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EASTERN TERMINUS


SC 5's eastern terminus is at a rare country interchange at US 521. This is one mile south of Andrew Jackson State Park and approximately nine miles north of Lancaster .


THE DRIVE


SC 5 begins as a rural road and runs at 55 MPH for most of the run before entering Rock Hill. SC 5 intersects Old Hickory RD nearly one and a quarter miles into its existence. Old Hickory is the main road to Van Wyck. A mile and a half further up the road, SC 5 serves as the western terminus for SC 75 . After crossing the CSX line, SC 5 rides for nearly seven miles before entering Rock Hill, South Carolina . There, it merges with US 21 northbound and becomes known as South Anderson Road.

US 21 and SC 5 are multiplexed for about four miles before US 21 merges off right after crossing I-77 . However, immediately SC 5 becomes multiplexed with SC 72 . They quickly head off again, and SC 5 heads straight towards downtown Rock Hill, where it splits off and becomes two one-way roads for about a mile, and also where it crosses US 21 Business and South Carolina State Highway 122 .

One mile out of downtown Rock Hill, SC 5 crosses over SC 322 . From there, after a couple of suburbian miles, SC 5 enters downtown York . One mile before entering, SC 5 spilts off a buisiness route (described in detail later).

Also, at that intersection, SC 5 becomes multiplexed with SC 161 , where the combined highway crosses over SC 49 nearly a mile and a half later.

After rimriding the north side of York, SC 161 and SC 5 split their different ways. After leaving York, SC 5 is known as Black HWY. Eight miles after leaving York, SC 5 serves as the western terminus for SC 55 . Also, after running into SC 55, SC 5 serves as the nothern terminus for SC 97 .

Another seven-mile or so strech, SC 5 enters Blacksburg , where another merge is in order with US 29 . After a mile or so strech on US 29 (where it serves as the southern terminus for SC 98 ), SC 5 merges off and quickly goes over I-85 .


WESTERN TERMINUS


Just a mile north of I-85, SC 5 runs into SC 18 . Threre SC 5 ends. This is about a mile below the SC-NC State Line.


BUSINESS SC 5


Business SC 5 begins on SC 5 just a mile and a half away from downtown York. It lasts for about two miles. Nearly a half-mile into Business SC 5 serves as the northern terminus of SC 324 .

That is shortly followed by US 321 Business and US 321 . After going another three-quarters of a mile, SC 5 BUS ends at SC 5 north of York.