U.S. Route 15 in South Carolina

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 15 in South Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 15.

U.S. Route 15
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	158.58 mi (255.21 km)
Existed:	1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 17 Alt. in Walterboro
	US 78 in St. George US 178 / I-26 in Rosinville US 176 near Holly Hill I-95 / US 301 from Santee to Summerton US 76 / US 378 / US 521 in Sumter I-20 in Bishopville US 401 / US 52 in Society Hill SC 9 in Bennettsville
North end:	US 15 in McColl
Location
Counties:	Marlboro, Darlington, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Colleton
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 14 SC 16 →

In the U.S. state of South Carolina, U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a north–south highway, it runs from McColl to Walterboro.

Route description

Starting at ALT US 17 in Walterboro US 15 goes east. It runs parallel to I-95 and across I-26. Then it turns north and crosses I-95. Just before the town of Santee US 15 converges with US 301. In Santee the two highways merge with I-95 at exit 98 and all three cross Lake Marion. At exit 102, US 15/301 split off from I-95 and go into the town of Summerton. US 15 then separates from US 301 and heads mainly north to city of Sumter. From there it continues north, crosses I-20, goes through the cities of Bishopville and Hartsville to the town of Society Hill. It is here that US 401 joins US 15 and both go to the North Carolina border.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Marlboro	McColl	0.00	0.00	US 15 / US 401 north – Laurinburg	North Carolina state line
				SC 381 – Clio, Gibson, North Carolina
	Bennettsville			SC 9 east – Clio, Dillon	East end of SC 9 overlap
				SC 38 – Bennettsville, Marion
				SC 9 west – Cheraw	West end of SC 9 overlap
	​			SC 912 north – Wallace
Darlington	Society Hill			US 52 north – Cheraw	North end of US 52 overlap
				US 52 / US 401 south – Darlington	South end of US 52/401 overlap
	Hartsville			US 15 Bus. south – Hartsville
				20px SC 151 Bus. – Clyde, Darlington
				US 15 Bus. north – Hartsville
				SC 151 – McBee, Darlington
	Lydia			SC 34 east / SC 403 south – Darlington, Timmonsville
Lee	Bishopville			SC 341 north – Bethune	North end of SC 341 overlap
				SC 34 west / SC 341 south – Antioch, Lynchburg	Southwest end of SC 34 and 341 overlap
				SC 154 south – St. Charles
				I-20 – Camden, Florence	I-20 Exit 116
	Manville			SC 441 south – Woodrow
Sumter	Sumter			US 76 / US 378 – Columbia, Lynchburg, Turbeville
				US 401 north – Lamar, Darlington
				US 76 Bus. / US 521 north – Camden	North end of US 521 overlap
				US 521 south – Manning	South end of US 521 overlap
Clarendon	Paxville			SC 261 – Manning, Pinewood
	Summerton			US 301 north – Manning	North end of US 301 overlap
U.S. 15 overlaps with Interstate 95 (Exits 102 & 93)
Orangeburg	Wells			SC 45 east – Eutawville
				US 176 – Providence, Holly Hill
Dorchester	Rosinville			I-26 – Orangeburg, Summerville	I-26 Exits 172 A-B
				US 178 – Bowman, Harleyville
	St. George			US 78 – Dorchester, Branchville
Colleton	Canadys			SC 61 – Summerville, Branchville
	Walterboro			20px SC 64 Bus.
		158.58	255.21	US 17 Alt. – Cottageville, Pocotaligo	Southern terminus of US 15
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

Main article: Bannered routes of U.S. Route 15

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• US 15 (South Carolina Highways Index)

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