South Carolina Highway 33

State highway in South Carolina, United States

Major junctionsSouth end

US 301 / US 601 / SC 4 in OrangeburgMajor intersections

US 178 Bus. in Orangeburg
US 21 Bus. / US 601 in Orangeburg
US 21 / US 178 on Wilkinson Heights–Brookdale line
I-26 northeast of Brookdale
US 176 in Cameron

North end

SC 267 near Lone Star LocationCountryUnited StatesStateSouth CarolinaCountiesOrangeburg, Calhoun Highway system

South Carolina State Highway System

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SC 31

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SC 34

South Carolina Highway 33 (SC 33) is a 19.360-mile-long (31.157 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Orangeburg with the Lone Star area, via Cameron.

Route description

SC 33 begins at an intersection with US 301/US 601/SC 4 (John C. Calhoun Drive) in Orangeburg within Orangeburg. Here, the highway continues as Andrew Dibble Street. It travels to the northeast and immediately passes Veterans Memorial Park. A few blocks later, it intersects US 178 Bus. (Broughton Street). It cuts through Memorial Park. On the southwestern corner of South Carolina State University is an intersection with US 21 Bus./US 601 (Magnolia Street). The highway travels along the southeastern edge of the university. It begins traveling along the Wilkinson Heights–Brookdale line. The highway then intersects US 21/US 178 (Chestnut Street/Whittaker Parkway). After leaving the city area, SC 33 travels through rural areas of the county, has an interchange with Interstate 26 (I-26), and passes the Bull Swamp Cemetery. Just before entering Cameron, it enters Calhoun County. In town, it intersects US 176 (Old State Road). The highway resumes a rural routing, including an intersection with SC 6, until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SC 267, near Lone Star.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Orangeburg	Orangeburg	0.000	0.000	US 301 / US 601 / SC 4 (John C. Calhoun Drive) – Bamberg	Southern terminus
		0.590	0.950	US 178 Bus. (Broughton Street) – Bowman
		1.290	2.076	US 21 Bus. (Magnolia Street) / US 601 – St. Matthews, Bowman
		2.240	3.605	US 21 / US 178 (Chestnut Street/Whittaker Parkway) – North
		5.530– 5.540	8.900– 8.916	I-26 – Charleston, Columbia	I-26 exit 149
Calhoun	Cameron	10.940	17.606	US 176 (Old State Road) – St. Matthews, Holly Hill
		15.580	25.074	SC 6 (Old Number Six Highway) – St. Matthews, Elloree
		19.360	31.157	SC 267 (Pearman Dairy Road) – Elloree, Fort Motte	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

South Carolina Highway 69

South Carolina Highway 69

Location	Orangeburg–Cameron, South Carolina
Existed	c.1935–1938

South Carolina Highway 69 (SC 69) was a state highway that was established in either 1934 or 1935 on a path from what then was SC 4 in Orangeburg to a point to the east-northeast for about 5 miles (8.0 km). In July 1936, it was extended to SC 31 (now US 176) in Cameron. In 1938, it was decommissioned and redesignated as part of SC 33.

References

^ ^a ^b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 18, 2020.