South Carolina Highway 11
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| Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 119.8 mi[1] (192.8 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1922 – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 I-85 outside of Fair Play | |||
  US 123 / US 76 near Westminster US 178 I-26 near Campobello US 25 near Travelers Rest I-85 in Gaffney | ||||
| North end: |
 SC 150 in Gaffney | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (SC 11) winds its way through Upstate South Carolina. Following the southernmost peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the route is surrounded with peach orchards, quaint villages, and parks. It is an alternative to Interstate 85 and has been featured by such publications as National Geographic, Rand McNally and Southern Living.[2]
Route description
Highway 11 begins as an intersection off Interstate 85 in southern Oconee County, 0.6 mi (1 km) from the South Carolina and Georgia border.[3]
History
The current highway was once part of the "Cherokee Path" or "Keowee Path," this road was the route used by the Cherokee Indians and the English and French fur traders and stretched from Tennessee to Charleston, South Carolina. This National Scenic Byway winds its way through The Upstate and passes through some towns, such as Walhalla, Marietta, Campobello, Chesnee, and Gaffney. Echoes of the area's Cherokee heritage can still be heard in places and river names like Seneca, Savannah, Keowee, Jocassee, Enoree, Toxaway, Tugaloo, Tokena, and Eastatoee.
In the city of Gaffney, east of I-85, SC 11 is known as "Floyd Baker Boulevard," which is a well-known street name in The Upstate. This section of SC 11 is a vast contrast to the rest of the route. At this point the highway becomes heavily congested and developed. Gaffney is also the biggest town along the route.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Oconee | | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-85 – Atlanta, Greenville | I-85 exit 1; southern terminus |
| South Union |  To SC 182 / Burriss Road (S-37-168) | ||||
| | 9.9 | 15.9 |  SC 24 – Westminster, Townville | interchange | |
| | 13.3 | 21.4 | US 76 / US 123 – Westminster, Seneca | interchange | |
| West Union | 19.6 | 31.5 |  SC 28 (Blue Ridge Boulevard) – Walhalla, Highlands, Cashiers, Seneca, Oconee State Park, St. John's Lutheran Church | interchange | |
| | 23.8 | 38.3 |  SC 183 / Christophers Road – Walhalla, High Falls County Park, World of Energy | interchange | |
| Picket Post | 25.8 | 41.5 | Oconee Station Road (S-37-95) - Oconee Station State Historic Site | ||
| | 32.6 | 52.5 |  SC 130 – Whitewater Falls, Cashiers, Salem, Camp Buc, Bad Creek Project, World of Energy | ||
| Keowee River | 37.2 | 59.9 | Bridge | ||
| Pickens | Keowee Toxaway SP | 38.8 | 62.4 |  SC 133 south (Crowe Creek Road) – Six Mile, Clemson, Mile Creek County Park | |
| | 47.3 | 76.1 | US 178 (Moorefield Memorial Highway) – Rosman, Pickens, Sassafras Mountain, Camp Hannon, McCall RA Camp, Hagood Mill | ||
| | 56.2 | 90.4 |  SC 8 south (Pumpkintown Highway) – Easley, Pickens | South end of SC 8 overlap | |
| | 56.9 | 91.6 | SC 8 north (Ceasars Head Highway) – Asbury Hills Camp, Caesars Head State Park, YMCA Camp Greenville | North end of SC 8 overlap | |
| Greenville | | 58.2 | 93.7 |  US 276 west (Geer Highway) – Caesars Head, Asbury Hills Camp, Caesars Head State Park, YMCA Camp Greenville | West end of US 276 overlap |
| Cleveland | 63.6 | 102.4 | US 276 east (Geer Highway) – Marietta, Travelers Rest | East end of US 276 overlap | |
| Lima | 68.1 | 109.6 | US 25 to I-26 – Greenville, Hendersonville | interchange | |
| | 74.6 | 120.1 |  SC 101 south / S-23-912 – Greer, Blue Ridge Christian Academy, Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve | ||
| Gowensville | 82.2 | 132.3 |  SC 14 – Landrum, Greer, North Greenville University | ||
| Spartanburg | Campobello | 86.2 | 138.7 |  US 176 (North Main Street) – Landrum, Spartanburg | |
| | 89.7 | 144.4 | I-26 – Asheville, Columbia | I-26 exit 5 | |
| New Prospect | 93.4 | 150.3 |  SC 9 – Mill Spring, Spartanburg | ||
| Chesnee | 105.6 | 169.9 |  US 221 (Alabama Avenue) – Rutherfordton, Spartanburg | South end of US 221 Alt overlap | |
| Cherokee | Cowpens NB | 107.9 | 173.6 |     US 221 Alt. north (Cliffside Highway) / SC 110 west (Battleground Road) – Forest City, Cowpens | North end of US 221 Alt overlap |
| Gaffney | To SC 150 / Wilcox Avenue (S-11-668) | ||||
| 117.8 | 189.6 | I-85 – Charlotte, Spartanburg | I-85 exit 92 | ||
| 119.6 | 192.5 |  SC 18 east (North Logan Street) – Shelby, Spartanburg | south end of SC 18 overlap | ||
| 119.7 | 192.6 |  US 29 (North Granard Street) | |||
| 119.8 | 192.8 | SC 18 west (Frederick Street) / SC 150 (Limestone Street) – Union | north end of SC 18 overlap; northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 Google (July 15, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 11" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ↑ Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (SC 11)
- ↑ South Carolina Atlas & Gazetter (Map). DeLorme. 1998. p. 22.
External links
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Media related to South Carolina Highway 11 at Wikimedia Commons - Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 10-19