South Carolina Highway 8

Infobox road
marker_

state=SC
type=SC
route=8
length_mi=44.6
length_ref= [http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/scroads/sc1-9.html]
established=1928
direction_a=west
starting_terminus=
junction= near Piedmont
direction_b=east
ending_terminus=
counties=Greenville, Anderson, Pickens
previous_type=SC
previous_route=7
next_type=SC
next_route=9

South Carolina Highway 8 (abbreviated S.C. Highway 8 or SC 8) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It runs from US 25 in Ware Place to US 276 in northern Greenville County.

Route Description

South Carolina Highway 8 begins in Ware Place at the junction of US 25 and SC 418. From here, it travels west for a few miles when it crosses the Saluda River and enters the town of Pelzer in Anderson County. It meets SC 20 at the town limit of Pelzer and after crossing SC 20 it enters West Pelzer.
After exiting West Pelzer, it runs a couple of miles and has an interchange with US 29. About a mile past US 29, the highway has an interchange with Interstate 85. This is Exit 32 on I-85. Another mile past this interchange, SC 8 intersects SC 81, which overlaps SC 8 for two miles. Highway 8 turns left and crosses SC 88 and winds its way to the western terminus of SC 86.
Here, it turns left and crosses into Pickens County and runs toward Easley. Soon after entering the city limits of Easley, it meets SC 135 and overlaps it for a half-mile. SC 8 then turns left and crosses US 123, but has no access to the highway directly. After one mile, it intersects SC 93 just west of downtown Easley. From here, it is eight miles to Pickens, and for this duration, the road is four-laned. In downtown Pickens, SC 8 meets SC 183 and overlaps it for a half-mile.
Highway 8 continues straight and runs toward Pumpkintown, along the way meeting the western terminus of SC 186 and the northern terminus of SC 135. In Pumpkintown, it crosses SC 288 and soon meets SC 11, which it has a concurrency with for about a half-mile. SC 8 then turns north and meets its end at US 276 in northern Greenville County.

Communities Along the Route

*Ware Place
*Pelzer
*West Pelzer
*Easley
*Arial
*Pickens
*Pumpkintown

Major Intersections

SCint
county=Greenville
location=Ware Place
type=
mile=0.0
road=
notes=Western terminus of SC 8.SCint
county=Anderson
cspan=7
location=Pelzer
type=
mile=4.7
road=
notes=SC Highway 20 is the town limit of Pelzer and West Pelzer on either side of the road.SCint
location_special=near West Pelzer
lspan=2
type=
mile=8.1
road=
notes=Grade-separated interchange with US 29.SCint
type=
mile=9.2
road=
notes=I-85 Exit 32SCint
location_special=Northern Anderson County
lspan=4
type=mplex
mile=10.7
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrency.SCint
type=mplex
mile=12.7
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency.SCint
type=
mile=13
road=
notes=SCint
type=
mile=16.5
road=
notes=Western terminus of SC 86.SCint
county=Pickens
cspan=11
location=Easley
lspan=4
type=mplex
mile=20.3
road=
street=Pelzer Highway
notes=Western terminus of concurrency.SCint
type=mplex
mile=20.8
road=
street=City Court
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency.SCint
type=noaccess
mile=21.2
road=
street=South 5th Street
notes=Access to US 123 via SF-39-421 (Ross Avenue) or SC 135.SCint
type=
mile=22.2
road=
street=South 5th Street
notes=SCint
location=Pickens
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=29
road=
street=Hampton Avenue
notes=Western terminus of concurrency.SCint
type=mplex
mile=29.5
road=
street=Pumpkintown Highway
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency.SCint
location_special=near Pickens
type=
mile=32.6
road=
notes=Western terminus of SC 186.SCint
location=Pumpkintown
lspan=2
type=
mile=38
road=
notes=Northern terminus of SC 135.SCint
type=
mile=38.6
road=
notes=SCint
location_special=Northern Pickens County
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=42.5
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrency.SCint
type=mplex
mile=43
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency.SCint
county=Greenville
location_special=Northern Greenville County
type=
mile=44.6
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of SC 8.

History

The first alignment of SC 8 ran from the Georgia state line through Anderson, Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg, Gaffney, and Blacksburg into North Carolina near Grover. In 1927, this became US Highway 29, and SC 8 was put onto a completely different alignment. With a few minor changes, this is today's SC 8.

References