# South Carolina Highway 23

South Carolina Highway 23 (SC 23) is a 47.060-mile (75.736 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves to connect Edgefield and Batesburg-Leesville with Columbia via U.S. Route 1 (US 1).

## Route description

SC 23 is a two-lane rural highway that travels from Modoc, within the Sumter National Forest and near Lake Strom Thurmond, to Batesburg-Leesville. The highway travels through mostly either forest or farmland, while connecting with the city and towns of Edgefield, Johnston, Ward, Ridge Spring and Monetta. Between Monetta and Batesburg-Leesville, SC 23 parallels to the north of US 1.

## History

The first SC 23 was an original state highway that traveled from SC 3 in Pee Dee, through Latta and Dillon, becoming NC 22 at the North Carolina state line near Rowland. In 1927, US 217 was assigned on the entire route; after a year, SC 23 was decommissioned.
The second, and current, SC 23 was established around 1929, traveling from SC 39 in Monetta to US 1 in Leesville. In 1936, SC 23 was extended west to its current western terminus in Modoc, replacing part of SC 39.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| McCormick | Modoc | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 221 / SC 28 – McCormick, Clarks Hill, Augusta | Western terminus |
| Edgefield | West Store Crossroads | 9.620 | 15.482 | SC 230 south (Martintown Road) – North Augusta | Northern terminus of SC 230 |
| Edgefield | Edgefield | 17.190 | 27.665 | US 25 Truck / SC 23 Truck (Bauskett Street / US 25) – Augusta | Southern terminus of SC 23 Truck; US 25 Truck is actually the US 25 mainline. |
| Edgefield | Edgefield | 18.090 | 29.113 | US 25 north (Buncombe Street / US 25 Bus. north) – Greenwood | Western end of US 25/US 25 Bus. concurrency; US 25 is actually US 25 Bus. |
| Edgefield | Edgefield | 18.540 | 29.837 | US 25 south (Augusta Road / US 25 Bus. south) – Aiken, Augusta | Eastern end of US 25/US 25 Bus. concurrency; US 25 is actually US 25 Bus. |
| Edgefield | ​ | 20.470 | 32.943 | SC 23 Truck south / SC 430 north (Crest Road) – Greenwood | Northern terminus of SC 23; southern terminus of SC 430 |
| Edgefield | Johnston | 26.370 | 42.438 | SC 121 (Lee Street) – Aiken, Augusta, Saluda | |
| Saluda | Ward | 30.810 | 49.584 | SC 193 north (Ward Avenue) – Saluda | Southern terminus of SC 193 |
| Saluda | Ridge Spring | 34.240 | 55.104 | SC 39 north (Ridge Spring Highway) – Saluda | Western end of SC 39 concurrency |
| Saluda | Ridge Spring | 35.090 | 56.472 | SC 392 south (Green Street) – Aiken | Northern terminus of SC 392 |
| Saluda | Monetta | 38.030 | 61.203 | SC 39 south (Main Street) – Monetta | Eastern end of SC 39 concurrency |
| Lexington | Batesburg-Leesville | 43.570 | 70.119 | US 178 west (Saluda Avenue) – Saluda | Western end of US 178 concurrency |
| Lexington | Batesburg-Leesville | 43.680 | 70.296 | US 178 east / SC 391 (Pine Street / Line Street) – Orangeburg, Newberry | Eastern end of US 178 concurrency |
| Lexington | Batesburg-Leesville | 45.720 | 73.579 | SC 245 (Lee Street) – Orangeburg, Newberry | |
| Lexington | Batesburg-Leesville | 47.050 | 75.720 | US 1 (Augusta Road) – Aiken, Lexington, Columbia | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||

## Edgefield truck route

South Carolina Highway 25 Truck (SC 25 Truck) is a truck route that is partially within the western and northeastern parts of Edgefield. It has concurrencies with U.S. Route 25 Truck (US 25 Truck; actually the US 25 mainline signed as a truck route), US 25 Bus., SC 430 Conn., and SC 430. Unlike some truck routes, it is well marked along its path.
The truck route begins at an intersection with the SC 23 mainline. Here, the truck route travels to the north-northwest, concurrent with US 25 Truck (US 25). They curve to the north-northeast and cross over Beaverdam Creek. They curve back to the north-northwest and leave the city limits of Edgefield. They curve back to the north-northeast. At an intersection with US 25 and US 25 Bus., SC 23 Truck turns right onto the business route. The two highways travel to the southeast. At an intersection with Crest Road, SC 23 Truck splits off to the southeast, concurrent with the unsigned SC 430 Conn., while US 25 Bus. bends to the south-southeast. Then, they re-enter Edgefield. One block later, the two highways intersect Meeting Street, the northbound lanes of which is SC 430 north; the southbound lanes lead to US 25 Bus. south. At this intersection, SC 430 Conn. ends, and SC 23 Truck begins a concurrency with SC 430. The two highways take Crest Road to the southeast. They curve to the east-southeast and leave Edgefield again. They curve to the southeast and reach their terminus, an intersection with SC 23.
The entire route is in Edgefield County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Edgefield | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 25 Truck south (US 25 south) / SC 23 – Augusta, Clarks Hill, Piedmont Technical College Edgefield County Center | Southern end of US 25 Truck (US 25) concurrency; southern terminus; US 25 Truck south (US 25 south) leads to Edgefield County Hospital. |
| ​ | 1.990 | 3.203 | US 25 north / US 25 Bus. begins – Greenwood | Northern end of US 25 Truck (US 25) concurrency; southern end of US 25 Bus. concurrency; northern terminus of US 25 Truck |
| ​ | 2.630 | 4.233 | US 25 Bus. south / Crest Road begins / SC 430 Conn. begins – Edgefield | Northern end of US 25 Bus. concurrency; southern end of SC 430 Conn. concurrency; northern terminus of SC 430 Conn. |
| Edgefield | 2.810 | 4.522 | Meeting Street (SC 430 north) to US 25 Bus. south – Saluda, Edgefield | Northern end of SC 430 Conn. concurrency; southern end of SC 430 concurrency |
| ​ | 4.950 | 7.966 | SC 23 – Edgefield, Johnston, Columbia | Northern end of SC 430 concurrency; northern terminus of SC 23 Truck; southern terminus of SC 430 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus |||||