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GA STATE LINE: 0 - 0 SC 412: 2.8 - 2.8 SC 187: 1.3 - 4.1 US 29 Bus: 8.8 - 12.9 SC 81 SB: 1.2 - 14.1 SC 28: 0.1 - 14.2 SC 81 NB: 0.1 - 14.3 SC 28 Bus: 0.5 - 14.8 US 76 WB, US 178 WB: 1.7 - 16.5 US 76 EB, US 178 EB: 0.6 - 17.1 US 29 Bus: 1.1 - 18.2 SC 20 CONN: 7.5 - 22.7 SC 8: 4.7 - 27.4 I-85 SB (exit 34): 2.0 - 29.4 SC 86: 1.0 - 30.4 SC 153: 5.0 - 35.4 Greenville-Anderson Line: 0.4 - 35.8 I-85 NB (exit 42), I-185 SB (exit 14): 1.4 - 37.2 US 25: 1.1 - 38.3 END I-185: 1.5 - 39.8 SC 20: 1.2 - 41.0 SC 183: 1.5 - 42.5 US 123: 0.4 - 42.9 US 276: 0.4 - 43.3 SC 291: 2.0 - 45.3 SC 101, SC 290: 7.5 - 52.8 SC 14: 1.9 - 54.7 Spartanburg-Greenville Line: 0.2 - 54.9 SC 357: 0.4 - 55.3 SC 80: 1.5 - 56.8 SC 129, SC 292, SC 358: 3.5 - 60.3 I-85 (exit 66): 3.2 - 63.5 I-26 (exit 21): 4.5 - 68.0 SC 295: 0.4 - 68.4 SC 296: 3.3 - 71.7 US 221, SC 56: 0.2 - 71.9 I-585 SPUR, US 176, SC 9: 0.7 - 72.6 SC 110: 8.9 - 81.5 Cherokee-Spartanburg Line: 1.0 - 82.5 SC 105: 8.8 - 91.3 SC 11, SC 18, SC 150: 1.2 - 92.5 SC 329: 4.0 - 96.5 SC 5: 5.0 - 101.1 I-85 (exit 105): 4.5 - 106.0 NC STATE LINE: 0.4 - 106.4
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Creation: Appeared in late 1926 as an original US highway running generally the way it does now, as an addition to SC 8.
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Adjustments: In 1928, SC 8 was dropped from US 29. In 1934, US 29 was removed from the George Merck Rd loop east of SC 187. In 1935, US 29 was rerouted onto new alignment from Anderson to Greenville. Originally, US 29 followed Greenville Rd straight out of Anderson, following that to Greenville arriving on Old Anderson Rd, then east on Pendleton Rd to Main St. Instead, US 29 left Anderson via Williamson Rd, following the route to Williamston, Pelzer, and Piedmont, before entering Greenville on Grove Rd, Allen St, and Pendleton St to Main St. This was a replacement of SC 248 from Anderson to Williamston and SC 20 from there to Greenville. The original routing became SC 81. Today it is still SC 81 except: S-4-371 Bradley Rd and A M Ellison Rd loops south of I-85; S-4-52 Powdersville Rd/S-4-74 Three Bridges Rd/SC 153 in the Powdersville area; S-4-143 Old Anderson Rd and Old Anderson Rd on both sides of the Saluda River bridge; SC 124 on Main St in Greenville.
In 1939, US 29 was rerouted from central Greenville northward. Originally, US 29 followed Main St to Buncombe Rd to Rutherford Av to Camp Rd heading to Greer. The new routing follows today's Main St to Stone Ave to Wade Hampton Blvd. This was a route swap with US 29 ALT. The old route is now S-23-21 Rutherford Rd, US 276/S-23-200/SC 183 Buncombe Rd. Also in 1939, US 29 was given a bypass of Taylors, leaving behind more US 29 ALT (now S-23-38 Main St). Also in 1939 (bridge date), US 29 was removed from Old Converse Rd in Converse. In 1942, US 29 was given a new alignment bypassing Greer and Duncan, leaving behind SC 101 into Greer; SC 290 Greer to Duncan; SC 292 Duncan to Lyman; likely an unknown primary designation (SC 292 ALT?) along today's SC 292 CONN; US 29 ALT in the Wellford area (now S-42-316).
