South Carolina Highway 327 (SC 327) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as an alternative bypass east of Florence and a connector route for Interstate 95 (I-95) and the eastern terminus of I-20 to access Myrtle Beach.
Route description SC 327 has two identities: one as a rural two-lane highway bypassing Florence and the other as a divided four-lane highway connecting beach travelers from U.S. Route 76 (US 76) and US 301 and onto Myrtle Beach to I-95. SC 327 indirectly connects to I-20 toward Columbia via I-95 south. I-20’s eastern terminus is 10 miles away from SC 327’s northern terminus.
History The route was established by 1942 as a new primary routing from US 52 in Effingham, to SC 51 in Evergreen. In 1947 or 1948, SC 327 was extended east as a new primary routing from Evergreen to US 76/US 301 in Winona. By 1952, the Effingham to Evergreen section was paved, and later extended east to Clausen a year later; by 1958 the entire route was paved.
By 1958, SC 327 was rerouted from Claussen to US 76/US 301 in Mars Bluff; the old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads: National Cemetery Road (S-21-13) and Paper Mill Road (S-21-24). In 1971, SC 327 was extended north, overlapping with US 76/US 301 then north along existing roads to I-95. In 1992, the US 76/US 301 to I-95 section was widened to a divided four-lane highway for connecting the beach traffic coming from Columbia and the eastern terminus of I-20 to SC 327 toward Myrtle Beach. The distance between the terminuses of I-20 and SC 327 is 10 miles away from each other via I-95. In 2003, I-95 was widened to six lanes throughout Florence to better improve the beach traffic flow coming from I-20’s eastern terminus to SC 327.I-95 Reconstruction, Darlington and Florence Counties, South Carolina; Divided Highways—Urban Awards Winner (Concrete Construction.net December 29, 2005)
In 2010, funds were appropriated to improve the interchange at I-95; construction began the following year.
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Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC 320-329