Highway 35

South Carolina Highway 35 is a multi lane boulevard connecting Interstate 77 in south Cayce with U.S. 378 (Sunset Boulevard) in West Columbia. Following 12th Street Extension and 12th Street, S.C. 35 runs 5.63 miles north to U.S. 378 across from Seminole Drive.

Work on the 12th Street Extension, a 4.1 mile stretch of S.C. 35 between the Cayce and West Columbia business district and Interstate 77 (Southeastern Beltway) commenced in June 1994. Coinciding with the building of S.C. 35 was Saxe Gotha Road, a frontage road linking the state highway with Dixiana Road and a postal distribution center to the north of I-77. The extension was touted on the first Columbia area transportation plan in 1966.¹

A three mile stretch of the 12th Street Extension opened between Saxe Gotha Road and Godley Street at a cost of $20 million in mid December of 1999.² A section of this road was found to be deteriorating by May 2000 which lead to a subsequent closure of the road.³ $2.1 million in repairs were undertaken and the highway reopened on April 23, 2001.⁴

Work on the stretch north to Frink Street (S.C. 2), including the 5,300 foot long elevated roadway over a CSX Railroad, commenced on October 9, 2000 as part of a $14.3 million contract.³ The 12th Street Extension was fully completed by October 2003.

North

S.C. 35 commences north along 12th Street Extension at the diamond interchange (Exit 2) with Interstate 77. I-77 travels north from Cayce to Charlotte, North Carolina. 04/15/12

Interstate 77 leads west from S.C. 35 (12th Street Extension) to end at I-26 adjacent to U.S. 21-176-321 near Pine Ridge. 05/26/19

12th Street Extension was a discontinuous route north from Interstate 77 into Cayce until 2003. 01/18/04

South

S.C. 35 (12th Street) south at S.C. 12 (Jarvis Klapman Boulevard) in West Columbia. S.C. 12 follows an expressway west to U.S. 1 (Augusta Road) and a freeway east into Columbia. 10/03/10

Augusta Street crosses S.C. 35 (12th Street) between U.S. 1 (Augusta Road) and Charleston Highway (unsigned U.S. 21 Connector). 04/14/12

Charleston Highway angles southwest from U.S. 1 (Meeting Street) to cross S.C. 35 (12th Street) just ahead of B Avenue at a five point intersection. U.S. 21 Connector links Meeting Street with U.S. 21-176-321 (Charleston Highway) at Knox Abbott Drive. 04/14/12

S.C. 35 originally ended at S.C. 2 (Frink Street) in central Cayce. The state highway was lengthened southward along the 12th Street Extension, starting with a viaduct over an area of wetlands associated with a tributary of the Congaree River. 04/15/12

The 12th Street Extension Viaduct includes an elevated intersection with Northland Drive west to a residential area and east to Foreman Street and a CSX Railroad yard. 04/15/12

A traffic light lies follows the elevated highway south at Godley Street (Road 1936). Godley Street joins S.C. 35 with New State Road (Road 66) near a large quarry and industrial facility. 04/15/12

Taylor Road runs west from S.C. 35 at Old Taylor Road to S.C. 2 (Frink Street). 04/15/12

Heading south from Taylor Road, S.C. 35 (12th Street Extension) traverses another area of wetlands leading to a viaduct across Congaree Creek. 04/15/12

Otarre Parkway east and Clovis Point Way west come together at the succeeding traffic light on S.C. 35 south. Otarre Parkway was originally built for the SCANA Corporation complex developed in the late 1990s. 04/15/12

Saxe Gotha Road (Road 1915) leads 1.08 miles west from S.C. 35 to a a postal distribution center and Dixiana Road (Road 129), a service road along Interstate 26. 04/15/12

A diamond interchange joins S.C. 35 with Interstate 77 just south of Saxe Gotha Road. I-77 south connects with Interstate 26 west to Spartanburg, I-26 east to Charleston and a ramp to U.S. 21-176-321 near Pine Ridge. 05/26/19

The Southeastern Beltway (Interstate 77) north continues from the end of S.C. 35 to Fort Jackson and Dentsville. 04/15/12

Photo Credits:

• 01/18/04 by AARoads and Carter Buchanan.
• 10/03/10 by AARoads.
• 04/14/12 by AARoads.
• 04/15/12 by AARoads.
• 05/26/19 by AARoads.

Connect with:
Interstate 77
U.S. 1
U.S. 21
U.S. 176
U.S. 321
Highway 2
Highway 12

Page Updated 12-07-2022.