US 29 bypasses old routing south of Wellford 1947 Spartanburg County Between 1941-43, US 29 was placed on new construction to cut the corner in Gaffney from Granard St to Cherokee Ave. Previously it used Granard to Mills to Cherokee. In 1947, the bypass of Anderson to the south have became US 29 Bypass, replacing US 29 ALT. The old routing through Anderson became US 29 Business.
In 1948, US 29 was rerouted to enter Greenville from the south via Grove Rd and Augusta Rd, replacing SC 255. instead of Allen St/Green St. The 1948 Official map shows both routes as primary but labels neither. The 1949 Official shows Grove Rd. only. The old route is S-23-5 today.
In 1954, US 29 was totally rerouted from Lyman to the North Carolina State Line on a new 2-lane superhighway that bypassed Spartanburg, Cowpens, Gaffney, and Blacksburg. The old route through these places became US 29 ALT. In 1958, US 29 was rerouted to avoid Williamston, Pelzer, and Piedmont, via a new Super-2 highway west of the Saluda River. This left behind the US 29-SC 20 CONN and an extended SC 20. This rerouting also included a new 2-lane road east to connect with US 25 and SC 291. US 29 was placed on this and duplexed with SC 291 around to Wade Hampton Blvd. This left a US 29 Business through Greenville.
In 1959, I-85 was assigned to US 29 from Spartanburg to North Carolina. About 1961, US 29 was rerouted at the Georgia State Line from SC 412 southward to avoid a wider part of the new Lake Hartwell. Most of the old US 29 here went underwater.
In 1962, US 29 was removed from I-85 from Spartanburg to North Carolina and put back on its original routing, replacing US 29 ALT. This also left behind today's SC 129.
Also in this timeframe, US 29 was taken off SC 291 and rerouted back through Greenville with the new I-185 which connected directly via Church St. to Wade Hampton Blvd. This eliminated US 29 Business in Greenville. The piece across to US 25-SC 291 became part of I-85.
In 1974, US 29 was rerouted in central Spartanburg over St. Johns Ave instead of Main St. St. Johns was US 29 ALT at one time though may not have been by the time this change occurred. Main St is now S-42-3 west of Church St and S-42-4 east of Converse St. In between, Main St is no longer a public road.
Improvements: When designated in 1927, US 29 was paved around Anderson; Greenville to Taylors; Lyman to Clifton; around Gaffney. In 1928, US 29 was paved from Anderson to Blacksburg In 1929, US 29 was paved from Blacksburg to the NC Line. The last piece of US 29 to be paved, from the Georgia line to Anderson occurred in 1934. The first piece of US 29 to be 4-laned was from Greenville to Spartanburg, by 1946. In 1954, US 29 lost 4-lane mileage when it was placed on the current I-85 corridor around Spartanburg/Gaffney, which originally had only a short 4-lane segment with a SC 18 multiplex. In 1956, US 29 was 4-laned on the Anderson Bypass between SC 28 and US 76-178. In 1959, US 29 was 4-laned on its entire I-85 multiplex. In 1962, US 29 lost 4-lane mileage again when it was taken off I-85 in the Spartanburg/Gaffney area, returning to just Greenville to Spartanburg plus the small Anderson piece. Also, US 29 was 4-laned on the new I-185 about this time. In 1963, US 29 was 4-laned on the US 76-178 multiplex. In 1965, US 29 was 4-laned on its current I-85 multiplex south of I-185. By 1972 (bridge date), US 29 was multilaned from Spartanburg to Cowpens By 1974, US 29 was multilaned in the Gaffney area. Between 1995-2005, US 29 was multilaned from SC 8 to I-85. Comment: US 29 serves a burgeoning corridor from Anderson to Gaffney, running right through the downtown areas of Greenville and Spartanburg. South of Anderson the route is still very quiet and rural. A carolina cutout remained on Main St. Spartanburg just north of US 221 well into the 1990s. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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