South Carolina Highway 55
# South Carolina Highway 55

South Carolina Highway 55 (SC 55) is a 20.990-mile (33.780 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the city of Clover to Blacksburg, Rock Hill, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

## Route description

SC 55 is a rural two-lane highway, with a median in and around Clover; between Clover and Lake Wylie, it is also paralleled by a major transmission line. It traverses from SC 5 near Kings Creek, to SC 49/SC 274 near Lake Wylie. Travelers to and from Charlotte would connect through SC 557, just east of Clover.

## History

The first SC 55 appeared in either 1925 or 1926 as a new primary routing from SC 21 near Greenwood, to SC 24 in Friendship. By 1930, it was renumbered as part of SC 24; today it is part of U.S. Route 178 (US 178).

The current SC 55 was established in 1931 as a new primary routing from Kings Creek to Lake Wylie. The highway was fully paved by 1942. In 2012, SC 55 was widened with a median through Clover.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cherokee | Kings Creek | 0.000 | 0.000 | SC 5 – York, Blacksburg | Western terminus |
| York | Bethany | 7.490 | 12.054 | SC 161 – York, Kings Mountain | To Kings Mountain State Park and National Military Park |
| York | Clover | 13.250 | 21.324 | US 321 (Main Street) – York, Gastonia | |
| York | Clover | 15.500 | 24.945 | SC 557 north – Lake Wylie, Charlotte | |
| York | Lake Wylie | 20.990 | 33.780 | SC 49 / SC 274 (Charlotte Highway) – Rock Hill, Gastonia, Charlotte | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
