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U.S. Route 21

U.S. Route 21 or U.S. Highway 21 (US 21) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway in the Southeastern United States that travels 394 miles (634 km). The southern terminus is in Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina, 14.4 miles (23.2 km) south of the junction with US 21 Business and South Carolina Highway 802 (SC 802) in Beaufort. The northern terminus is in Wytheville, Virginia at an interchange with Interstate 81 (I-81) and US 52. Despite the "1" indicating that it is a major north-south highway, U.S. 21 only travels through three states, and is no longer a cross-country route as it has been replaced with Interstate 77 in both Ohio and West Virginia. It also has the second-shortest length of all of the major north-south routes, just behind U.S. 91. The route travels through the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also connects through major Southeastern cities such as Columbia, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. The northern portion of the road travels parallel to I-77 in northern South Carolina and North Carolina. The road also has three interchanges with I-26 in Lexington and Calhoun counties in South Carolina.

U.S. Route 21

US 21 highlighted in red
Route information
Length394 mi[citation needed] (634 km)
Existed1926[citation needed]–present
Tourist
routes
  • McTeer Bridge Scenic Byway
  • US 21 Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South endHunting Island State Park, SC
Major intersections
North end I-81 / US 52 in Wytheville, VA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesSouth Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia
CountiesSC: Beaufort, Hampton, Colleton, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Calhoun, Lexington, Richland, Fairfield, Chester, York
NC: Mecklenburg, Iredell, Yadkin, Surry, Wilkes, Alleghany
VA: Grayson, Wythe
Highway system
US 20US US 22
SC 20SC SC 22
NC 20NC NC 22
SR 20VA SR 22

Route description

South Carolina

US 21 travels 233.2 miles (375.3 km) through the state. Beginning at Hunting Island State Park, US 21 travels west toward Beaufort, where it widens to four lanes. The route bypasses Beaufort to the south, going through Port Royal, Shell Point, and Burton. In the Beaufort area, US 21 passes by the entrances to Parris Island and MCAS Beaufort, the major Marine Corps installations in the area. North of Beaufort, US 21 continues as a four-lane divided highway and intersects with US 17. The route travels in a wrong-way concurrency with US 17 south for seven miles (11 km) before turning north towards Yemassee, South Carolina, where it becomes a rural two-lane road and intersects with US 17 Alternate. North of Yemassee, US 21 splits off and crosses I-95 at exit 42.

The two-lane route continues through rural portions of the state. US 21 goes through Smoaks and Branchville, South Carolina and bypasses Orangeburg. North of Orangeburg, US 21 runs roughly parallel to I-26 until Gaston where it conjoins US 321 and becomes an urban highway. US 21 passes through Cayce, West Columbia, and Columbia.

North of Columbia, US 21 splits from US 321, reverting to a rural two-lane road parallel to I-77. In York County, US 21 enters urban areas again, connecting Rock Hill and Fort Mill. Near the North Carolina state line, US 21 merges with I-77 near Carowinds, then enters North Carolina.

North Carolina

US 21 begins as a concurrency with I-77 in Charlotte, which it repeats three times within the state. Its first break with I-77 is along Statesville Avenue, then proceeding through Huntersville and Cornelius, however, because of its close proximity to I-77 and North Carolina Highway 115 (NC 115), it has no interchange with I-485 by itself. The second break with I-77 occurs at Mooresville, where US 21 travels through the city and then northwest into Statesville. After Statesville, US 21 travels northeast to Harmony and Brooks Crossroads, before merging back with I-77 near Jonesville. However, Jonesville and Elkin connect with Business Hwy 21 thru centers of both towns, as an alternate route paralleling I-77. North of Elkin, US 21 splits with I-77 for the last time and goes north to Sparta, passing the Blue Ridge Parkway after a major, curvy section. North of Sparta, at Twin Oaks, US 221 overlaps with US 21 before entering Virginia. US 21 travels 124.5 miles (200.4 km) through the western Piedmont of North Carolina, either combined with I-77 or as a two-lane rural road; from the South Carolina state line to Elkin, travelers can easily skip a majority of US 21 via I-77.

Virginia

 
View south along US 21 at SR 805 in Grayson County, Virginia

After a few miles crossing the state line, US 21 reaches the town of Independence, where it splits with US 221 and continues north. The route goes through the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area before entering the city of Wytheville. After a short concurrency with US 11 in downtown Wytheville, it goes north and ends at the intersection of I-81/US 52. US 21 travels 35 miles (56 km) through western Virginia, mostly as a two-lane rural mountain road.

History

 
Southern terminus of US 21 at Hunting Island, South Carolina

US 21 in the pre-Interstate era was a north–south highway connecting the area around Lake Erie and the coastal South. One of the few true north–south routes to cross the middle Appalachian Mountains, it became an important corridor for motor traffic between northeastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, (with US 19) and western New York state with central North Carolina, central and southeastern South Carolina, and (by connecting with other highways) coastal Georgia and most of Florida. Many referred to the stretch of Hwy 21 from the Great Lakes Region to Florida as "The Lakes-to-Florida Highway".

US 21 originally (in 1926) connected Cleveland, Ohio, and Yemassee, South Carolina. In 1935 it was extended to Beaufort, South Carolina, and again in 1953 to its current southern terminus at the Atlantic Coast at Hunting Island State Park, between the city of Beaufort and Fripp Island.[1][unreliable source]

In the Interstate Highway era much of US 21 became an obvious corridor for a long-distance expressway. The West Virginia Turnpike between Charleston, West Virginia, and Princeton, West Virginia, was the first segment of a planned series of toll highways along or near US 21 from Cleveland to Charlotte, North Carolina. All of the other toll highways were shelved in favor of freeways built with Interstate funding; these freeways and the West Virginia Turnpike became I-77, which completely supplanted old US 21 as a long-distance through route. I-77 was later extended to Columbia, South Carolina, also within a few miles of US 21.

Between Cleveland and Charleston, all but a relatively short segment of US 21 was completely deleted in favor of I-77, the relics being State Route 21 (SR 21), SR 821 between Byesville and Marietta, Ohio, and Guernsey County Road 35 and Tuscarawas County Road 3 (Salt Fork Road), named Old Twenty-One Road and closely follows the route of US 21 from Byesville, Ohio to the village of Newcomerstown, Ohio. County Road 35 briefly becomes a variety of street names as it passes through Cambridge, such as Byesville Road, North Avenue, 11th Street, and Clark Street, before reverting to Old Twenty-One Road on the north side of Cambridge. From there, much of the old US 21 is still intact, however, some sections were demolished and redirected in favor of I-77. Once crossing the Guernsey/Tuscarawas county line, it becomes Salt Fork Road for about a mile, before joining Ohio State Route 258, which takes it the rest of the way to Newcomerstown. In total, the entire section of Old Twenty-One Road between North Cambridge and Newcomerstown is a total of 22.5 miles. The section of US 21 between Mineral Wells and Charleston is now signed as County Route 21 in all four counties along the route (Wood, Wirt, Jackson, and Kanawha).

Between Charleston and its current northern terminus at Wytheville, Virginia, almost all of US 21 coincided with either US 60, US 19, or US 52, which remained as US 21 was deleted. The short segment of US 21 in southern West Virginia not coinciding with another U.S. Highway became an extension of West Virginia Route 16.

In North Carolina, US 21 originally entered the state along today's NC 51 into Pineville, then followed Old Pineville Road into Charlotte. In the mid-1930s, US 21 moved over to South Boulevard from Old Pineville Road. In 1969, US 21 was rerouted following today's I-77 alignment, the old route was replaced by an extension of US 521. From 1975–87, US 21 moved north in segments onto I-77 to its current alignment ending at exit 16A (Sunset Road). Further north, US 21 originally followed Old Statesville Road, replaced in 1956 by NC 115. In 1966, US 21 was bypassed around Jonesville and Elkin, replaced with US 21 Business.[2][unreliable source]

Browse numbered routes
  US 20AOH  SR 21

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmi[3][4][5]kmExitDestinationsNotes
South CarolinaBeaufortHunting Island State Park0.000.00Sea Island Parkway / Campground RoadSouthern terminus; road continues as Sea Island Parkway
Lady's Island14.5023.34 
 
 
 
 
US 21 Bus. north (Sea Island Parkway west) / SC 802 east (Sams Point Road)
Southern terminus of US 21 Bus.; western terminus of SC 802
Port Royal17.3527.92 
 
SC 281 north (Ribaut Road north)
Southern terminus of SC 281
19.8731.98Parris Island M.C.R.D.Interchange
21.1033.96 
 
SC 128 west (Savannah Highway) – Bluffton, Hardeeville, Hilton Head Island
Eastern terminus of SC 128
Beaufort24.2439.01  SC 170 (Robert Smalls Parkway) – Beaufort
Burton25.4440.94 
 
 
US 21 Bus. south – Beaufort
Northern terminus of US 21 Bus.
26.8643.23 
 
SC 116 west – Laurel Bay
Eastern terminus of SC 116
Gardens Corner37.4060.19 
 
US 17 north – Charleston
Interchange; eastern end of US 17 concurrency
Pocotaligo44.0070.81 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 17 Alt. begins / US 17 south to I-95 – Ridgeland, Savannah
Western end of US 17 concurrency; southern end of US 17 Alt. concurrency; southern terminus of US 17 Alt.
HamptonYemassee47.7776.88 
 
 
 
SC 68 west (Connely Street) / Flowers Street south (US 17 Conn. south) to I-95 – Hampton, Allendale
Eastern terminus of SC 68; northern terminus of US 17 Conn.
Colleton49.3979.49 
 
 
US 17 Alt. north (Hendersonville Highway) – Walterboro
Northern end of US 17 Alt. concurrency
52.0483.75  I-95 – Florence, SavannahI-95 exit 42
62.0099.78  SC 63 (Sniders Highway) – Varnville, Walterboro
Bells Crossroads68.41110.10  SC 64 (Bells Highway) – Ehrhardt, Walterboro
Smoaks77.10124.08  SC 217 (Lodge Highway) – Lodge
BambergWhetstone Crossroads83.20133.90  SC 61 (Edisto River Road) – Bamberg
OrangeburgBranchville88.65142.67 
 
US 78 west (Edward Street) – Bamberg
Southern end of US 78 concurrency
88.85142.99 
 
US 78 east (Dorange Road) – Charleston
Northern end of US 78 concurrency
89.26143.65 
 
SC 210 north – Bowman
Southern terminus of SC 210
Orangeburg104.16167.63 
 
 
US 21 Bus. north (Rowesville Road) / Stonewall Jackson Boulevard (US 601 Truck north / SC 4 west)
Southern end of US 601 Truck concurrency; southern terminus of US 21 Bus.; eastern terminus of SC 4
104.23167.74 
 
 
 
 
US 178 east (Charleston Highway east) / US 178 Bus. west (Charleston Highway west) – Charleston
Southern end of US 178 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 178 Bus.
105.55169.87  US 301 (Five Chop Road) – Santee, Bamberg
105.65170.03  SC 33 (Russel Street) – Cameron
107.50173.00  
 
 
US 601 (Magnolia Street) / US 601 Truck ends – St. Matthews, Bamberg
Northern end of US 601 Truck concurrency; northern terminus of US 601 Truck
108.59174.76 
 
US 178 west (Chestnut Street) / Columbia Road south (US 21 Conn. south) – North
Northern end of US 178 concurrency; northern terminus of US 21 Conn.; US 21 turns right off of Chestnut Street and onto Columbia Road.
Calhoun120.48193.89  SC 172 – North
120.58194.05 
 
 
 
