Interstate 95 North - Yemassee to Walterboro

Advancing north from the Jasper County line, I-95 reaches the town of Yemassee in six miles. Florence follows another 125 miles to the northeast.

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S.C. 68 stems 1.6 miles northwest from U.S. 17 Alternate / U.S. 21 a folded diamond interchange (Exit 38) with Interstate 95 in Yemassee.

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Exit 38 leaves I-95 north for S.C. 68 (Yemassee Highway).

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S.C. 68 travels 15.33 miles overall between U.S. 278 at Almeda and Yemassee.

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U.S. 278 meets U.S. 601 at the Hampton County seat of Hampton four miles west of the S.C. 68 west end. U.S. 17 Alternate / U.S. 21 overlap seven miles from Pocotaligo to a point four miles northeast of Yemassee.

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Interstate 95 north vacates the Yemassee town limits beyond the Salkehatchie Road overpass.

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Originating at Hunting Island State Park east of Beaufort, U.S. 21 converges with I-95 in three miles. Florence is 126 miles to the northeast.

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The 6.61 mile long stretch through Hampton County concludes as Interstate 95 north spans the Combahee River into Colleton County.

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U.S. 21 parts ways with U.S. 17 ALT and travels 2.70 miles northwest to I-95 at Exit 42. U.S. 21 continues 52 miles to Orangeburg, the largest city along Interstate 26 between Columbia and the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 42) with U.S. 21 (Low Country Highway) on I-95 north. U.S. 21 travels 19 miles north to Ruffin and six miles south to Yemassee. U.S. 17 ALT travels 15.1 miles between U.S. 21 and S.C. 63 through Hendersonville to the east.

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I-95 traverses a widespread area of timberland northeast 16 miles to Walterboro and 121 miles to Florence. This shield was removed by 2021.

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I-95 traverses a widespread area of timberland northeast 16 miles to Walterboro and 121 miles to Florence.

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The second northbound rest area within the Palmetto State lies opposite the final southbound facility west of Hendersonville.

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The Colleton County rest area on I-95 north lies at mile marker 47, just south of the Black Creek Road (Road 28) over crossing.

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S.C. 63 (Sniders Highway) represents the first of two interchanges for the Colleton County seat of Walterboro. Walterboro lies at the cross roads of U.S. 17 ALT, S.C. 63, S.C. 64 and the south end of U.S. 15.

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Northbound at the diamond interchange (Exit 53) with S.C. 63 (Sniders Highway). The two Walterboro exits provide a large array of services for long distance travelers.

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S.C. 63 (Sniders Highway) links Walterboro with Islandton and Hampton to the west.

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S.C. 63 (Sniders Highway) combines with U.S. 17 ALT (Hendersonville Highway) 1.54 miles to the east. The two routes head to Downtown Walterboro, where U.S. 15 begins. U.S. 17 ALT continues east from the city to Round O, Cottageville and the outer Charleston suburbs at Summerville.

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Interstate 95 stays generally west of Walterboro, crossing Great Swamp over the next two miles.

11/19/21

The second Walterboro exit lies three miles ahead with S.C. 64. 107 miles further is The Magic City of Florence.

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S.C. 64 travels north through Walterboro to meet I-95 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 57). S.C. 64 shares a brief overlap with U.S. 15 through Downtown. Southeast from there, S.C. 64 travels 15 miles to U.S. 17 at Jacksonboro.

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The S.C. 64 connection with U.S. 17 provides a route to the Edisto Island community of Edisto Beach. S.C. 174 stems south from U.S. 17 at Osborn to the coastal community. Other local attractions such as the South Carolina Artisans Center and the Tuskegee Airman Monument lie within Walterboro via S.C. 64 and 63.

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I-95 passes over a CSX Railroad ahead of Exit 57 for S.C. 64 (Bells Highway). S.C. 64 heads west from Walterboro 12 miles to U.S. 21, and 22 miles to Lodge in northwest Colleton County. The state highway concludes 56 miles away at the U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site, west of Barnwell and Snelling.

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Leaving Walterboro, Interstate 95 turns more northerly through timberland west of parallel U.S. 15.

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The first reference of Interstate 26 on I-95 appears 27 miles to the south of their rural exchange. Florence lies 79 miles further north.

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McLeod Road (Road 34) meets Interstate 95 at a diamond interchange (Exit 62) in one mile. There is not much near this rural exit.

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Exit 62 seprates from I-95 north to McLeod Road (Road 34). Road 34 heads east from Mt. Carmel Road to U.S. 15, south of Canadys.

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The majority of Interstate 95 north between Exits 62 and 68 includes a wide forested median.

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S.C. 61 (Augusta Highway) parallels the Edisto River northwest from Canadys to Springtown. The state highway and I-95 come together in five miles.

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The diamond interchange (Exit 68) between I-95 and S.C. 68 (Augusta Highway) lies three miles west of Canadys. Colleton State Park lies nearby.

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S.C. 61 travels 25 miles east to U.S. 17A on the outskirts of Summerville and 49 miles to Charleston. Westward, S.C. 61 splits with S.C. 217, which heads to Smoaks, in six miles, and ends in 20 miles at U.S. 78 east of Bamberg and west of Branchville.

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The Edisto River separates Colleton and Dorchester Counties across Interstate 95. The river flows over 250 miles southeast from the Sandhills region west of Columbia to the Atlantic Ocean at Edisto Beach.

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