SC 24 to Ninety Six 1926 Official

SC 246 replaces SC 24 1930 Official

SC 246 extended to Hodges 1939 Official

In 1942, SC 246 was extended west replacing US 178 ALT to its current US 178 endpoint, then followed US 178 west for 3 miles before heading west as new primary routing to end at SC 20-185 outside Due West.

US 178 ALT into Hodges 1940 Greenwood County

SC 246 into Hodges 1945 Greenwood County

In 1947, SC 246 west was truncated to Hodges, leaving behind US 178 and S-24-31 and S-1-38 (part of this is now S-1-114).

SC 246 extended to Due West 1942 Official

SC 246 truncated to Hodges 1948 Official

Between 1974-76, SC 246 was removed from the "Old SC 246" loop just south of SC 702 and the "Old SC 246" loop just north of Ninety Six.

SC 246 original routing north of Due West 1973 Greenwood County

SC 246 straightened out 1976 Greenwood County

Improvements: SC 246 was fully paved in 1939 except a 4 mile stretch from US 25 eastward. This unpaved piece was paved in 1942.
No multilane sections exist.
Comment: SC 246 (combined with SC 39 and SC 702) make a decent bypass for US 178 traffic from Saluda to Anderson or Greenville.
SC 246 also serves the small burgs of Cokesbury, Coronaca, and Saluca.
I have a 1932 Texaco map that showed US 178 using SC 246 to Ninety Six but I believe that is in error.