Highway 35

South Carolina 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.

References:

  1. "12th Street Extension Finally - Set to Begin." The State (Columbia, SC), June 6, 1994.
  2. "12th Street Extension Will Open New Vista." The State (Columbia, SC), December 13, 1999.
  3. "12th Street Extension to Close for Repairs." The State (Columbia, SC), October 5, 2000.
  4. "12th Street Extension Reopens." The State (Columbia, SC), April 24, 2001.

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