Interstate 95 South - Ridgeland to Hardeeville

Beyond the 6.28 mile long overlap with U.S. 17, U.S. 21 (Trask Parkway) turns south from Gardens Corner to Port Royal and Malecon Drive to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island.

07/29/24

U.S. 17 constitutes a four lane highway east to Gardens Corner and southern Colleton County. U.S. 17 is the main route through the coastal Lowcountry, traveling to Charleston, Georgetown and ultimately Myrtle Beach.

07/29/24

U.S. 17 overlaps with Interstate 95 south for 9.96 miles to Ridgeland. Old U.S. 17 parallels along W Frontage Road through Coosawhatchie.

07/29/24

I-95/U.S. 17 combine southwest between Point South and the Tulifiny River.

05/26/19

Located 11 miles ahead, Ridgeland is the seat of Jasper County seat of Ridgeland. I-95 maintains just four lanes to the Savannah River crossing into the Peach State.

09/25/22

I-95/U.S. 17 span the Tulfiny River south of the CSX Railroad siding of Gilmania. Point South Drive runs along east side of I-95 here.

09/25/22

S.C. 462 (Coosaw Scenic Drive) meets I-95/U.S. 17 at Coosawhatchie. S.C. 462 follows a four lane highway west into the community, including an 0.59 mile section of old U.S. 17. S.C. 462 travels west from Coosawhatchie 15.7 miles to U.S. 601 at Pineland and 18.2 miles to U.S. 321 in Robertville.

07/29/24

A bridge built in 1974 spans the Coosawhatchie River just ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 28) with S.C. 462 (Coosaw Scenic Drive).

09/25/22

S.C. 462 turns south from Exit 28 along a rural course to Old House and S.C. 170 on the Beaufort County line. S.C. 170 south and U.S. 278 east provide the shortest route to Hilton Head Island from I-95 to the north.

07/29/24

The former alignment of U.S. 17 (W Frontage Road) appears along the west side I-95/U.S. 17 beyond Coosawhatchie.

09/25/22

I-95/U.S. 17 bee line south seven miles to the town of Ridgeland. Savannah is 39 miles away.

09/25/22

U.S. 17 rejoins its original four lane alignment through Ridgeland from a trumpet interchange (Exit 22) with Jacob Smart Boulevard in one mile

07/29/24

Passing through the Ridgeland business district, U.S. 17 (Jacob Smart Boulevard) combines with U.S. 278 for a 12.80 mile long overlap alongside I-95 to Exit 8.

07/29/24

Shifting east through Ridgeland, I-95 next meets S.C. 336 (Main Street) at a diamond interchange (Exit 21) in one mile.

07/29/24

Interstate 95 travels solo from Ridgeland southward to State Street in Jacksonville, Florida where U.S. 17 rejoins the freeway.

07/29/24

Measuring 13.59 miles in length, S.C. 336 runs east from Ridgeland to S.C. 462 and west from to U.S. 321 at Tillman.

07/29/24

09/25/22

S.C. 336 eastward from U.S. 17/278 comprises part of the original alignment for U.S. 278, and later U.S. 278 Alternate.

09/25/22

Confirming marker for I-95 south posted at the Smiths Crossing (Road 29) overpass in south Ridgeland.

05/26/19

15 miles separates Interstate 95 from Hardeeville before the freeway crosses the Savannah River into the Peach State.

08/28/21

A trumpet interchange (Exit 18) follows with Bees Creek Road (Road 13) at the settlement of Switzerland.

08/28/21

The Juanita M. White Crosswalk spans Interstate 95 south of the Ridgeland town limits at Carolina Wren Drive.

08/28/21

Exit 18 links Interstate 95 with adjacent U.S. 17/278 (Jacob Smart Boulevard) north to Mitchellville and Bees Creek Road (Road 13) north to Grahamville.

08/28/21

Truck parking lies one mile south of the Road 13 overpass. There are no facilities at the area.

09/25/22

Long straight aways take Interstate 95 south 9.57 miles across Great, Bahama and Bob Dam Swamps to Exit 8 in north Hardeeville.

08/28/21

The shuttered rest areas at milepost 17 were converted to truck parking areas in 2008.

09/25/22

47,400 vehicles per day were recorded by SCDOT in 2015 along Interstate 95 south from Switzerland to U.S. 278.

07/29/24

The Hardeeville city center lies 11 miles ahead. Savannah is another 15 miles via U.S. 17 south from Exit 5.

07/29/24

Completed in October 2018, a project removed trees from the median of Interstate 95 south from mile marker 23.19 to the state line through southern Jasper County.¹

09/25/22

The Hardeeville the city limits extend northward to Bagshaw Swamp and milepost 13 to encompass newer suburban areas along U.S. 278.

07/29/24

U.S. 278 (Independence Boulevard) partitions with U.S. 17 (Whyte Hardee Boulevard) just west of the forthcoming diamond interchange (Exit 8) with Interstate 95.

08/28/21

U.S. 278 expands into a four lane divided highway east to the master planned community of Sun City and the town of Bluffton in Beaufort County.

08/28/21

U.S. 278 extends 26.50 miles to the east in the resort area of Hilton Head Island. U.S. 278 travels 1,074 miles overall west to Atlanta and Wickes, Arkansas.

08/28/21

U.S. 278 heads east to Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge and across the Intracoastal Waterway to Cross Island Parkway. The controlled access road leads the route southwest to a roundabout with U.S. 278 Business, Greenwood Drive and Pope Avenue.

09/25/22

Interstate 95 diverges from adjacent U.S. 17 to bypass the city center of Hardeeville to the east.

08/28/21

U.S. 17 turns south from Hardeeville and travels another 15 miles to Savannah.

08/28/21

U.S. 321 ends just north of Interstate 95 (Exit 5) along a commercialized stretch of U.S. 17 (Whyte Hardee Boulevard). U.S. 321 follows a fairly linear route south from Columbia to Hardeeville via Denmark and Fairfax.

08/28/21

Entering the parclo B2 interchange (Exit 5) with U.S. 17 (Speedway Boulevard) on I-95 south. U.S. 17 follows a rural route south to Limehouse and the Eugene Talmadge Bridge spanning the Savannah River.

09/25/22

Prior to 1994, U.S. 17 south looped west through Savannah National Wildlife Refuge to the Houlihan Bridge, Port Wentworth and Garden City along S.C. 170 and Georgia State Route 25.

08/28/21

U.S. 321 runs 218 miles north from Hardeeville into North Carolina beyond Clover and 517 miles overall to I-40 near Lenoir City, Tennessee.

08/28/21

01/05/19

A former weigh station lines the north side of I-95 ahead of an S-curve west across a CSX Railroad line.

09/25/22

Purrysburg Road (Road 34) passes over Interstate 95 south at the final reassurance marker in South Carolina.

12/30/20

Brunswick, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida debut on southbound distance signs for Interstate 95 ahead of the Savannah River. I-95 passes west of Savannah, but through outer reaches of the city limits.

07/29/24

Interstate 95 continues through Savannah National Wildlife Refuge on the 8.4 exit less stretch to Port Wentworth, Georgia.

07/29/24

A landscaped gateway precedes the Savannah River bridge and state line along Interstate 95 southbound.

09/25/22

I-95 spans the Savannah River with just four lanes on a bridge completed in 1976.

09/25/22