South Carolina Highway 261

South Carolina Highway 261 (SC 261) is a 116.960-mile (188.229 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It travels between Yauhannah in Georgetown County to Kershaw County. Although the highway covers more east–west distance, it is signed north–south.

South Carolina Highway 261
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	116.960 mi[1][2][3][4][5] (188.229 km)
Existed	1926[citation needed]–present
History	Completed in 1944
Major junctions
South end	US 701 in Yauhannah
Major intersections	US 52 / SC 527 in Kingstree US 521 near Manning US 301 in Manning I-95 near Manning US 15 in Paxville US 76 / US 378 in Stateburg
North end	US 521 near Boykin
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Georgetown, Williamsburg, Clarendon, Sumter, Kershaw
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SC 260 → SC 262

Route description

SC 261 begins at U.S. Route 701 (US 701) at Yauhannah in Georgetown County. It travels westerly and then turns northward to end at US 521 north of Boykin in Kershaw County.^[6]

Three U.S. National Historic Landmarks—the Millford Plantation, Borough House Plantation and Church of the Holy Cross—are located on the highway in the High Hills of Santee region of Sumter County.

History

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1][2][3][4][5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Georgetown	Yauhannah	0.000	0.000	US 701 (North Frasier Street) – Conway, Georgetown	Southern terminus
	​	9.040	14.548	SC 513 north (Pleasant Hill Drive) / Choppee Road	Southern terminus of SC 513
Williamsburg	Hemingway	19.310	31.076	SC 41 / SC 51 (Main Street) – Johnsonville, Florence, Andrews, Georgetown
	Indiantown	26.140	42.068	SC 512 east (Henry Road) – Georgetown	Southern end of SC 512 concurrency
	​	28.600	46.027	SC 512 west (Cade Road) – Cades	Northern end of SC 512 concurrency
	Kingstree	42.860	68.976	SC 377 south (M.L.K. Jr. Street) – Williamsburg Technical College, Lane, Andrews	Northern terminus of SC 377
		43.510	70.023	US 52 east / SC 527 (Longstreet Street) – Andrews, Lake City	Southern end of US 52 concurrency
	​	46.110	74.207	US 52 west (Williamsburg County Highway) – Charleston	Northern end of US 52 concurrency
Clarendon	​	64.200	103.320	US 521 south (Greeleyville Highway) – Greeleyville, Georgetown	Southern end of US 521 concurrency
	Manning	67.160	108.084	US 521 north (Church Street)	Northern end of US 521 concurrency
		67.250	108.228	US 301 (Brooks Street) – Summerton, Turbeville
		67.270	108.261	SC 260 south (Mill Street)	Northern terminus of SC 260
	​	69.360– 69.389	111.624– 111.671	I-95 – Florence, Savannah	I-95 exit 119
	Paxville	76.390	122.938	US 15 (Scott Avenue) – Summerton, Sumter
Sumter	Pinewood	82.580	132.900	SC 120 east (West Avenue) – Sumter	Western terminus of SC 120
	Wedgefield	94.870	152.678	SC 763 north (Wedgefield Road) – Sumter	Southern terminus of SC 763
	Stateburg	98.780	158.971	US 76 / US 378 – Columbia, Sumter
Kershaw	​	116.960	188.229	US 521 (Sumter Highway) – Camden, Sumter	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. roads portal