SC 6 east to I-26
Southern end of SC 6 concurrency
122.15196.58 
 
SC 6 north (Center Hill Road) – Swansea
Northern end of SC 6 concurrency
Lexington127.48205.16  I-26 – Columbia, CharlestonI-26 exit 129
CalhounSandy Run130.23209.58 
 
US 176 east (Old State Road) – St. Matthews
Southern end of US 176 concurrency
Lexington137.13220.69  I-26 – Columbia, CharlestonI-26 exit 119
138.98223.67 
 
US 321 south – Gaston, Swansea
Southern end of US 321 concurrency
Cayce141.48227.69 
 
I-77 north – Charlotte
I-77 exit 1
141.87228.32  I-26 – Charleston, SpartanburgI-26 exit 115
142.97230.09 
 
SC 2 north (Frink Road)
Southern terminus of SC 2
West Columbia144.45232.47 
 
SC 302 south (Airport Boulevard) – Aiken, Columbia Airport
Northern terminus of SC 302
Cayce146.23235.33  SC 2 (State Street)
RichlandColumbia147.22236.93 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SC 48 Truck east (Blossom Street / US 21 Conn. east / US 76 Conn. east) to US 76 east / US 378 east
Western terminus of US 21 Conn., US 76 Conn., and SC 48 Truck; US 21, US 176, and US 321 turn left off of Blossom Street and onto Huger Street.
147.86237.96   US 1 / US 378 (Gervais Street) – South Carolina State Museum, Confederate Relic Room, EdVenture, Columbia SC Visitors Center, Convention Center, Colonial Life Arena
148.16238.44 
 
SC 12 east (Hampton Street) – Fort Jackson
One-way couplet
148.26238.60 
 
SC 12 west (Taylor Street) – Lexington
148.76239.41 
 
 
 
 
 
I-126 west / US 76 west to I-20 – Greenville, Spartanburg
Southern end of I-126/US 76 concurrency; Rep. T. Moffatt Burriss Sr. Interchange
149.08239.92 
 
I-126 ends
Northern end of I-126 concurrency
149.38240.40 
 
SC 48 east (Assembly Street) – Columbia Museum of Art
Western terminus of SC 48
149.46240.53 
 
US 76 east (Elmwood Avenue)
Northern end of US 76 concurrency
149.97241.35 
 
US 176 west (River Drive)
Northern end of US 176 concurrency
150.66242.46  SC 16 (Sunset Drive)
151.23243.38 
 
SC 215 north (Monticello Road)
Southern terminus of SC 215
152.22244.97 
 
US 321 north (Fairfield Street) – Winnsboro
Northern end of US 321 concurrency
154.76249.06  I-20 – Florence, AugustaI-20 exit 71
Blythewood162.17260.99  I-77 – Columbia, CharlotteI-77 exit 24
163.46263.06  SC 555 (Farrow Road) – Columbia
Fairfield171.40275.84Coleman Highway west (US 21 Conn. north) – WinnsboroSouthern terminus of US 21 Conn.; eastern terminus of Coleman Highway
Ridgeway172.09276.95 
 
SC 34 east (Palmer Street) – Lugoff, Camden
Southern end of SC 34 concurrency
172.31277.31 
 
SC 34 west (Church Street) – Winnsboro Mills
Northern end of SC 34 concurrency
189.11304.34  SC 200 – WinnsboroSouthern end of SC 200 concurrency
ChesterGreat Falls192.07309.11 
 
SC 99 north (Chester Avenue) – Richburg
Southern terminus of SC 99
193.29311.07 
 
SC 97 north – Chester
Southern end of SC 97 concurrency
193.43311.30 
 
 
 
SC 97 south / SC 200 north – Lancaster
Northern end of SC 97 and SC 200 concurrencies
Fort Lawn200.93323.37  SC 9 (Chester Avenue) – Richburg, Lancaster
206.23331.90  SC 223 (Wylies Mill Road) – Richburg
York213.55343.68 
 
SC 5 south – Lancaster
Interchange; southern end of SC 5 concurrency; to Andrew Jackson State Park
Lesslie215.67347.09LesslieInterchange via connector road
Rock Hill217.26349.65Lesslie, Red RiverInterchange
218.02350.87  I-77 – Columbia, CharlotteI-77 exit 77
218.72352.00    SC 5 / SC 121 (Main Street)Access to Piedmont Medical Center; northern end of SC 5 concurrency; southern end of SC 121 concurrency
220.20354.38  
 
SC 122 (Dave Lyle Boulevard) to I-77
Interchange
222.36357.85 
 
SC 322 west (Cherry Road west) / SC 121 ends
Northern end of SC 121 concurrency; northern terminus of SC 121; eastern terminus of SC 322
222.80358.56  I-77 – Columbia, CharlotteI-77 exit 82
223.00358.88 
 
 
 
 
SC 161 north (Celanese Road) to I-77 north – Charlotte, York
Southern terminus of SC 161
Fort Mill224.37361.09 
 
 
US 21 Bus. north (Spratt Street) – Fort Mill
Southern terminus of US 21 Bus.
226.42364.39  SC 160 – Tega Cay
229.20368.86  SC 460 (Springfield Parkway) – Tega Cay, Fort Mill
230.35370.71 
 
 
US 21 Bus. south (Old Nation Road)
Northern terminus of US 21 Bus.
231.14371.98 
 
SC 51 north (Pineville–Rock Hill Road) – Pineville
Southern terminus of SC 51 (northern segment)
231.89373.19 
 
I-77 south – Columbia
Southern end of I-77 concurrency; I-77 exit 90
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374.20
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South CarolinaNorth Carolina line
North CarolinaMecklenburgCharlotte0.91.41AWestinghouse BoulevardExit numbers follow I-77
1.82.91B  I-485 – Huntersville, PinevilleFormerly exit 2 (southbound) before August 2010; I-485 exit 67
2.84.53Arrowood RoadFormerly exit 2 (northbound) before August 2010
3.76.04Nations Ford Road
4.87.75Tyvola RoadSingle-point urban interchange
6.09.76AWoodlawn Road south (Charlotte Route 4 east) – Queens UniversityTo Pfeiffer University
6.210.06B 
 
