U.S. 78 East



U.S. 78 (Heritage Highway) meets U.S. 321/S.C. 70 (Carolina Highway) just east of the CSX Railroad crossing by the Denmark AMTRAK station.
04/10/16
04/10/16

S.C. 70 combines with U.S. 321 for 0.68 miles through the city of Denmark between Barnwell and Orangeburg. U.S. 321 runs south to Govan and north to Norway.
04/10/16
04/10/16

U.S. 21/78 overlap 0.20 miles north along Freedom Road. U.S. 21 continues 17 miles north to Orangeburg while U.S. 78 turns east along Dorange Road 12.8 miles to I-95 in St. George.
12/10/16
12/10/16

U.S. 78 (Badham Drive) parallels a Norfolk Southern Railroad line east to the town of St. George, where a folded diamond interchange joins the four lane highway with Interstate 95.
10/13/14
10/13/14

Previously U.S. 178 ended at a wye intersection with U.S. 78. Part of a 2019-21 widening project along U.S. 78 east to S.C. 27, U.S. 178 was realigned to meet U.S. 78 at a 90 degree angle.
05/26/07
05/26/07

Forthcoming S.C. 27 (Ridgeville Road) connects U.S. 78 with Interstate 26 at a diamond interchange 0.98 miles to the north.
05/26/07
05/26/07

U.S. 17 ALT provides a long distance bypass of U.S. 17 around Charleston from Walterboro northeast to Moncks Corner and Georgetown.
11/12/06
11/12/06



Removed by 2014, the lone shields marking the upcoming split of U.S. 52 from U.S. 78 (Rivers Avenue) east at Carner Avenue referenced a Truck Detour for U.S. 78.
12/27/06
12/27/06

Paralleling U.S. 78 (Rivers Avenue / King Street Extension) just to the east, U.S. 52 shifts onto Carner Avenue to Meeting Street ahead of the Windsor Place and Union Heights neighborhoods in North Charleston.
12/27/06
12/27/06


Road 39 Connector links adjacent Meeting Street (Road 39) with U.S. 78 (Rivers Avenue) ahead of the viaduct spanning the CSX Railroad.
12/27/06
12/27/06

Previously referenced as a Truck Detour for U.S. 78, Road 1382 links U.S. 78 (King Street Extension) with adjacent U.S. 52 (Meeting Street).
12/27/06
12/27/06

U.S. 78 (King Street) shifts to the west of I-26 ahead of San Souci Street in Charleston. Cypress Street (Road 114) follows in two blocks to the adjacent freeway eastbound.
12/27/06
12/27/06

The eastbound entrance ramp for I-26 from Cypress Street leads southward to U.S. 17 and Downtown Charleston.
12/27/06
12/27/06

What was the last sign referencing U.S. 78 along King Street south into Charleston was posted at Romney Street (Road 126).
12/27/06
12/27/06

Carolina Street west to Rutledge Avenue (Road 46) south connects U.S. 78 (King Street) with U.S. 17 (Septima P. Clark Parkway) southbound.
12/27/06
12/27/06

Line Street east to Meeting Street (U.S. 52) north links the east end of U.S. 78 (King Street) with U.S. 17 north across the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge.
12/27/06
12/27/06
Photo Credits:
- Carter Buchanan: 04/10/16, 12/10/16
- Alex Nitzman: 12/27/06, 05/26/07, 10/13/14
- Alex Nitzman, Justin Cozart: 11/12/06
Page Updated Saturday September 25, 2021.