaving behind US 321 Bus, SC 5 Bus, and SC 5-161 CONN (now also SC 5 Bus). There is a SC 161 Business posted since at least 2008 that does not follow all of SC 161's original York routing.
Improvements: Fully paved by 1932
The US 321 multiplex was 4-laned in 1965.
SC 161 was multilane from US 21 to Mt. Gallant Rd by 2005.
In 2006, SC 161 was multilaned from S-46-195 to SC 901.
In 2007 or 2008, SC 161 was multilaned from SC 901 to S-46-30.
By 2008 SC 161 was 6-laned from S-46-30 to Mt Gallant Rd.
About 2010, SC 161 was multilaned from the east end of York Bypass to S-46-195.
In 2012, SC 161 was multilaned on its york Bypass from S-46-64 to SC 49
In 2013, SC 161 was multilaned on its York Bypass from US 321 to S-46-64; SC 49 to SC 5-161 Bus.
Comment: SC 161 serves the back entrance to the Kings Mountain State and National Parks.
SC 161 provides a north bypass of Rock Hill for York traffic trying to reach I-77.
Oddly, no state official or county map shows SC 161 through or around York.

1930 Official
SC 161 north from York
1930 Official
1959 Official
SC 161 extended to US 21
1959 Official

Previous SC 161's:

1927 ROUTE LOG
US 21, SC 16: 0 - 0
SC 22: 34.6 - 34.6
SC 7 EB: 21.0 - 55.6
SC 7 WB: 4 - 60
SC 19, SC 92: 14 - 74
 		SC 161 #1: Appeared in 1923 as new routing running from SC 16 (now US 21-321) Eau Claire northwest to SC 22 (now SC 34).
In 1925 or 1926, SC 161 was extended north as new primary routing to end at SC 7 (now SC 72-121) Leeds.
In 1927, SC 161 was extended northwest as new primary routing to US 176/SC 19 (now SC 18) Union via Monarch.
In 1928, SC 161 was renumbered as part of SC 215. Today it is still SC 215 except for Old Monticello Rd loop a little south of SC 269; SC 49-215 CONN into Monarch; a little SC 49; S-44-6

1923 Auto Trails
SC 161 Columbia to SC 22
1923 Auto Trails
1926 Official
SC 161 Columbia to SC 7
1926 Official
1927 Gen Draft
SC 161 Columbia to Union
1927 Gen Draft
1930 Official
SC 215 replaces SC 161
1930 Official

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