South Carolina Highway 62 (1940s)

Former state highway in South Carolina, United States

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South Carolina Highway 62

Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Existed| 1940–1947
Major junctions
West end|  US 76 / SC 2 near Ballentine
Major intersections|  SC 60 in Irmo
East end| Lexington–Richland county line at St. Andrews
Location
Country| United States
State| South Carolina
Counties| Richland, Lexington
Highway system

* South Carolina State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Scenic

| ←  SC 61| | →  SC 63

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South Carolina Highway 62 (SC 62) was a state highway that existed in the northwestern part of Richland County and the northeastern part of Lexington County. It served to connect Ballentine with St. Andrews, via Irmo.

## Route description

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SC 62 began at an intersection with U.S. Route 76 (US 76) and SC 2 east-southeast of Ballentine. It traveled to the south-southeast to an intersection with SC 60 in Irmo. It continued its south-southeast direction and curved to a nearly due-east direction before it ended at the Lexington–Richland county line at St. Andrews.

## History

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SC 62 was established[1] in 1940. It was decommissioned in 1947. It was downgraded to secondary roads.

## Major intersections

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This section is missing mileposts for junctions. Please help by adding them.

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County| Location| mi| km| Destinations| Notes

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Richland| ​| | |  US 76 / SC 2| Western terminus
Lexington| Irmo| | |  SC 60|
Lexington–Richland
county line| St. Andrews| | | End of state maintenance| Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## See also

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* U.S. roads portal

## References

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1. ^ "[Heavy traffic on U.S. Highway 62, Charlestown, Indiana]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

## External links

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* Former SC 62 at the Virginia Highways South Carolina Annex

*[mi]: Miles
*[km]: Kilometers