South Carolina Highway 55

SC Highway 55
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	20.8 mi[1] (33.5 km)
Existed:	1931 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SC 5 near Kings Creek
	US 321 in Clover
East end:	SC 49 / SC 274 near Lake Wylie
Location
Counties:	Cherokee, York
Highway system
South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 53 SC 56 →

South Carolina Highway 55 (SC 55) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the city of Clover to Blacksburg, Rock Hill, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Route description

SC 55 is a rural two-lane highway, with a median in and around Clover. It traverses 20.8 miles (33.5 km) from SC 5, near Kings Creek, to SC 49/SC 274, near Lake Wylie. Travelers to and from Charlotte, North Carolina would connect through SC 557, just east of Clover.

History

The first SC 55 appeared in either 1925 or 1926 as a new primary routing from SC 21, near Greenwood, to SC 24, in Friendship. By 1930, it was renumbered as part of SC 24 (today it is part of US 178).

The current SC 55 was established in 1931 as a new primary routing from Kings Creek to Lake Wylie. The highway was fully paved by 1942. In 2012, SC 55 was widen with a median through Clover.^[2]

Junction list

SC 55 heading west, near Lake Wylie.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cherokee	Kings Creek	0.0	0.0	SC 5 – York, Blacksburg
York	Bethany	7.5	12.1	SC 161 – York, Kings Mountain	To Kings Mountain State Park and National Military Park
	Clover	13.2	21.2	US 321 (Main Street) – York, Gastonia
		15.5	24.9	SC 557 north – Lake Wylie, Charlotte
	Lake Wylie	13.2	21.2	SC 49 / SC 274 (Charlotte Highway) – Rock Hill, Gastonia, Charlotte
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Google (November 25, 2012). "South Carolina Highway 55" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
2. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page (SC 50-59)". Retrieved November 25, 2012.