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State Highways should be named as '''SC-XXX'''. This includes both primary and alternate names for a road.
State Highways should be named as '''SC-XXX'''. This includes both primary and alternate names for a road.


State Secondary Routes are state-maintained roadways that are not part of the state highway system.  This number is typically signed with a small black sign at any such roadway.  These should be named as '''S-##-XXX''', where ## is the number of the county (alphabetical order, see chart [[#County_resources|above]]; Abbeville is 1, York is 46) and XXX is the route number (e.g. 18); the full name for route 18 in York county would therefore be S-46-18. This name should be set as the alternate road name(s), where appropriate, and only as the primary road name in rare circumstances. Consult with the State Manager before doing this.
State Secondary Routes are state-maintained roadways that are not part of the state highway system.  This number is typically signed with a small black sign at any such roadway.  These should be named as '''S-##-XXX''', where ## is the number of the county (alphabetical order, see chart [[#County_resources|above]]; Abbeville is 1, York is 46) and XXX is the route number (e.g. 18); the full name for route 18 in York county would therefore be S-46-18. This name should only be set as an alternate road name. In rare cases, a road will have this number and no name; in this case, it should be named "Rd XXX", with the full number as an alternate.  For example, S-3-497 in Ulmer is named "Rd 497" with the alt name "S-3-497". Consult with the State Manager before changing a name to the "Rd XXX" system.


Both state highway numbers and state secondary route numbers can be easily accessed online with [http://www.scdot.org/getting/streetfinder.aspx SC Street finder].
Both state highway numbers and state secondary route numbers can be easily accessed online with [http://www.scdot.org/getting/streetfinder.aspx SC Street finder].

Revision as of 19:23, 13 January 2015


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Road typing

South Carolina follows the national guidelines for road types.

Locking

Segment Type Urban Coastal Rural
 Freeway  5
 Ramp  Highest lock of connected segment
 Major Highway  3 4 2
 Minor Highway  2 3 1
 Primary Street  1 2 1

Naming

State Highways should be named as SC-XXX. This includes both primary and alternate names for a road.

State Secondary Routes are state-maintained roadways that are not part of the state highway system. This number is typically signed with a small black sign at any such roadway. These should be named as S-##-XXX, where ## is the number of the county (alphabetical order, see chart above; Abbeville is 1, York is 46) and XXX is the route number (e.g. 18); the full name for route 18 in York county would therefore be S-46-18. This name should only be set as an alternate road name. In rare cases, a road will have this number and no name; in this case, it should be named "Rd XXX", with the full number as an alternate. For example, S-3-497 in Ulmer is named "Rd 497" with the alt name "S-3-497". Consult with the State Manager before changing a name to the "Rd XXX" system.

Both state highway numbers and state secondary route numbers can be easily accessed online with SC Street finder.

County Road numbers in South Carolina are usually not easily available and never signed; however, in places where they can be found more easily we use CR-XXX to mark them. Note some interstate exits will label a road as being "County Rd XXX". This does NOT mean that this is a county route; usually, they are state secondary routes.