South Carolina Highway 8

SC Highway 8
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length:	44.6 mi (71.8 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 25 in Ware Place
	US 29 near Piedmont I-85 near Piedmont
North end:	US 276 in northern Greenville County
Location
Counties:	Greenville, Anderson, Pickens
Highway system
South Carolina Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 7 SC 9 →

South Carolina Highway 8 (abbreviated S.C. Highway 8 or SC 8) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It runs from US 25 in Ware Place to US 276 in northern Greenville County.

Route description

South Carolina Highway 8 begins in Ware Place at the junction of US 25 and SC 418. From here, it travels west for a few miles when it crosses the Saluda River and enters the town of Pelzer in Anderson County. It meets SC 20 at the town limit of Pelzer and after crossing SC 20 it enters West Pelzer.

After exiting West Pelzer, it runs a couple of miles and has an interchange with US 29. About a mile past US 29, the highway has an interchange with Interstate 85. This is Exit 32 on I-85. Another mile past this interchange, SC 8 intersects SC 81, which overlaps SC 8 for two miles (3 km). Highway 8 turns left and crosses SC 88 and winds its way to the western terminus of SC 86.

Here, it turns left and crosses into Pickens County and runs toward Easley. Soon after entering the city limits of Easley, it meets SC 135 and overlaps it for a half-mile. SC 8 then turns left and crosses US 123, but has no access to the highway directly. After one mile (1.6 km), it intersects SC 93 just west of downtown Easley. From here, it is eight miles (13 km) to Pickens, and for this duration, the road is four-laned. In downtown Pickens, SC 8 meets SC 183 and overlaps it for a half-mile.

Highway 8 continues straight and runs toward Pumpkintown, along the way meeting the western terminus of SC 186 and the northern terminus of SC 135. In Pumpkintown, it crosses SC 288 and soon meets SC 11, which it has a concurrency with for about a half-mile. SC 8 then turns north and meets its end at US 276 in northern Greenville County.

History

The first alignment of SC 8 ran from the Georgia state line through Anderson, Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg, Gaffney, and Blacksburg into North Carolina near Grover. This alignment connected directly to Georgia State Route 8 at the Georgia state line. In 1927, this became US Highway 29, and SC 8 was put onto a completely different alignment. With a few minor changes, this is today's SC 8.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Greenville	Ware Place	0.0	0.0	US 25	Southern terminus of SC 8.
Anderson	Pelzer	4.7	7.6	SC 20	SC Highway 20 is the town limit of Pelzer and West Pelzer on either side of the road.
	near West Pelzer	8.1	13.0	US 29	Grade-separated interchange with US 29.
		9.2	14.8	I-85 – Greenville, Anderson	I-85 Exit 32
	​	10.7	17.2	SC 81	Southern terminus of concurrency.
	​	12.7	20.4	SC 81	Northern terminus of concurrency.
	​	13	21	SC 88
	​	16.5	26.6	SC 86	Western terminus of SC 86.
Pickens	Easley	20.3	32.7	SC 135 (Pelzer Highway)	Southern terminus of concurrency.
		20.8	33.5	SC 135 (City Court)	Northern terminus of concurrency.
		22.2	35.7	SC 93 (South 5th Street)
	Pickens	29	47	SC 183 (Hampton Avenue)	Southern terminus of concurrency.
		29.5	47.5	SC 183 (Pumpkintown Highway)	Northern terminus of concurrency.
	near Pickens	32.6	52.5	SC 186	Western terminus of SC 186.
	Pumpkintown	38	61	SC 135	Northern terminus of SC 135.
		38.6	62.1	SC 288
	​	42.5	68.4	SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway)	Southern terminus of concurrency.
	​	43	69	SC 11 (Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway)	Northern terminus of concurrency.
Greenville	​	44.6	71.8	US 276	Northern terminus of SC 8.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus