South Carolina Highway 555

South Carolina Highway 555
South Carolina Highway 555
Farrow Road
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	14.900 mi (23.979 km)
Existed	1942[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 12 in Columbia
	SC 277 in Columbia; I-20 in Columbia; I-77 in Columbia;
North end	US 21 near Blythewood
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Richland
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 555 (SC 555) is a 14.900-mile (23.979 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as an alternate route from downtown Columbia to Blythewood.

Route description

Junction of SC 555 along US 21

SC 555 traverses 14.67 miles (23.61 km) from SC 12 in downtown Columbia to U.S. Route 21 (US 21) near Blythewood. Before Interstate 77 (I-77) was completed in the area, SC 555 served as a major thoroughfare; today it is an alternate route. The highway is four lanes south of I-77 and two lanes north of it.^[2]

History

The highway was established in 1941 or 1942 as a new primary routing traveling from SC 12 to US 21. Between 1948 and 1952, the highway was downgraded to secondary status until entire length was paved. SC 555 was widened to four lanes in phases: SC 12 to SC 16 by 1964, to I-20 by 1970, and finally to I-77 by 1982.

Major junctions

The entire route is in Richland County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Columbia	0.000	0.000	SC 12 (Taylor Street) / Harden Street – Fort Jackson	Southern terminus
	1.630	2.623	SC 16 (W. Beltline Blvd)
	1.870	3.009	SC 277 (Bull Street) to I-20 / I-77	Interchange
	5.770	9.286	I-20 – Florence, Augusta	I-20 exit 72
	8.062– 8.173	12.975– 13.153	I-77 – Charleston, Charlotte	I-77 exit 19
Blythewood	14.900	23.979	US 21 (Wilson Boulevard) – Columbia, Blythewood	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi