S.C. 9 travels 260 miles northwest from S.C. 65 (Ocean Boulevard) at Cherry Grove Beach to Spartanburg and the Tar Heel State as NC 9 to Boiling Springs. S.C. 9 stretches 42.01 miles across Horry County from the Atlantic Ocean along Long Bay to Nichols in adjacent Marion County. This includes an expressway bypass of Loris.
S.C. 9 overlaps with U.S. 76 west across the Lumber River into the town of Nichols. The two separate with U.S. 76 continuing west to Mullins and S.C. 9 turning north to Lake View in Dillon County. S.C. 9 runs along Bear Swamp northwest from S.C. 41 toward Dillon, where it combines with U.S. 301 and S.C. 57 on Second Avenue.
Branching northwest from U.S. 301, S.C. 9/57 meet Interstate 95 at Exit 193 and part ways in the unincorporated community of Little Rock. S.C. 9 advances to Clio and Bennettsville in Marlboro County. The state highway combines with U.S. 1 west from Wallace into the Chesterfield County town of Cheraw.
Within Cheraw, U.S. 1/S.C. 9 navigate along Powe Street to 2nd Street, where U.S. 52 joins the two south to Market Street in Downtown. S.C. 9 follows Chesterfield Highway west along a commercial strip out of Cheraw en route to the county seat of Chesterfield.
Staying close to the North Carolina border, S.C. 9 runs west to Ruby, Mt. Croghan and Pageland. U.S. 601/S.C. 9 overlap 3.49 miles west from McGregor Street in Downtown Pageland. Beyond U.S. 601, S.C. 9 spans the Lynches River into Lancaster County en route to Lancaster.
S.C. 9 joins U.S. 521 along an arterial bypass of Lancaster while S.C. 9 Business stays to the south along a 5.34 mile long course across the city. Maintaining four lanes, S.C. 9 advances west over the Catawba River into Chester County ahead of Fort Lawn. The state highway crosses I-77 north of Richburg en route to Chester.
S.C. 9 bypasses Chester to the south alongside S.C. 72 and U.S. 321 while a 2.85 mile long business route leads west into the city center. S.C. 9 runs across Union County from the town of Lockhart to Jonesville and the Spartanburg County ahead of Pacolet.
Combining with U.S. 176 (S Pine Street), S.C. 9 proceeds northwest into the city of Spartanburg. U.S. 176/S.C. 9 become a part of Interstate 585 from the exchange with U.S. 221 (Whitney Road) to their separation at Boiling Springs Road. S.C. 9 continues north to Boiling Springs and Green River, North Carolina. The multi state route extends 46.49 miles north to Lake Lure, Bat Cave and Black Mountain.
| S.C. Highway 9 branches northwest from a three-wye interchange with U.S. 17 at Little River. The city of Lorris is 19 miles to the northwest at U.S. 701. 01/19/19 |
| A heavily developed stretch leads S.C. 9 northwest 1.54 miles from U.S. 17 to the trumpet interchange with S.C. 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) south. 01/19/19 |
| Carolina Bays Parkway constitutes a freeway bypass of Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand southward to S.C. 707 near Socastee. 01/19/19 |
| Constructed as part of the I-73/74 corridor, S.C. 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) stretches 28.12 miles southwest from S.C. 9. 01/19/19 |
| S.C. 9/18 combine for 1.11 miles northwest into the town of Jonesville along Main Street. S.C. 18 separates with Main Street for Pacolet Street north en route to Gaffney. 08/20/16 |
| Forest Street is part of Road 12 west to West Springs Highway. Road 12 connects with U.S. 176 (Furman L. Fendley Highway) in 1.07 miles. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 9 (Pine Street) north at S.C. 150 (Glenn Springs Road) in the town of Pacolet. S.C. 150 is part of a multi state highway north to Gaffney and Boiling Springs, North Carolina and south to Glenn Springs. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 9 (Boiling Springs Road) converges with I-585/U.S. 176 (N Pine Street) at U.S. 176 Connector (N Church Street) just outside the Spartanburg city limits. 05/25/21 |
| S.C. 9 combines with I-585/U.S. 176 (N Pine Street) southeast toward Downtown Spartanburg. 05/25/21 |
| Unsigned U.S. 176 Connector extends 0.36 miles south from S.C. 9 along Church Street to U.S. 221 (Whitney Road). 05/25/21 |
| Hillbrook Circle (Road 482) intersects S.C. 9 (S Pine Street) north from the Pacolet Police/Fire Department across from Church Street to W Main Street (Road 227). 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 9 (S Pine Street) continues from Church Street in Pacolet to S.C. 150 (Glenn Springs Road). 08/20/16 |
| A distance sign for S.C. 150, which links Pacolet with north with Gaffney and south to Glenn Springs, was removed by 2008. 09/04/04 |
| S.C. 150 measures 33.58 miles in length northward from S.C. 56 to the North Carolina state line. NC 150 continues the multi state route to Boiling Springs and Shelby. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 9 (Spartanburg Highway) enters the town of Jonesville 4.61 miles southeast into Union County. 08/20/16 |
| Main Street leads S.C. 9 south into central Jonesville. Forthcoming Church Street (Road 38) provides a cutoff 0.31 miles west to Road 12 (Forest Street) and U.S. 176 (Furman L. Fendley Highway). 09/04/04 |
| Church Street east 0.09 miles from S.C. 9 (Main Street) to S.C. 18 (Pacolet Street) is unsigned S.C. 9 Connector. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 18 (Pacolet Street) converges with S.C. 9 (Main Street) south from Gaffney at Haile Street in Jonesville. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 18 west combines with S.C. 9 south for 1.11 miles out of Jonesville. 08/20/16 |
| Confirming markers posted for S.C. 9/18 along S Main Street ahead of Alman Street. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 9 separates with S.C. 18 (S Jonesville Highway) west for Jonesville Lockhart Highway east toward the town of Lockhart. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 18 continues along old U.S. 176 south nine miles to Union. S.C. 9 reaches the Chester County seat of Chester in 30 miles. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 18 concludes 9.50 miles to the south at U.S. 176. U.S. 176 advances from there to Newberry. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 9 proceeds east parallel to a Norfolk Southern Railroad line to Lockhart Junction. 08/20/16 |
| Lockhart lies in eastern Union County along the Broad River in 14 miles along S.C. 9. 08/20/16 |
| S.C. 177 branches 7.82 miles northeast from S.C. 9 at Wallace to Fulton and Richmond County, North Carolina. 11/25/16 |
| S.C. 177 is part of a 23.8 mile long multi state highway with NC 177 north to Hamlet and U.S. 1 at Marston. 11/25/16 |
| Confirming marker posted east of the trumpet interchange with S.C. 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway). The speed limit on this stretch was lowered from 50 to 45 mph. 11/11/06 |
| Sea Mountain Highway (Road 20) splits from S.C. 9 south at Little River to Nixons Crossroads. The former alignment of S.C. 9 extends 2.27 miles southeast to a parclo interchange with U.S. 17/S.C. 9 in North Myrtle Beach. 11/11/06 |
| The speed limit along S.C. 9 decreases to 40 MPH beyond Sea Mountain Highway as the arterial advances toward U.S. 17. 11/11/06 |
| A two-wye interchange joins S.C. 9 south with U.S. 17 at Little River. There is no ramp to U.S. 17 northbound at the exchange. 11/11/06 |
| S.C. 90 ties into U.S. 17 north from a grade separated intersection with S.C. 9 south where it combines with U.S. 17. 11/11/06 |
| S.C. 90 is a 23.11 mile long highway traveling west from U.S. 17 at Little River to U.S. 501 Business in Conway. 11/11/06 |
| S.C. 90 connects S.C. 9 south with U.S. 17 north in 0.94 miles. 11/11/06 |
Connect with:
Interstate 77
Interstate 85
Interstate 95
Business Loop I-85
U.S. 1
U.S. 17
U.S. 176
Route 9
Highway 18
Page Updated 09-17-2021.