  To NC 49 (S. Tryon Street) / Billy Graham Parkway (Charlotte Route 4 west)
To Billy Graham Library and Charlotte Douglas International Airport; southbound signed as NC 49 south (S. Tryon St. south) only
7.311.77 
 
To NC 49 / Clanton Road
8.313.48 
 
To NC 160 / Remount Road
Northbound exit and southbound entrance
9.014.59A  NC 160 (West Boulevard)Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access from collector-distributor lanes
9.415.19B 
 
 
 
I-277 north / US 74 east (John Belk Freeway)
Access from collector-distributor lanes; I-277 exits 1B-C
9.515.39C 
 
 
 
 
 
US 74 west (Wilkinson Boulevard) to US 29 / NC 27
US 29 and NC 27 signed northbound only; access from collector-distributor lanes; US 74 exits 1B-C
9.915.910A   US 29 / NC 27 (Morehead Street)Southbound exit and northbound entrance
10.416.710Trade Street / Fifth StreetSigned southbound as exits 10B (Trade Street east) and 10C (Fifth Street/Trade Street west)
11.017.711A 
 
 
 
I-277 south / NC 16 south (Brookshire Freeway east) – Downtown Charlotte
I-277 exits 5A-B
11.218.011B 
 
NC 16 north (Brookshire Freeway west)
Left exit northbound; NC 16 exits 5A-B
 
 
I-77 north (Express lanes)
Southern terminus of HOV3+/toll lanes
 
 
I-277 south
Express lanes only, southbound exit and northbound entrance
12.420.012Lasalle Street / Atando Avenue
13.321.413  I-85 – Greensboro, SpartanburgSigned as exits 13A (north) and 13B (south); hybrid interchange; I-85 exit 38
 
 
I-85 north
Express lanes only; northbound exit and southbound entrance
15.825.4 
 
I-77 north – Statesville
Northern end of I-77 concurrency; I-77 exit 16
16.326.2 
 
NC 115 north (Old Statesville Road)
Southern terminus of NC 115
18.930.4  NC 24 (W.T. Harris Boulevard)To Northlake Mall
Huntersville 
 
Alexandriana Road to I-485
25.741.4  NC 73 (Sam Furr Road) – Concord
Cornelius28.846.3 
 
I-77 south – Charlotte
Southern end of I-77 concurrency; I-77 exit 28
Davidson30.248.630Griffith Street – DavidsonExit numbers follow I-77
Lake NormanLake Norman Causeway
IredellMooresville32.151.731Langtree Road
33.754.2 
 
I-77 north – Statesville
Northern end of I-77 concurrency; I-77 exit 33
36.458.6  NC 150 (Plaza Drive)Interchange
39.162.9 
 
NC 115 south (Statesville Highway)
Southern end of NC 115 concurrency
43.369.7  I-77 – Charlotte, StatesvilleI-77 exit 42
Statesville51.282.4  US 70 (Garner Bagnal Boulevard) – Conover, Salisbury
51.983.5 
 
 
 
US 64 west (Front Street) / NC 115 north (Center Street)
Northern end of NC 115 concurrency; southern end of US 64 concurrency
52.384.2 
 
NC 90 west (Water Street)
Eastern terminus of NC 90
53.285.6 
 
US 64 east (Davie Avenue) – Mocksville
Northern end of US 64 concurrency
54.187.1  I-40 – Hickory, Winston-SalemI-40 exit 151
57.292.1  I-77 – Statesville, ElkinI-77 exit 54
Harmony66.9107.7  NC 901 (Memorial Highway) – Union Grove
YadkinBrooks Crossroads79.2127.5  US 421 – Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Winston-Salem
85.4137.4 
 
 
 
 
I-77 south / US 21 Bus. north – Statesville, Jonesville
Southern end of I-77 concurrency; I-77 exit 79; southern terminus of US 21 Bus.
Jonesville88.5142.482  NC 67 – Jonesville, Boonville, ElkinExit number follows I-77
Yadkin RiverSgt. Gregory Keith Martin Memorial Bridges
SurryElkin90.3145.3 
 
I-77 north – Wytheville
Northern end of I-77 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-77 exit 83
91.3146.9 
 
 
 
 
  NC 268 Byp. to I-77 north – Elkin
Interchange; to Elkin Municipal Airport; I-77 exit 85
92.8149.3 
 
 
US 21 Bus. south – Elkin
Northern terminus of US 21 Bus.
Wilkes
No major junctions
Alleghany111.2179.0  Blue Ridge ParkwayInterchange via connector roads
Sparta118.2190.2  NC 18 (Whitehead Street) – Laurel Springs
Twin Oaks121.1194.9 
 
US 221 south – Jefferson
Southern end of US 221 concurrency
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200.0
0.00
North CarolinaVirginia line
VirginiaGraysonIndependence3.866.21 
 
  US 221 north / US 58 (Main Street) – Mouth of Wilson, Galax
Northern end of US 221 concurrency
Elk Creek14.7723.77  SR 658 (Comers Rock Road) – Comers Rock
15.6725.22  
 
SR 805 (Spring Valley Road) to SR 94 – Fries
WytheSpeedwell21.2634.21   SR 619 (Saint Peters Road) / SR 749 (Cedar Springs Road) – Cedar Springs, Rural Retreat
26.0341.89  SR 690 (Crockett Road, Cripple Creek Road) – Crockett, Cripple Creek
31.1350.10  SR 696 (Barrett Mill Road) – Big Survey Wildlife Management Area
Wytheville33.6354.12 
 
US 11 south (Lee Highway)
Southern end of US 11 concurrency
33.9454.62 
 
US 11 north (Main Street)
Northern end of US 11 concurrency
34.9956.31   
 
I-81 / US 52 to I-77 – Bristol, Roanoke
Northern terminus; I-81 exit 70; road continues west as US 52 (4th Street north)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes and auxiliary routes

There are currently four active business loops and two known connectors along its route.

Auxiliary routes of U.S. Route 21

See also

References

  1. ^ Sanderson, Dale (July 4, 2009). "End of US Highway 21". US Ends. Self-published. from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Mapmikey; Prince, Adam (August 28, 2009). . NCRoads.com Annex: More Highways of North Carolina. Self-published. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. May 4, 2021. from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Google (February 1, 2011). "Overview map of US 21 in NC" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "2019 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2019. from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
    • "Grayson County" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
    • "Wythe County" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.

External links

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US 21 redirects here For the yacht model see US Yachts US 21 U S Route 21 or U S Highway 21 US 21 is a major north south United States Numbered Highway in the Southeastern United States that travels 394 miles 634 km The southern terminus is in Hunting Island State Park South Carolina 14 4 miles 23 2 km south of the junction with US 21 Business and South Carolina Highway 802 SC 802 in Beaufort The northern terminus is in Wytheville Virginia at an interchange with Interstate 81 I 81 and US 52 Despite the 1 indicating that it is a major north south highway U S 21 only travels through three states and is no longer a cross country route as it has been replaced with Interstate 77 in both Ohio and West Virginia It also has the second shortest length of all of the major north south routes just behind U S 91 The route travels through the states of South Carolina North Carolina and Virginia It also connects through major Southeastern cities such as Columbia South Carolina and Charlotte North 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US State ScenicNorth Carolina Highway SystemInterstate US State ScenicVirginia RoutesInterstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes US 20US US 22 SC 20SC SC 22 NC 20NC NC 22 SR 20VA SR 22 Contents 1 Route description 1 1 South Carolina 1 2 North Carolina 1 3 Virginia 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 Special routes and auxiliary routes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRoute description EditSouth Carolina Edit US 21 travels 233 2 miles 375 3 km through the state Beginning at Hunting Island State Park US 21 travels west toward Beaufort where it widens to four lanes The route bypasses Beaufort to the south going through Port Royal Shell Point and Burton In the Beaufort area US 21 passes by the entrances to Parris Island and MCAS Beaufort the major Marine Corps installations in the area North of Beaufort US 21 continues as a four lane divided highway and intersects with US 17 The route travels in a wrong way concurrency with US 17 south for seven miles 11 km before turning north towards Yemassee South Carolina where it becomes a rural two lane road and intersects with US 17 Alternate North of Yemassee US 21 splits off and crosses I 95 at exit 42 The two lane route continues through rural portions of the state US 21 goes through Smoaks and Branchville South Carolina and bypasses Orangeburg North of Orangeburg US 21 runs roughly parallel to I 26 until Gaston where it conjoins US 321 and becomes an urban highway US 21 passes through Cayce West Columbia and Columbia North of Columbia US 21 splits from US 321 reverting to a rural two lane road parallel to I 77 In York County US 21 enters urban areas again connecting Rock Hill and Fort Mill Near the North Carolina state line US 21 merges with I 77 near Carowinds then enters North Carolina North Carolina Edit US 21 begins as a concurrency with I 77 in Charlotte which it repeats three times within the state Its first break with I 77 is along Statesville Avenue then proceeding through Huntersville and Cornelius however because of its close proximity to I 77 and North Carolina Highway 115 NC 115 it has no interchange with I 485 by itself The second break with I 77 occurs at Mooresville where US 21 travels through the city and then northwest into Statesville After Statesville US 21 travels northeast to Harmony and Brooks Crossroads before merging back with I 77 near Jonesville However Jonesville and Elkin connect with Business Hwy 21 thru centers of both towns as an alternate route paralleling I 77 North of Elkin US 21 splits with I 77 for the last time and goes north to Sparta passing the Blue Ridge Parkway after a major curvy section North of Sparta at Twin Oaks US 221 overlaps with US 21 before entering Virginia US 21 travels 124 5 miles 200 4 km through the western Piedmont of North Carolina either combined with I 77 or as a two lane rural road from the South Carolina state line to Elkin travelers can easily skip a majority of US 21 via I 77 Virginia Edit View south along US 21 at SR 805 in Grayson County Virginia After a few miles crossing the state line US 21 reaches the town of Independence where it splits with US 221 and continues north The route goes through the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area before entering the city of Wytheville After a short concurrency with US 11 in downtown Wytheville it goes north and ends at the intersection of I 81 US 52 US 21 travels 35 miles 56 km through western Virginia mostly as a two lane rural mountain road History Edit Southern terminus of US 21 at Hunting Island South Carolina US 21 in the pre Interstate era was a north south highway connecting the area around Lake Erie and the coastal South One of the few true north south routes to cross the middle Appalachian Mountains it became an important corridor for motor traffic between northeastern Ohio western Pennsylvania with US 19 and western New York state with central North Carolina central and southeastern South Carolina and by connecting with other highways coastal Georgia and most of Florida Many referred to the stretch of Hwy 21 from the Great Lakes Region to Florida as The Lakes to Florida Highway US 21 originally in 1926 connected Cleveland Ohio and Yemassee South Carolina In 1935 it was extended to Beaufort South Carolina and again in 1953 to its current southern terminus at the Atlantic Coast at Hunting Island State Park between the city of Beaufort and Fripp Island 1 unreliable source In the Interstate Highway era much of US 21 became an obvious corridor for a long distance expressway The West Virginia Turnpike between Charleston West Virginia and Princeton West Virginia was the first segment of a planned series of toll highways along or near US 21 from Cleveland to Charlotte North Carolina All of the other toll highways were shelved in favor of freeways built with Interstate funding these freeways and the West Virginia Turnpike became I 77 which completely supplanted old US 21 as a long distance through route I 77 was later extended to Columbia South Carolina also within a few miles of US 21 Between Cleveland and Charleston all but a relatively short segment of US 21 was completely deleted in favor of I 77 the relics being State Route 21 SR 21 SR 821 between Byesville and Marietta Ohio and Guernsey County Road 35 and Tuscarawas County Road 3 Salt Fork Road named Old Twenty One Road and closely follows the route of US 21 from Byesville Ohio to the village of Newcomerstown Ohio County Road 35 briefly becomes a variety of street names as it passes through Cambridge such as Byesville Road North Avenue 11th Street and Clark Street before reverting to Old Twenty One Road on the north side of Cambridge From there much of the old US 21 is still intact however some sections were demolished and redirected in favor of I 77 Once crossing the Guernsey Tuscarawas county line it becomes Salt Fork Road for about a mile before joining Ohio State Route 258 which takes it the rest of the way to Newcomerstown In total the entire section of Old Twenty One Road between North Cambridge and Newcomerstown is a total of 22 5 miles The section of US 21 between Mineral Wells and Charleston is now signed as County Route 21 in all four counties along the route Wood Wirt Jackson and Kanawha Between Charleston and its current northern terminus at Wytheville Virginia almost all of US 21 coincided with either US 60 US 19 or US 52 which remained as US 21 was deleted The short segment of US 21 in southern West Virginia not coinciding with another U S Highway became an extension of West Virginia Route 16 In North Carolina US 21 originally entered the state along today s NC 51 into Pineville then followed Old Pineville Road into Charlotte In the mid 1930s US 21 moved over to South Boulevard from Old Pineville Road In 1969 US 21 was rerouted following today s I 77 alignment the old route was replaced by an extension of US 521 From 1975 87 US 21 moved north in segments onto I 77 to its current alignment ending at exit 16A Sunset Road Further north US 21 originally followed Old Statesville Road replaced in 1956 by NC 115 In 1966 US 21 was bypassed around Jonesville and Elkin replaced with US 21 Business 2 unreliable source Browse numbered routes US 20AOH SR 21Major intersections EditStateCountyLocationmi 3 4 5 kmExitDestinationsNotesSouth CarolinaBeaufortHunting Island State Park0 000 00Sea Island Parkway Campground RoadSouthern terminus road continues as Sea Island ParkwayLady s Island14 5023 34 US 21 Bus north Sea Island Parkway west SC 802 east Sams Point Road Southern terminus of US 21 Bus western terminus of SC 802Port Royal17 3527 92 SC 281 north Ribaut Road north Southern terminus of SC 28119 8731 98Parris Island M C R D Interchange21 1033 96 SC 128 west Savannah Highway Bluffton Hardeeville Hilton Head IslandEastern terminus of SC 128Beaufort24 2439 01 SC 170 Robert Smalls Parkway BeaufortBurton25 4440 94 US 21 Bus south BeaufortNorthern terminus of US 21 Bus 26 8643 23 SC 116 west Laurel BayEastern terminus of SC 116Gardens Corner37 4060 19 US 17 north CharlestonInterchange eastern end of US 17 concurrencyPocotaligo44 0070 81 US 17 Alt begins US 17 south to I 95 Ridgeland SavannahWestern end of US 17 concurrency southern end of US 17 Alt concurrency southern terminus of US 17 Alt HamptonYemassee47 7776 88 SC 68 west Connely Street Flowers Street south US 17 Conn south to I 95 Hampton AllendaleEastern terminus of SC 68 northern terminus of US 17 Conn Colleton 49 3979 49 US 17 Alt north Hendersonville Highway WalterboroNorthern end of US 17 Alt concurrency 52 0483 75 I 95 Florence SavannahI 95 exit 42 62 0099 78 SC 63 Sniders Highway Varnville WalterboroBells Crossroads68 41110 10 SC 64 Bells Highway Ehrhardt WalterboroSmoaks77 10124 08 SC 217 Lodge Highway LodgeBambergWhetstone Crossroads83 20133 90 SC 61 Edisto River Road BambergOrangeburgBranchville88 65142 67 US 78 west Edward Street BambergSouthern end of US 78 concurrency88 85142 99 US 78 east Dorange Road CharlestonNorthern end of US 78 concurrency89 26143 65 SC 210 north BowmanSouthern terminus of SC 210Orangeburg104 16167 63 US 21 Bus north Rowesville Road Stonewall Jackson Boulevard US 601 Truck north SC 4 west Southern end of US 601 Truck concurrency southern terminus of US 21 Bus eastern terminus of SC 4104 23167 74 US 178 east Charleston Highway east US 178 Bus west Charleston Highway west CharlestonSouthern end of US 178 concurrency eastern terminus of US 178 Bus 105 55169 87 US 301 Five Chop Road Santee Bamberg105 65170 03 SC 33 Russel Street Cameron107 50173 00 US 601 Magnolia Street US 601 Truck ends St Matthews BambergNorthern end of US 601 Truck concurrency northern terminus of US 601 Truck108 59174 76 US 178 west Chestnut Street Columbia Road south US 21 Conn south NorthNorthern end of US 178 concurrency northern terminus of US 21 Conn US 21 turns right off of Chestnut Street and onto Columbia Road Calhoun 120 48193 89 SC 172 North 120 58194 05 SC 6 east to I 26Southern end of SC 6 concurrency 122 15196 58 SC 6 north Center Hill Road SwanseaNorthern end of SC 6 concurrencyLexington 127 48205 16 I 26 Columbia CharlestonI 26 exit 129CalhounSandy Run130 23209 58 US 176 east Old State Road St MatthewsSouthern end of US 176 concurrencyLexington 137 13220 69 I 26 Columbia CharlestonI 26 exit 119 138 98223 67 US 321 south Gaston SwanseaSouthern end of US 321 concurrencyCayce141 48227 69 I 77 north CharlotteI 77 exit 1141 87228 32 I 26 Charleston SpartanburgI 26 exit 115142 97230 09 SC 2 north Frink Road Southern terminus of SC 2West Columbia144 45232 47 SC 302 south Airport Boulevard Aiken Columbia AirportNorthern terminus of SC 302Cayce146 23235 33 SC 2 State Street RichlandColumbia147 22236 93 SC 48 Truck east Blossom Street US 21 Conn east US 76 Conn east to US 76 east US 378 eastWestern terminus of US 21 Conn US 76 Conn and SC 48 Truck US 21 US 176 and US 321 turn left off of Blossom Street and onto Huger Street 147 86237 96 US 1 US 378 Gervais Street South Carolina State Museum Confederate Relic Room EdVenture Columbia SC Visitors Center Convention Center Colonial Life Arena148 16238 44 SC 12 east Hampton Street Fort JacksonOne way couplet148 26238 60 SC 12 west Taylor Street Lexington148 76239 41 I 126 west US 76 west to I 20 Greenville SpartanburgSouthern end of I 126 US 76 concurrency Rep T Moffatt Burriss Sr Interchange149 08239 92 I 126 endsNorthern end of I 126 concurrency149 38240 40 SC 48 east Assembly Street Columbia Museum of ArtWestern terminus of SC 48149 46240 53 US 76 east Elmwood Avenue Northern end of US 76 concurrency149 97241 35 US 176 west River Drive Northern end of US 176 concurrency150 66242 46 SC 16 Sunset Drive 151 23243 38 SC 215 north Monticello Road Southern terminus of SC 215152 22244 97 US 321 north Fairfield Street WinnsboroNorthern end of US 321 concurrency154 76249 06 I 20 Florence AugustaI 20 exit 71Blythewood162 17260 99 I 77 Columbia CharlotteI 77 exit 24163 46263 06 SC 555 Farrow Road ColumbiaFairfield 171 40275 84Coleman Highway west US 21 Conn north WinnsboroSouthern terminus of US 21 Conn eastern terminus of Coleman HighwayRidgeway172 09276 95 SC 34 east Palmer Street Lugoff CamdenSouthern end of SC 34 concurrency172 31277 31 SC 34 west Church Street Winnsboro MillsNorthern end of SC 34 concurrency 189 11304 34 SC 200 WinnsboroSouthern end of SC 200 concurrencyChesterGreat Falls192 07309 11 SC 99 north Chester Avenue RichburgSouthern terminus of SC 99193 29311 07 SC 97 north ChesterSouthern end of SC 97 concurrency193 43311 30 SC 97 south SC 200 north LancasterNorthern end of SC 97 and SC 200 concurrenciesFort Lawn200 93323 37 SC 9 Chester Avenue Richburg Lancaster 206 23331 90 SC 223 Wylies Mill Road RichburgYork 213 55343 68 SC 5 south LancasterInterchange southern end of SC 5 concurrency to Andrew Jackson State ParkLesslie215 67347 09LesslieInterchange via connector roadRock Hill217 26349 65Lesslie Red RiverInterchange218 02350 87 I 77 Columbia CharlotteI 77 exit 77218 72352 00 SC 5 SC 121 Main Street Access to Piedmont Medical Center northern end of SC 5 concurrency southern end of SC 121 concurrency220 20354 38 SC 122 Dave Lyle Boulevard to I 77Interchange222 36357 85 SC 322 west Cherry Road west SC 121 endsNorthern end of SC 121 concurrency northern terminus of SC 121 eastern terminus of SC 322222 80358 56 I 77 Columbia CharlotteI 77 exit 82223 00358 88 SC 161 north Celanese Road to I 77 north Charlotte YorkSouthern terminus of SC 161Fort Mill224 37361 09 US 21 Bus north Spratt Street Fort MillSouthern terminus of US 21 Bus 226 42364 39 SC 160 Tega Cay229 20368 86 SC 460 Springfield Parkway Tega Cay Fort Mill230 35370 71 US 21 Bus south Old Nation Road Northern terminus of US 21 Bus 231 14371 98 SC 51 north Pineville Rock Hill Road PinevilleSouthern terminus of SC 51 northern segment 231 89373 19 I 77 south ColumbiaSouthern end of I 77 concurrency I 77 exit 90 232 520 00374 200 00South Carolina North Carolina lineNorth CarolinaMecklenburgCharlotte0 91 41AWestinghouse BoulevardExit numbers follow I 771 82 91B I 485 Huntersville PinevilleFormerly exit 2 southbound before August 2010 I 485 exit 672 84 53Arrowood RoadFormerly exit 2 northbound before August 20103 76 04Nations Ford Road4 87 75Tyvola RoadSingle point urban interchange6 09 76AWoodlawn Road south Charlotte Route 4 east Queens UniversityTo Pfeiffer University6 210 06B To NC 49 S Tryon Street Billy Graham Parkway Charlotte Route 4 west To Billy Graham Library and Charlotte Douglas International Airport southbound signed as NC 49 south S Tryon St south only7 311 77 To NC 49 Clanton Road8 313 48 To NC 160 Remount RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance9 014 59A NC 160 West Boulevard Southbound exit and northbound entrance access from collector distributor lanes9 415 19B I 277 north US 74 east John Belk Freeway Access from collector distributor lanes I 277 exits 1B C9 515 39C US 74 west Wilkinson Boulevard to US 29 NC 27US 29 and NC 27 signed northbound only access from collector distributor lanes US 74 exits 1B C9 915 910A US 29 NC 27 Morehead Street Southbound exit and northbound entrance10 416 710Trade Street Fifth StreetSigned southbound as exits 10B Trade Street east and 10C Fifth Street Trade Street west 11 017 711A I 277 south NC 16 south Brookshire Freeway east Downtown CharlotteI 277 exits 5A B11 218 011B NC 16 north Brookshire Freeway west Left exit northbound NC 16 exits 5A B I 77 north Express lanes Southern terminus of HOV3 toll lanes I 277 southExpress lanes only southbound exit and northbound entrance12 420 012Lasalle Street Atando Avenue13 321 413 I 85 Greensboro SpartanburgSigned as exits 13A north and 13B south hybrid interchange I 85 exit 38 I 85 northExpress lanes only northbound exit and southbound entrance15 825 4 I 77 north StatesvilleNorthern end of I 77 concurrency I 77 exit 1616 326 2 NC 115 north Old Statesville Road Southern terminus of NC 11518 930 4 NC 24 W T Harris Boulevard To Northlake MallHuntersville Alexandriana Road to I 48525 741 4 NC 73 Sam Furr Road ConcordCornelius28 846 3 I 77 south CharlotteSouthern end of I 77 concurrency I 77 exit 28Davidson30 248 630Griffith Street DavidsonExit numbers follow I 77Lake NormanLake Norman CausewayIredellMooresville32 151 731Langtree Road33 754 2 I 77 north StatesvilleNorthern end of I 77 concurrency I 77 exit 3336 458 6 NC 150 Plaza Drive Interchange39 162 9 NC 115 south Statesville Highway Southern end of NC 115 concurrency 43 369 7 I 77 Charlotte StatesvilleI 77 exit 42Statesville51 282 4 US 70 Garner Bagnal Boulevard Conover Salisbury51 983 5 US 64 west Front Street NC 115 north Center Street Northern end of NC 115 concurrency southern end of US 64 concurrency52 384 2 NC 90 west Water Street Eastern terminus of NC 9053 285 6 US 64 east Davie Avenue MocksvilleNorthern end of US 64 concurrency54 187 1 I 40 Hickory Winston SalemI 40 exit 151 57 292 1 I 77 Statesville ElkinI 77 exit 54Harmony66 9107 7 NC 901 Memorial Highway Union GroveYadkinBrooks Crossroads79 2127 5 US 421 Wilkesboro Yadkinville Winston Salem 85 4137 4 I 77 south US 21 Bus north Statesville JonesvilleSouthern end of I 77 concurrency I 77 exit 79 southern terminus of US 21 Bus Jonesville88 5142 482 NC 67 Jonesville Boonville ElkinExit number follows I 77Yadkin RiverSgt Gregory Keith Martin Memorial BridgesSurryElkin90 3145 3 I 77 north WythevilleNorthern end of I 77 concurrency southbound exit and northbound entrance I 77 exit 8391 3146 9 NC 268 Byp to I 77 north ElkinInterchange to Elkin Municipal Airport I 77 exit 8592 8149 3 US 21 Bus south ElkinNorthern terminus of US 21 Bus Wilkes No major junctionsAlleghany 111 2179 0 Blue Ridge ParkwayInterchange via connector roadsSparta118 2190 2 NC 18 Whitehead Street Laurel SpringsTwin Oaks121 1194 9 US 221 south JeffersonSouthern end of US 221 concurrency 124 30 00200 00 00North Carolina Virginia lineVirginiaGraysonIndependence3 866 21 US 221 north US 58 Main Street Mouth of Wilson GalaxNorthern end of US 221 concurrencyElk Creek14 7723 77 SR 658 Comers Rock Road Comers Rock 15 6725 22 SR 805 Spring Valley Road to SR 94 FriesWytheSpeedwell21 2634 21 SR 619 Saint Peters Road SR 749 Cedar Springs Road Cedar Springs Rural Retreat 26 0341 89 SR 690 Crockett Road Cripple Creek Road Crockett Cripple Creek 31 1350 10 SR 696 Barrett Mill Road Big Survey Wildlife Management AreaWytheville33 6354 12 US 11 south Lee Highway Southern end of US 11 concurrency33 9454 62 US 11 north Main Street Northern end of US 11 concurrency34 9956 31 I 81 US 52 to I 77 Bristol RoanokeNorthern terminus I 81 exit 70 road continues west as US 52 4th Street north 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminus HOV only Incomplete accessSpecial routes and auxiliary routes EditMain article Special routes of U S Route 21 There are currently four active business loops and two known connectors along its route U S Route 21 Business Beaufort South Carolina U S Route 21 Business Orangeburg South Carolina U S Route 21 Connector Orangeburg South Carolina U S Route 21 Connector Columbia South Carolina U S Route 21 Business Fort Mill South Carolina U S Route 21 Business Elkin North Carolina Auxiliary routes of U S Route 21 U S Route 121 U S Route 221 U S Route 321 U S Route 421 U S Route 521See also Edit U S roads portal United States portal Virginia portalBlue Ridge Parkway Catawba River Carowinds Congaree River Hunting Island State Park Lake Norman Lake Norman State Park Lake Wateree Lake Wateree State Recreation Area Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Mount Rogers National Recreation Area New River North Carolina Bicycle Route 4 Stone Mountain State Park Uptown Charlotte Yadkin RiverReferences Edit Sanderson Dale July 4 2009 End of US Highway 21 US Ends Self published Archived from the original on December 22 2016 Retrieved February 2 2011 Mapmikey Prince Adam August 28 2009 US 21 NCRoads com Annex More Highways of North Carolina Self published Archived from the original on June 16 2011 Retrieved February 2 2011 Highway Logmile Report South Carolina Department of Transportation May 4 2021 Archived from the original on May 13 2021 Retrieved May 4 2021 Google February 1 2011 Overview map of US 21 in NC Map Google Maps Google Retrieved February 1 2011 2019 Traffic Data Virginia Department of Transportation 2019 Archived from the original on May 5 2021 Retrieved May 5 2021 Grayson County PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2021 05 08 Retrieved 2021 05 05 Wythe County PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2021 05 05 Retrieved 2021 05 05 External links EditRoute map KML file edit help Template Attached KML U S Route 21KML is from Wikidata Media related to U S Route 21 at Wikimedia Commons Endpoints of U S Highway 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U S Route 21 amp oldid 1130112358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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