South Carolina Highway 496
{{short description|State highway in South Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=SC
|type=SC
|route=496
|map=SC 496 map.svg
|map_notes=Route of SC 496 highlighted in red
|length_mi=1.640
|length_ref={{cite web |url=https://ris.scdot.org/LogMileReport.aspx?county=44&type=4&number=496&auxiliary=0&map=y |title=Highway Logmile Report |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date=December 28, 2020 }}
|established=1980{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=SC|SC|49|SC-Truck|49|dab2=Union}} in Union
|junction={{Jct|state=SC|US|176|SC-Truck|18|dab2=Union|SC-Truck|49|dab3=Union|SC|215}} in Union
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=SC|SC|18}} in Union
|counties=Union
|previous_type=SC
|previous_route=462
|next_type=US
|next_route=501
}}
South Carolina Highway 496 (SC 496) is a {{convert|1.640|mi|km|adj=on}} primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as an unsigned state-maintained truck route through and around Union.
Route description
SC 496 is a short {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} unsigned highway that connects the industrial park area and downtown area of Union. From SC 49 to U.S. Route 176 (US 176), SC 18 Truck, and SC 215, it is known as Industrial Park Road; from US 176/SC 18 Truck/SC 215 to SC 18, it is called Union Boulevard. On Industrial Park Road, it is a two-lane highway, concurrent with SC 49 Truck. On Union Boulevard it is a four-lane highway.{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Industrial+Park+Rd%2FState+Rd+496&daddr=State+Rd+496%2FUnion+Blvd&hl=en&ll=34.702565,-81.625929&spn=0.03073,0.055747&sll=34.705599,-81.620028&sspn=0.015365,0.027874&geocode=FRSNEQId_i8i-w%3BFYSVEQIdVZgi-w&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=p&z=15 |title=Overview map of SC 496 |access-date=November 17, 2013 }}
History
SC 496 was established by 1980 as a new primary routing in Union from SC 49 to SC 18. It has not changed inception.{{cite map |publisher= South Carolina Department of Transportation |url= http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/157/rec/6 |format= PDF |title= General Highway Map, Union County, South Carolina |cartography= SCDOT |year= 1978 |accessdate= November 17, 2013}}{{cite map |publisher= South Carolina Department of Transportation |url= http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/139/rec/5 |format= PDF |title= General Highway Map, Union County, South Carolina |cartography= SCDOT |year= 1980 |accessdate= November 17, 2013}}
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=SC|county=Union|location=Union|length_ref={{cite web |url=http://info2.scdot.org/sites/GIS/GISMapdl/Statewide_Highways.zip |type=zip |title=Statewide Highways (shapefile) |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |date=September 29, 2017 |accessdate=December 8, 2017}}}}
{{SCint
|mile=0.000
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|49|name1=Cross Keys Highway|road|Industrial Park Road|dir2=north|city1=Laurens}}
|notes=Western end of SC 49 Truck concurrency; western terminus of SC 496; southern terminus of SC 49 Truck; Industrial Park Road continues past terminus.
}}
{{SCint
|mile=0.760
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=SC|US|176|SC-Truck|18|dab2=Union|SC|215|name3=Duncan Bypass|city1=Newberry|city2=Chester|city3=Spartanburg}}
|notes=Eastern end of SC 49 Truck concurrency
}}
{{SCint
|mile=1.64
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|18|name1=Pinckney Street|road|Church Street|dir2=east|city1=Newberry|city2=Chester}}
|notes=Eastern terminus; roadway continues as Church Street.
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
References
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External links
{{Attached KML}}
- {{commons category-inline|South Carolina Highway 496}}
- [http://vahighways.com/scannex/route-log/sc496.htm SC 496 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex]