South Carolina Highway 10

South Carolina Highway 10
South Carolina Highway 10
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	22.790 mi (36.677 km)
Existed	1922[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 28 near McCormick
	US 221 near Bradley
North end	; ; US 25 Bus. / US 178 Bus. / SC 34 in Greenwood
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	McCormick, Greenwood
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 10 (SC 10) is a 22.790-mile (36.677 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina that travels from SC 28 near McCormick to the U.S. Route 25 Business (US 25 Bus.), US 178 Bus., and SC 34 in Greenwood. The highway is a two-lane highway that serves as a connector between McCormick and Greenwood. The first 21.2 miles (34.1 km) is known as McCormick Highway, while the remaining 1.5 miles (2.4 km) is known as Maxwell Avenue.

Route description

SC 10 is a 22.7 miles (36.5 km) two-lane, minor state highway in the southwest portion of the Upstate of South Carolina. The route runs generally south to north. Most of the route (particularly the southern portion) runs through or alongside the Sumter National Forest. The route begins just northwest of McCormick heading north to where is it begins a brief concurrency with US 221. The route continues on northward to Greenwood, where it enters the city's southwest side, ending at the US 25 Bus./US 178 Bus./SC 34 concurrency.^[3]

History

SC 10 is one of the original state highways, being created in 1922. The original route began in McCormick and ran north to Greenwood, Laurens, Woodruff, Spartanburg, and Chesnee before exiting the state into North Carolina where US 221 Alt. does today. From the 1920s to the 1950s, the route was slowly shortened to the 22.7 miles (36.5 km) route. The route now serves as a minor state highway.

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
McCormick		0.000	0.000	SC 28 – McCormick, Abbeville	Southern terminus
Greenwood		8.230	13.245	US 221 south (Bedford Road) – McCormick	Southern end of US 221 concurrency
	Bradley	10.480	16.866	US 221 north – Greenwood	Northern end of US 221 concurrency
	Greenwood	21.290	34.263	SC 225 to US 221 south / SC 72 west – Piedmont Technical College, Emerald High School	Provides access to Self Regional Healthcare Self Medical Tower – Tower Pointe
	Greenwood	22.790	36.677	US 25 Bus. / US 178 Bus. / SC 34 (Main Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi