South Carolina Highway 118

South Carolina Highway 118
South Carolina Highway 118
Route information
	Maintained by SCDOT
Length	13.180 mi (21.211 km)
Existed	1975[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 302 in Aiken
	US 1 / US 78 in Aiken; US 1 in Aiken;
North end	SC 4 / SC 302 near Aiken
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Aiken
Highway system
	South Carolina State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

South Carolina Highway 118 (SC 118) is a 13.180-mile (21.211 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway, in combination with SC 302, create a non-freeway beltway around downtown Aiken. The highway is officially designated on the road around the southwestern, western, and northern sides of the city. The southeastern portion of the beltway is part of SC 302, which is the termini of SC 118.

Route description

According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, SC 118 begins at an intersection with SC 302 (Silver Bluff Road) in southern Aiken, within Aiken County. It travels to the west-northwest, concurrent with SC 19 Truck. The two highways travel north of Houndslake Country Club and Aiken Elementary School before heading to the north-northwest. They cross over the Sand River. They also intersect SC 421 (Augusta Road). Just afterward, they travel underneath a railroad bridge and intersect U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and US 78 (Jefferson Davis Highway/Richland Avenue). At this intersection, US 1 Truck/US 78 Truck join the concurrency. They briefly travel outside of the city limits of Aiken. The four highways curve to the northeast and travel through University of South Carolina Aiken. At University Parkway, they re-enter Aiken. Just after Vaucluse Road, they curve to the east-southeast. Just before Arbor Court, they curve to the southeast. They curve to the east-southeast and intersect SC 19 (Laurens Street).^[2]

At the intersection with SC 19, SC 19 Truck ends. The three highways pass Aiken High School. They cross some railroad tracks and have a second intersection with US 1 (York Street). Here, US 1 Truck ends. US 78 Truck/SC 118 travels to the southeast and leaves the city limits of Aiken again. They curve to the south-southeast and intersect SC 4/SC 302 (Wagener Road). Here, SC 118 ends and the roadway continues as US 78 Truck and SC 302.^[2]

History

Major intersections

The entire route is in Aiken County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Aiken	0.000	0.000	SC 302 to US 1 / US 78 – Beech Island, Jackson	Southern terminus
	4.630	7.451	SC 421 (Augusta Road)
	4.850	7.805	US 1 / US 78 (Jefferson Davis Highway/Richland Avenue) / US 1 Truck begins / US 78 Truck begins – Augusta	Southern end of US 1 Truck/US 78 Truck concurrency; southern terminus of US 1 Truck; western terminus of US 78 Truck
	9.480	15.257	SC 19 (Laurens Street) / SC 19 Truck ends to I-20 – Edgefield	Northern terminus of SC 19 Truck; northern end of SC 19 Truck concurrency
	10.480	16.866	US 1 / US 1 Truck to I-20 – Batesburg
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): note
	13.180	21.211	US 78 Truck east / SC 4 Truck east / SC 302 / SC 4	Northern end of US 78 Truck concurrency; western terminus of SC 4 Truck; northern terminus of SC 118
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus