South Carolina Highway 9 4751615 225165570 2008-07-12T06:28:10Z 68.16.199.235 {{Inappropriate tone|date=December 2007}} {{Infobox road |state=SC |type=SC |route=9 |length_round= |length_ref= |established= |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=NC|NC|9}} at [[North Carolina]] state line near [[New Prospect, South Carolina|New Prospect]] |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=SC|US|17}} in [[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]] |counties=[[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[Union County, South Carolina|Union]], [[Chester County, South Carolina|Chester]], [[Lancaster County, South Carolina|Lancaster]], [[Chesterfield County, South Carolina|Chesterfield]], [[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlboro]], [[Dillon County, South Carolina|Dillon]], [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]], |previous_type=SC |previous_route=8 |next_type=SC |next_route=11 }} '''South Carolina Highway 9''' (abbreviated '''S.C. 9''') is a [[state highway (US)|state highway]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Carolina]]. The route runs from the [[North Carolina]] border upstate to [[North Myrtle Beach]], near the Atlantic coast. == Route description == S.C. 9 begins at the North Carolina-South Carolina border, where the road continues as [[North Carolina Highway 9|NC 9]]. This is about twelve miles northwest of [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]]. The road slowly heads southeast to Spartanburg. Five miles into its existence S.C. 9 intersects [[South Carolina Highway 11|S.C. 11]] and then two miles later, S.C. 9 intersects [[South Carolina Highway 292|S.C. 292]]. Finally, S.C. 9 enters through the northeast section of Spartanburg and crosses over [[I-85]] and [[I-585]]. Then S.C. 9 comes into [[US 29]] and a couple of other state highways. Finally, after a mangled mess of roads, S.C. 9 leaves the Spartanburg metro. About four miles east of Spartanburg, S.C. 9 hits [[South Carolina Highway 150|S.C. 150]] in downtown [[Pacolet, South Carolina|Pacolet]]. In another five miles or so, S.C. 9 enters [[Jonesville, South Carolina|Jonesville]], where S.C. 9 merges with [[South Carolina Highway 18|S.C. 18]]. S.C. 9 merges off S.C. 18 nearly a mile out of town. The next town is nearly 7.5 miles away ([[Dillon Park, South Carolina|Dillon Park]]). On the way there, S.C. 9 runs across [[South Carolina Highway 114|S.C. 114]] and [[South Carolina Highway 105|S.C. 105]]. Once in downtown Dillon Park, S.C. 9 merges with [[South Carolina Highway 49|S.C. 49]] for nearly a half-mile. The next town is six more miles to the east. That town is [[Chester, South Carolina|Chester]]. There S.C. 9 avoids the city by going south and merging with [[South Carolina Highway 97|S.C. 97]] and [[South Carolina Highway 121|S.C. 121 Bypass]]. Having avoided the city, S.C. 9 merges off moves eastward. Eight miles east of Chester, S.C. 9 crosses over [[I-77]] and enters [[Richburg, South Carolina|Richburg]]. This includes merging with [[South Carolina Highway 901|S.C. 901]] for about a mile. Once in downtown, S.C. 9 turns left and out of Richburg. However, it doesn't take long for S.C. 9 to enter [[Fort Lawn, South Carolina|Fort Lawn]], where it goes over [[US 21]]. Once again, S.C. 9 doesn't leave the metro area. It quickly enters the rapidly growing city of [[Lancaster, South Carolina|Lancaster]]. Right before it enters town, S.C. 9 Business spreads off. That is covered later. S.C. 9 then meets crosses over [[US 521]] and [[South Carolina Highway 200|S.C. 200]]. Finally, S.C. 9 enters the rural area of upstate S.C. and rolls through the countryside at interstate speeds, with the biggest thing on the road to [[Pageland, South Carolina|Pageland]] being an intersection with [[South Carolina Highway 522|S.C. 522]]. While entering Pageland, S.C. 9 merges with [[US 601]]. US 601 merges off with [[South Carolina Highway 151|S.C. 151]] in downtown Pageland. S.C. 9 has a five-mile stretch between Pageland and [[Camden, South Carolina|Camden]] where S.C. 9 serves as [[South Carolina 268|S.C. 268]]. It is another mile to [[Ruby, South Carolina|Ruby]]. S.C. 9 goes left when it serves as the eastern terminus to [[South Carolina Highway 265|S.C. 265]] one mile from Ruby. Having turned dead east, S.C. 9 enters [[Chesterfield, South Carolina]]. Once again, it breaks off in a business route (detailed later) and then it meets [[South Carolina Highway 102|S.C. 102]] and [[South Carolina Highway 145|S.C. 145]]. S.C. 9 then proceeds onto [[Cheraw, South Carolina|Cheraw]]. While entering downtown, S.C. 9 merges with [[US 52]] and then onto [[US 1]] to get out of town. S.C. 9 does merge off US 1 after down and S.C. 9 heads east, where it shortly meets [[South Carolina Highway 177|S.C. 177]] and then [[South Carolina Highway 79|S.C. 79]]. Seven miles southeast of Cheraw, S.C. 9 runs into [[Bennettsville, South Carolina|Bennettsville]]. S.C. 9 merges with [[South Carolina Highway 38|S.C. 38]] for one mile, entering downtown Bennettsville, where S.C. 9 runs eastward with [[US 401]] for nearly mile before merging off again. There is another S.C. 9 Business, which will be explained later. S.C. 9 then proceeds onto the tiny town of [[Clio, South Carolina|Clio]] where the main intersection is with [[South Carolina Highway 381|S.C. 381]]. Nearly seven miles later, after merging [[South Carolina Highway 57|S.C. 57]], S.C. 9/57 crosses over [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|I-95]] and enters [[Dillon, South Carolina|Dillon]]. There S.C. 9/57 merges with [[US 301]] before all three go their separate ways in downtown. A further ten miles to the east, S.C. 9 meets up with [[South Carolina Highway 41|S.C. 41]] in [[Lake View, South Carolina]]. Here S.C. 9 comes very close to the NC border (about two miles south), but as soon as S.C. 9 leaves town, it heads due south into deep rural land for nine to ten miles. Finally, S.C. 9 enters [[Nichols, South Carolina|Nichols]] where it merges with [[US 76]] for a little more than a mile. Antoher six miles goes by before S.C. 9 begins to enter the beach zone, as another S.C. 9 Business (again described later) merges off. With S.C. 9 Bus, S.C. 9 is able to avoid downtown [[Loris, South Carolina|Loris]], going by the [[Twin City Airport]] and having an interchange with [[US 701]]. After meeting back up with its Business Route, S.C. 9 heads towards the NC border, this time as close as a mile. Yet again, S.C. 9 bends south where it meets [[South Carolina Highway 905|S.C. 905]] in [[Longs, South Carolina|Longs]], an interchange with [[Carolina Bays Parkway]]; and then heads into downtown [[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]]. There it crosses over [[U.S. Highway 17|US 17]] and [[South Carolina Highway 90|S.C. 90]] and goes through one mile of beach, where it continues as [[South Carolina Highway 65|S.C. 65]] along the beachfront. == Business routes == === Lancaster === S.C. 9 Business merges off S.C. 9 Bypass (F.W. McWhirter Expressway) about 2 miles northwest of Lancaster. After going south for half-a-mile, S.C. 9 BUS bends eastwards and heads straight eastwards. S.C. 9 BUS merges onto US 521 for one block and then merges back off, crosses over S.C. 200, and quickly S.C. 9 BUS is out of downtown on E. Arch St. A half-mile after crossing over S.C. 200, S.C. 9 BUS ends at S.C. 9 Bypass. Other than Spartanburg, the City of [[Lancaster, South Carolina|Lancaster]] is the largest urban area SC 9 runs through before reaching the [[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]] area. === Chesterfield === S.C. 9 BUS's purpose in Chesterfield is unknown. It runs exactly parallel to S.C. 9 for its entire length, beginning one mile west of Chesterfield and ending a half-mile east of Chesterfield. The main intersection of S.C. 9 BUS is at S.C. 145. Otherwise, S.C. 9 BUS is just a "little brother" of S.C. 9. === Bennettsville === S.C. 9 BUS begins one mile north of Bennettsvile when S.C. 9 merges with S.C. 38. S.C. 9 BUS heads straight into downtown Bennettsville, where just before downtown S.C. 9 merges with [[South Carolina Highway 385|S.C. 385]]. There it runs just north of downtown before moving south in the outskirts of town and ends again at S.C. 9. === Loris === S.C. 9 Business begins nearly 5 miles northwest of Loris, heading due south from S.C. 9. However, it only goes south for about a mile, before turning eastward at the eastern termnius of [[South Carolina Highway 917|S.C. 917]]. S.C. 9 BUS then makes the run into downtown Loris, the downtown being at the intersection with US 701. As soon as S.C. 9 BUS clears US 701, it has a clear mile and a half run back to S.C. 9. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Grand Strand transportation}} [[Category:State highways in South Carolina|009]]