page_title: U.S. Route 29 in South Carolina
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Route 29 in South Carolina / History
caption_attribution_description: English: First sign of southbound U.S. Route 29 in Blacksburg, South Carolina.
context_page_description: U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 109.1 miles from the Savannah River to Blacksburg, entirely in Upstate South Carolina.
context_section_description: Established in 1927 as an original U.S. Route, it generally traversed the same today as it then when created; from Georgia to North Carolina, via Anderson, Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg, Gaffney, and Blacksburg.  The entire route was in concurrency with SC 8.
  In 1928, SC 8 was rerouted completely off US 29.  In 1935, US 29 was rerouted onto new alignment between Anderson and Greenville.  The old routing using Greenville Road onto Old Anderson Road, then east on Pendleton Road and finally Main Street was renumbered as SC 81.  The new routing turns at Williamson Road, to Williamston, Pelzer, and Piedmont, before entering Greenville on Grove Road, Allen Street, Pendleton Street, and finally Main Street.  The new alignment replaced SC 248 and part of SC 20.
  In 1938, US 29 was rerouted from Greenville northward.  From using Main Street, to Buncombe Road, to Rutherford Avenue, and to Camp Road into Greer.  The new routing follows Main Street to Stone Avenue and finally to Wade Hampton Boulevard.
  Between 1943-1946, US 29 was moved onto new road bypassing Greer and Duncan.  In 1947, US 29 was given a southeastern bypass of Anderson, creating a business loop through downtown.  In 1948, US 29 was rerouted onto Grove Road and Augusta Road, leaving Allen Street and Green Street, in Greenville.
  By 1955, US 29 was rerouted onto a new Super two highway north of Spartanburg, Cowpens, Gaffney, and Blacksburg; the old route became US 29 Alternate. In 1957 or 1958, US 29 was rerouted onto a new Super two highway, bypassing Williamston, Pelzer, and Piedmont; the old alignment later became connector route for US 29/SC 20.  It then went onto new road connecting with US 25 and SC 291.  In concurrency with SC 291, it reaches Wade Hampton Boulevard; leaving behind a business loop through downtown Greenville.  In 1959, Interstate 85 was assigned from Spartanburg to North Carolina, in concurrency with US 29, once the highway was expanded into four-lanes.
  In 1962, US 29 was removed from Interstate 85 from Spartanburg to North Carolina and was moved back on its original routing, replacing US 29 Alternate.  In the Greenville area, US 29 was rerouted back through Greenville along Interstate 185, which connected directly via Church Street, to Wade Hampton Boulevard.  US 29 Business in Greenville was decommissioned as a result.  The old alignment to SC 291 became part of Interstate 85.  Finally, at the South Carolina-Georgia state line, US 29 was rerouted south from SC 412 to avoid the new Lake Hartwell.  Most of old US 29 is underwater, with parts of it above surface used for marina purposes.
  In 1974, US 29 was rerouted onto Saint Johns Avenue from Main Street, in Spartanburg.
caption: First sign of US 29, after the NC state line, near Blacksburg
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