Highway 253

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Located wholly within Greenville County, S.C. 253 runs 19.66 miles north from S.C. 124 (Old Easley Highway) at Parker to S.C. 414 at Tigerville. Staying west of the Greenville city limits, S.C. 253 arcs northeast along Blue Ridge Drive from Parker to City View and Sans Souci. S.C. 253 meets U.S. 276 (Poinsett Highway) at a commercialized intersection with State Park Road, 0.15 miles from S.C. 291 along Pleasantburg Drive. Pleasantburg Drive comprises an arterial belt route around Greenville to the east.

Following State Park Road, S.C. 253 proceeds through the northern suburbs of Greenville between Paris and Piney Mountains to Piedmont Park. State Park Road loops west from S.C. 253 toward Paris Mountain State Park while S.C. 253 lines Mountain Creek Road. S.C. 253 rejoins State Park Road for 0.80 miles north to Sandy Flat Road just across Buckhorn Creek.

S.C. 253 (Sandy Flat Road) converges with S.C. 290 (Locust Hill Road) at Sandy Flat. The two combine for 0.23 miles before S.C. 253 shifts onto Mountain View Road north to Mountain View and Tigerville. S.C. 253 concludes at S.C. 414 across from N Tigerville Road by North Greenville University.

South Carolina Highway 253 North
S.C. 253 (Blue Ridge Drive) arcs 0.49 miles northeast from S.C. 124 to a commercialized intersection with U.S. 25 (White Horse Road). U.S. 25 comprises an arterial bypass west of Greenville between U.S. 276 at Travelers Rest and S.C. 291 (Augusta Road) at Gantt. 08/16/16
S.C. 253 (Sandy Flat Road) north at S.C. 290 (Locust Hill Road) and Sandy Flat. S.C. 290 travels 5.82 miles southeast to S.C. 101 just outside the Greer city limits. 08/23/03
An end shield stands at the four way stop sign where S.C. 253 (Mountain View Road) meets S.C. 414 and N Tigerville Road. 08/21/16
S.C. 414 stretches 8.43 miles east from Tigerville to S.C. 11 and 7.35 miles west to U.S. 25. 08/21/16
The unincorporated community of Tigerville is home to North Greenville University. 08/21/16
South Carolina Highway 253 South
S.C. 253 (Blue Ridge Drive) concludes west at S.C. 124 (Old Easley Highway) 1.44 miles east of the Pickens County line. S.C. 124 follows the old alignment of U.S. 123 west toward Easley. 08/16/16



Photo Credits:

  • 08/23/03 by AARoads and Justin Cozart.
  • 08/16/16 by Carter Buchanan.
  • 08/21/16 by Carter Buchanan.

Connect with:
U.S. 25
U.S. 276
Highway 183
Highway 291

Page Updated 09-21-2021.

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