U.S. 52 departs downtown Florence and heads northward via Lucas Street two miles to meet Interstate 95 at the Exit 164 folded-diamond interchange. The federal highway parallels the CSX Railroad line northward to Darlington, home of Darlington International Raceway. U.S. 52 also serves Florence-Darlington Technical College. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Exit 164 departs Interstate 95 northbound along a loop ramp to U.S. 52 (Lucas Street). U.S. 52 travels 11 miles north to junction U.S. 401 at Darlington, county seat of Darlington, County. The highway continues north from there with U.S. 401 to Society Hill and junction U.S. 15. Southward, U.S. 52 meets U.S. 76 and 301 in downtown Florence via Irby Street. U.S. 52 links Florence with Lake City, Kingstree, St. Stephen, and Moncks Corner on the southward drive to Charleston. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Continuing north of Florence, Interstate 95 next meets TV Road (State Secondary Road 26) at the Exit 169 diamond interchange. Fayetteville lies 85 miles north of Florence. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Interstate 95 clips eastern Darlington County near the McIver Road overpass. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Northbound at the one-mile guide sign for Exit 169 to TV Road (Road 26). TV Road serves the north Florence suburb of Quinby between the freeway and the city. Quinby lies east along Ashby Road. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Interstate 95 reenters Florence County ahead of the Exit 169 off-ramp to TV Road. TV Road heads north a short distance to Back Swamp and its end at State Secondary Road 2-24. Photo taken 06/25/05.
South Carolina 327 begins at the Exit 170 interchange with State Secondary Road 2-24 and heads south five miles to junction U.S. 76 & 301 east of Florence. The state road acts as a four-lane bypass around Florence for travelers destined to Myrtle Beach and the Atlantic Coast. Interests to Francis Marion University and Florence Regional Airport should use South Carolina 327 south to U.S. 76& 301. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Interstate 95 northbound at the Exit 170 ramp departure to South Carolina 327 south and Road 2-24 north. South Carolina 327 in conjunction with U.S. 76 east & 301 north lead 22 miles to the Marion County seat of Marion. Myrtle Beach lies 68 miles to the southeast via U.S. 501 beyond Marion. Photo taken 06/25/05.
The freeway reduces back to four lanes northeast of the Exit 170 diamond interchange. Thus the truck restriction for the left-lane lifts. Photo taken 06/25/05.
South Carolina 38 comprises as a fairly new four-lane highway between Marion and Interstate 95 at Exit 181. The state road also sees interchanges with U.S. 301 and its end at U.S. 501 near Marion. U.S. 501 continues the expressway southward around Marion to junction U.S. 501 Business (South Main Street), a route designed to facilitate interests to Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand. Photo taken 06/25/05.
A recent expansion project (2005) upgraded the Exit 181 diamond interchange into a six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange. Therefore movements to South Carolina 38 now are provided via separate ramps. Pictured here is the Exit 181A departure onto eastbound for Sellers, Latta, and Marion. South Carolina 38 ends at U.S. 501 in six miles; Latta lies five miles east via South Carolina 917. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Exit 181B leaves Interstate 95 northbound onto South Carolina 38 westbound. South Carolina 38 meets South Carolina 34 in five miles at Brownsville and U.S. 15 & 401 in 21 miles at the Marlboro County seat of Bennettsville. The state highway eventually becomes North Carolina 38 en route to Hamlet. Photo taken 06/25/05.
The last town of significance along Interstate 95 within the Palmetto State is that of the Dillon County seat of Dillon. Exits 190 and 193 provide access to the town as Interstate 95's last South Carolina exits. Photo taken 06/25/05.
South Carolina 34 travels 31 miles east from Darlington to meet Interstate 95 two miles west of Dillon. The state highway ends in town via West Main Street at junction U.S. 301 & 501 and South Carolina 9. South Carolina 9 straddles the border region with North Carolina to Little River, North Myrtle Beach, and the Atlantic Coast. Photo taken 06/25/05.
South Carolina 9 joins South Carolina 57 through Dillon along East Main Street and North 2nd Avenue (U.S. 301 & 501) to meet Interstate 95 at Exit 193. South Carolina 9 travels east from Dillon 13 miles to Lake View and 21 miles to Nichols. South Carolina 57 meanwhile heads south 11 miles to Fork and 17 miles to junction U.s. 76 at Mullins. Photo taken 06/25/05.
A diamond interchange joins Interstate 95 with South Carolina 9 & 57 at Exit 193. The overlapped highways head two miles north to Little Rock and their split. From there South Carolina 57 heads nine miles north into North Carolina while South Carolina 9 continues along the northern reaches of the state to Clio, Bennettsville, Cheraw, and eventually the mountainous Upstate. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Interstate 95 enters its final mile of Palmetto State one mile south of junction U.S. 301 & 501 (Exit 1). The Exit 1 partial-cloverleaf interchange lies along the state line with North Carolina at the South of the Border tourist attraction. U.S. 301 & 501 join for 16 miles between Latta, Dillon, Hamer, and Rowland, North Carolina. Photo taken 06/25/05.
South of the Border derives its name from its location just south of the North Carolina state line. Begun in 1950, the tourist attraction amused and entertained weary drivers for years with catchy and animated billboards along Interstate 95 in locations as far north as Philadelphia. These days the business is falling on tough times with a worsening image problem.1 Photo taken 06/25/05.
South of the Border offers lodging, RV parking, meals, fireworks, and other sorts of entertainment. The tall Sombrero Tower and thousands of neon lights provide a brief interruption to the otherwise monotonous landscape of Interstate 95 between Jacksonville and Petersburg, Virginia. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Exit 1 departs Interstate 95 northbound onto U.S. 301 & 501 at the state line. U.S. 301 split close by at Rowland with U.S. 501 turning northwest to meet U.S. 15, 74, and 401 at Laurinburg, North Carolina and U.S. 301 continuing along the Interstate 95 corridor to Lumberton. Photo taken 06/25/05.
Interstate 95 leaves South Carolina at milepost 199 to enter Robeson County, North Carolina. 181.71 miles of freeway separate South Carolina from Virginia along Interstate 95... Photo taken 06/25/05.
