I was just doing some work on fixing up all of my South Carolina files for the CHM project (http://cmap.m-plex.com/index.php), and I've noticed via StreetView that I-585 has been extended North of Business I-85 now. The question is, how far North and does it get all the way to I-85 again?
Well, I was able to download the most current GIS data I could find from SCDOT and it still shows I-585's Northern end @ Business I-85. So that's a dead end on that front.
From what I can tell in StreetView, it "seems" that it gets up to the last remaining at-grade intersection between I-85 and Business I-85 along US-176 here (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.997399,-81.988588&spn=0.001617,0.003484&z=19). Here's the ONLY mainline I-585 (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.996245,-81.977148&spn=0.006469,0.013937&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.996305,-81.977311&panoid=p3y3V1aC6uauBPkk1j5DnQ&cbp=12,7.29,,0,-2.21) shield that I can find along US-176 in that area. But, all of the interchange ramps mention I-585 with US-176. (1 (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.993142,-81.970121&spn=0.006469,0.013937&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.993649,-81.969255&panoid=jtiLKxYs_woZGn0zpxt6sA&cbp=12,264.04,,1,-2.83), 2 (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.992325,-81.971301&spn=0.006469,0.013937&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.992368,-81.971219&panoid=5wvJ9H_FimAISRoOaoysYw&cbp=12,69.01,,0,4.72), & 3 (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.99541,-81.978371&spn=0.006469,0.013937&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.995329,-81.978411&panoid=Qyov21Ige5UN8CzObgEPKA&cbp=12,68.96,,1,0.08))
So, has anybody recently been along I-85 or US-176? Any info on how far I-585 has been extended would be greatly appreciated because the views in StreetView on I-85 still show the BGS's saying "US-176 TO I-585".
I think it ends just short of the Spartanburg Bypass.
I'm headed to Clemson tomorrow, I'll let you know.
Thanks. Really appreciate it. :thumbsup:
Okay, I drove I-585 today en route back from Greenville, where I stayed last night.
The I-585 freeway seems to end right at I-85 Bypass. There is no END shield for it (there isn't at the southern terminus either), but the last reassurance marker is just before the junction with I-85.
Interesting to see a Minnesota style gore sign on I-585S at US 221.
Did the BGS's on I-85 still say "US-176 TO I-585" on them still?
I think so. I wasn't paying attention when I drove down to Greenville Friday night, and I used the Business Loop on the way back to NC Sunday. The highway is freeway-grade all the way from US 221/SC 9 to I-85 proper, for what it's worth.
The odd part is that the junction with Business I-85 is unnumbered on the actual BGS' at the junction, but the signage has large initial caps, unusual for SC.
Thanks.
BTW, did you happen to notice where the first SB I-585 shield is located possibly? From my looking in StreetView, I didn't find the first SB shield till after BL I-85. This was on the mainline of I-585/US-176 of course. Not counting the ramps onto I-585.
Just drove on I-585 yesterday, and took a few shots. Normally, I'd rue any interstate with 40 MPH signs, but this one had plenty of relics worth a second look.
This beauty was on Pine Street, just before it becomes a limited-access interstate:
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This was actually the second re-assurance marker, going north:
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Ramp after another ramp, sandwiched by a traffic light. Unusual design, but a compact way to deal with traffic:
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Wow...I have my doubts this sign will ever be replaced by the DOT, but pure button copy goodness:
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