South Carolina Highway 327

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South Carolina Highway 327
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length22.623 mi[1] (36.408 km)
Existed1942–present
Major junctions
South end US 52 / US 301 in Effingham
Major intersections
North endNorth Williston Road near Quinby
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesFlorence
Highway system
← SC 324→ SC 329

South Carolina Highway 327 (SC 327) is a 22.623-mile (36.408 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as an alternative bypass east of Florence and a connector route for Interstate 95 (I-95) and the eastern terminus of I-20 to access Myrtle Beach.

Route description

SC 327 has two identities: one as a rural two-lane highway bypassing Florence and the other as a divided four-lane highway connecting beach travelers from U.S. Route 76 (US 76) and US 301 and onto Myrtle Beach to I-95. SC 327 indirectly connects to I-20 toward Columbia via I-95 south. I-20’s eastern terminus is 10 miles away from SC 327’s northern terminus.[2]

History

The route was established by 1942 as a new primary routing from US 52 in Effingham, to SC 51 in Evergreen. In 1947 or 1948, SC 327 was extended east as a new primary routing from Evergreen to US 76/US 301 in Winona.[3] By 1952, the Effingham to Evergreen section was paved, and later extended east to Clausen a year later; by 1958 the entire route was paved.

By 1958, SC 327 was rerouted from Claussen to US 76/US 301 in Mars Bluff; the old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads: National Cemetery Road (S-21-13) and Paper Mill Road (S-21-24).[4] In 1971, SC 327 was extended north, overlapping with US 76/US 301 then north along existing roads to I-95.[5] In 1992, the US 76/US 301 to I-95 section was widened to a divided four-lane highway for connecting the beach traffic coming from Columbia and the eastern terminus of I-20 to SC 327 toward Myrtle Beach.[6] The distance between the terminuses of I-20 and SC 327 is 10 miles away from each other via I-95. In 2003, I-95 was widened to six lanes throughout Florence to better improve the beach traffic flow coming from I-20’s eastern terminus to SC 327.[7][8]

In 2010, funds were appropriated to improve the interchange at I-95; construction began the following year.[9]

Junction list

The entire route is in Florence County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Effingham0.0000.000 US 52 / US 301 – Florence, Olanta, Manning, Lake CitySouthern terminus
Evergreen5.0508.127
 SC 51 north (Pamplico Highway) – Florence		North end of SC 51 overlap
5.1908.352
 SC 51 south (Pamplico Highway) – Pamplico		South end of SC 51 overlap
Mars Bluff15.72025.299

 US 76 east / US 301 north (Marion Highway) – Marion, Myrtle Beach		East end of US 76 and north end of US 301 overlap
Florence17.41028.019

 US 76 west (Palmetto Street) / US 301 south (Freedom Boulevard) – Florence, Manning		West end of US 76 and north end of US 301 overlap
​22.600–
22.602		36.371–
36.374
 I-95 to I-20 – Fayetteville, Savannah, Columbia		I-95 exit 170
​22.62336.408North Williston Road northNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  2. "South Carolina Highway 327" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  3. General Highway Map, Florence County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1950. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  4. General Highway Map, Florence County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1962. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  5. General Highway Map, Florence County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1971. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  6. General Highway Map, Florence County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  7. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: Interstate 95". Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  8. I-95 Reconstruction, Darlington and Florence Counties, South Carolina; Divided Highways—Urban Awards Winner (Concrete Construction.net December 29, 2005)
  9. "Florence gets USDOT grant for I-95 improvements". Continuous News Desk. Florence, SC: CarolinaLive.com. February 19, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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