Highway 61
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Highway 61 is a minor highway through South Carolina. The east end is in Charleston where Highway 17 crosses the Ashley River. In Charleston, there are two named sections of Highway 61, Ashley River Road and St. Andrew's Boulevard.
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Location
Ashley River Road is marked in green and St. Andrew's Boulevard is marked in Blue
Ashley River Road
Ashley River Road is a national scenic byway that runs through West Ashley near the Ashley River. It is four lanes near Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, but becomes two lanes through the scenic stretch. Along the two-lane stretch, there are many large oaks and historic plantations.
St. Andrew's Boulevard is often incorrectly called Ashley River Road.
The "Ashley River Road" exit for I-526 actually exits to Paul Cantrell Boulevard.
Road Widening Debate
Developers continue to build more homes further and further down Ashley River Rd. It is obvious that more houses equates to more traffic on the already congested two-lane road. The people living in the homes want the road widened for them. Developers want it widened to justify building more homes. However, expanding the road will cause it to lose National Scenic Byway status, which will lose Federal funding for maintenance.
Points of Interest
- Magnolia Plantation and the Audubon Swamp Garden
- Middleton Place Plantation
- Shadowmoss Golf
St. Andrew's Boulevard
St. Andrew's Boulevard is the east-most section of Highway 61, which is also a middle section of Highway 171. It begins where Highway 171 joins with Highway 61 and continues to the end of Highway 61 at Highway 17.
