South Carolina Highway 225

South Carolina Highway 225
South Carolina Highway 225
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	5.900 mi (9.495 km)
Existed	1977[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 25 / US 178 near Greenwood
	US 221 near Greenwood
North end	; SC 72 Bus. near Greenwood
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Greenwood
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 225 (SC 225) is a 5.900-mile (9.495 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina that travels southwest of Greenwood. The highway serves as a southwestern bypass for the city. The easternmost 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) of the highway is known as West Scotch Cross Road.

Route description

SC 225 begins at the U.S. Route 25 (US 25)/US 178 concurrency southeast of Greenwood. The highway swings around to the west side of the city where it ends at SC 72 Business (SC 72 Bus.).^[2]

History

The original SC 225 was established in 1940 as a new primary route, running from Waterloo to Cross Hill. The route was soon extended west to just east of Ware Shoals. In 1948, the route was downgraded.

The current SC 225 was created between 1974 and 1977 as a new route. The route originally ran from SC 72 Bus. to US 221. The route was extended slightly east to the US 25/US 178 overlap in either 1988 or 1989.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Greenwood, Greenwood County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 25 / US 178 – Edgefield, Saluda	Southern terminus
1.160	1.867	US 221 – Laurens, McCormick
4.890	7.870	SC 10 (McCormick Highway / Maxwell Avenue) – Greenwood, McCormick
5.900	9.495	SC 72 Bus. (West Cambridge Avenue) – Greenwood, Abbeville	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi