Interstate 385 South - Fountain Inn to Clinton

Interstate 385 reduces from six to four overall lanes midway between Exit 26 and 24. The freeway enters Fountain Inn ahead of Fairview Street (Road 543).
01/13/16

Exit 24 loops away from I-385 south onto Fairview Street east to Downtown Fountain Inn. Fairview Street Extension provides a cut off to S.C. 418 west to Ware Place.
04/15/12

A barrier median was added to Interstate 385 during a 2011-12 resurfacing project. I-385 advances south a half mile to a diamond interchange (Exit 23) with S.C. 418.
01/16/16

Exit 23 departs I-385 south for S.C. 418 (McCarter Road). A 24.74 mile long route, S.C. 418 travels from Ware Place east to S.C. 101/146 outside Woodruff. S.C. 418 runs northeast from Fountain Inn to outlying suburban areas.
01/13/16

S.C. 14 (S Main Street) parallels a Carolina Piedmont Railroad line south from Downtown Fountain Inn to combine with I-385 at a split diamond interchange (Exit 22). Exit 22 connects I-385 south with Old Laurens Road west of the railroad line.
04/15/12

The final 22.62 miles of Interstate 385 traverse pine forest and agricultural lands through Laurens County. This stretch of freeway is designated the Veterans Memorial Highway.
04/15/12

Interstate 385 straddles the Fountain Inn city line to Exit 22.
04/15/12

Old Laurens Road follows the west side of the Carolina Piedmont Railroad to N Main Street in the town of Gray Court.
04/15/12

Gray Court lies five miles to the south via S.C. 14 east. Columbia is 81 miles from Fountain Inn.
05/29/05

S.C. 14 east accompanies Interstate 385 south 2.24 miles to Exit 19, where the route curves southward through Owings to E Main Street in Gray Court.
09/03/11

Following the old alignment of U.S. 276, S.C. 14 branches westward from I-385 corridor to Gray Court and the county seat. S.C. 14 travels 59.24 miles overall between I-26 near Landrum and U.S. 76 Business in Laurens.
04/15/12

Interstate 385 turns eastward to bypass Gray Court 78 miles ahead of Columbia.
04/15/12

S.C. 101 branches 1.38 miles north from S.C. 92 and Gray Court to a modified diamond interchange (Exit 16) with Interstate 385. S.C. 92 passes over I-385 to Lanford and Enoree without direct access.
04/15/12

Measuring 56.52 miles in length, S.C. 101 links Gray Court with Hickory Tavern at U.S. 76 to the southwest and the city of Woodruff and U.S. 221 to the north. The state highway concludes at S.C. 11 near Gowensville.
04/15/12

SCDOT recorded 25,900 vehicles per day south from Exit 16 to Exit 10 in 2020.
04/15/12

Clinton, a city of less than 8,500 lies 19 miles ahead via I-385 south, I-26 east and S.C. 56 west.
04/15/12

Roadways along Interstate 385 switch from asphalt to concrete just south of S.C. 92. The southernmost 15 miles of freeway was rebuilt between January 4, 2010 and July 2010.
09/03/11

Interstate 385 south undulates over hills ahead of Warrior Creek and the Lincoln Road overpass.
09/03/11

Metric Road (Road 23) leads 3.47 miles east from S.C. 14 at Barksdale to cross paths with I-385 at a parclo B2 interchange (Exit 10) in one mile.
04/15/12

Road 23 ties into Road 40, 0.25 miles east from Exit 23. Metric Road continues along Road 40, 1.15 miles southeast to U.S. 221, south of Ora and north of Exit 9.
04/15/12

Hunter Park Industrial Road lines the southbound side of Interstate 385 from Metric Road to U.S. 221.
09/03/11

U.S. 221 follows a CSX Railroad line southward from Woodruff and Enoree to Exit 9 and the city of Laurens. U.S. 221 travels 734 miles overall between Perry, Florida and Lynchburg, Virginia.
04/15/12

U.S. 221 meets I-385 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 9) on the northern outskirts of Laurens. The exchange was modernized to accommodate truck traffic from the adjacent Wal-mart and Michelin Distribution Centers.
04/15/12

U.S. 221 winds southward onto Lucas Avenue through Wattsville and Harper Street through Downtown Laurens. Beyond Laurens, U.S. 221 continues to Greenwood, Georgia.
05/29/05

Over the next four miles, Interstate 385 lines a ridge above Duncan Creek that varies between 650 and 680 feet in elevation.
04/15/12

A rest area lies one mile ahead in the median of Interstate 385. The facility serves both roadways.
04/15/12

Clinton is nine miles to the south. Columbia is an hour further southeast.
04/15/12

Fleming Mill Road (Road 31) crosses over I-385 south ahead of the rest area off-ramp.
04/15/12

19,000 vpd were recorded along this rural stretch of Interstate 385 in 2012 and 21,700 vpd in 2020. The low traffic counts offset issues with the left side ramps to the rest area.
04/15/12

The roadways of Interstate 385 reconvene at a diamond interchange (Exit 5) with S.C. 49.
04/15/12

S.C. 49 branches east from U.S. 221 at Wattsville to Exit 5. The 79.49 mile long highway continues north to Tylersville, Cross Anchor, Union and ultimately York.
04/15/12

Posted south of the parclo interchange (Exit 2) with S.C. 308, this lone sign references the transition of I-385 south onto I-26 east. 56 miles separate this point from the Carolina Crossroads Interchange where I-20/26 converge at Columbia.
10/15/01