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Exit 38 loops onto South Carolina 68 two miles west of Yemassee. South Carolina 68 in conjunction with U.S. 278 west serves the Hampton County seat of Hampton. A folded-diamond interchange facilitates the movements between Interstate 95 and the state highway. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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Interstate 95 next meets U.S. 17 for the first time at the Exit 33 trumpet interchange. U.S. 17 joins the freeway after serving Charleston, Georgetown, Myrtle Beach and the rest of the coastal Lowcountry. Exit 33 provides access onto U.S. 17 north (east) for Point South Pocotaligo and U.S. 21 to Beaufort. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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Exit 33 departs Interstate 95 south onto U.S. 17 north at Point South. U.S. 17 constitutes a four-lane divided highway east to Gardens Corner. The four-lane highway continues south along U.S. 21 to the Beaufort County seat of Beaufort. U.S. 17 otherwise continues east to Jacksonboro, Ravenel, and Charleston. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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U.S. 17 southbound enters Interstate 95 at the Exit 33 interchange for an 11-mile overlap to Ridgeland (pop. 2,518). Old U.S. 17 remains in use on a parallel alignment along the southbound side of Interstate 95 through Coosawhatchie. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| Interstate 95 & U.S. 17 southbound reassurance shields posted after the Exit 33 on-ramp. The four-lane freeway crosses the Coosawhatchie River ahead. Photo taken 01/18/04. |
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Southbound mileage sign featuring the distance to the Jasper County seat of Ridgeland and Savannah, Georgia. The freeway maintains just four lanes through to the Savannah River crossing into the Peach State. Note the old alignment of U.S. 17 to the west. An additional frontage road parallels Interstate 95 northbound as well. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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The next three interchanges provide access to the resort area of Hilton Head Island. South Carolina 462 south and South Carolina 336 east to South Carolina 462 south lead to U.S. 278 more directly than remaining on Interstate 95 south to U.S. 278 itself. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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South Carolina 462 meets Interstate 95 & U.S. 17 near the village of Coosawhatchie. The state highway follows a four-lane roadway west into the community utilizing a short section of four-lane old U.S. 17 in the process. South Carolina 462 travels west from Coosawhatchie 14 miles to junction U.S. 601 at Pineland and 19 miles to its end at junction U.S. 321 at Robertville. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| South Carolina 462 intersects Interstate 95 & U.S. 17 at the Exit 28 diamond interchange. The state highway travels north-south between Gillisonville (Junction U.S. 278) and nearby Coosawhatchie southward to South Carolina 170 near Chelsea. South Carolina 462 and South Carolina 170 provide the route to U.S. 278 and Hilton Head Island. Photo taken 01/18/04.
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| A second set of Interstate 95 & U.S. 17 southbound reassurance markers. Visible to the right is the original U.S. 17 alignment, now a frontage road. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| A tree-lined median separates the carriageways of Interstate 95 through much of Jasper County. Ridgeland and Hardeeville are the only two interruptions in an otherwise sea of pine forest. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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U.S. 17 and Interstate 95 part ways at the Exit 22 trumpet interchange outside of Ridgeland. U.S. 17 cuts through downtown Ridgeland, beginning a 15-mile overlap with U.S. 278 in the process. Otherwise U.S. 17 parallels Interstate 95 closely from Ridgeland southward to Hardeeville (Exit 5). Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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Southbound at the Exit 22 ramp departure of U.S. 17 south. U.S. 17 rejoins its original alignment on the approach to Ridgeland. The highway widens to four-lanes through town. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| Interstate 95 southbound approaching Exit 21 (South Carolina 336) east of Ridgeland. South Carolina 336 (Main Street) travels between U.S. 321 at Tillman eastward to South Carolina 462. The alignment from U.S. 17 & 278 eastward to South Carolina 462 comprises the original alignment of U.S. 278 Alternate. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
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Exit 21 consists of a diamond interchange between Interstate 95 and South Carolina 336 (Main Street). Use South Carolina 336 west to U.S. 278 (3rd Avenue) west. South Carolina 362 travels 14 miles overall through Jasper County. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| Interstate 95 travels solo from Ridgeland southward to State Street in central Jacksonville, Florida where U.S. 17 now joins the freeway. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| 15 miles separates Interstate 95 from Hardeeville, the last hoorah of South Carolina before the Savannah River crossing into Georgia. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| The final Ridgeland interchange of Interstate 95 is that of the Exit 18 trumpet interchange with Road 13. Road 13 loops eastward from U.S. 17 & 278 at Switzerland to South Carolina 336 and 462 on a parallel alignment to the north-south freeway. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| Exit 18 comprises of a trumpet interchange with a short access road to parallel U.S. 17 & 278. Road 13 ties into the exit from Grahamville to the northeast. U.S. 17 & 278 pass within eyesight of Interstate 95 southbound from Switzerland to Hardeville. Switzerland itself is not much more than a small grouping of buildings. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| Ten miles of straight freeway south, Interstate 95 nears the Exit 8 diamond interchange with U.S. 278. U.S. 278 departs U.S. 17 just north of Hardeeville (pop. 1,793) and travels east from U.S. 17 to the resort area of Hilton Head Island (pop. 33,862). Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| Southbound at the Exit 8 off-ramp to U.S. 278 on Interstate 95. U.S. 278 meets U.S. 17 just west of the freeway three miles north of Hardeeville and U.S. 17's junction South Carolina 46 & U.S. 321. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| U.S. 278 serves all interests to Hilton Head Island, traveling by the community of Bluffton and the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge ahead of the Intracoastal Waterway. U.S. 278 reaches Hilton Head in 28 miles, serving Sun City once on the island. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
| Interstate 95 southbound at Exit 5 (U.S. 17 & 321), the last interchange within the Palmetto State. A partial cloverleaf interchange provides the movements between the freeway and U.S. 17 (General William Hardee Boulevard) to U.S. 321 . U.S. 321 ends nearby in Hardeville, traveling northward from there to Fairfax (pop. 3,206), Bamberg (pop. 3,733), Gaston (pop. 1,304), and Columbia (pop. 116,278). U.S. 17 meanwhile continues south into Savannah River National Wildlife Refuge en route to the Talmadge Bridge across the Savannah River into Savannah. Photo taken 01/18/04. |
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Mileage sign for Interstate 95 southbound as it departs the Exit 5 interchange with U.S. 17 outside of Hardeeville (pop. 1,793). The freeway crosses the Savannah River into Chatham County, Georgia on the nine mile stretch to junction Georgia 21 (Exit 109). Photo taken 08/28/04. |
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Stands of palm trees line Interstate 95 on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River crossing into the Peach State. The freeway expands to six lanes upon entering Chatham County as it bypasses the city of Savannah to the west. Photo taken 08/28/04. |
| Welcome to Georgia sign posted at the south end of the Savannah River crossing of Interstate 95. 112 miles separate South Carolina from Florida in Georgia and much of Interstate 95 in Georgia is now six lanes, due to ongoing widening begun in the mid 1990s. Photo taken 11/13/06. |
Page Updated January 13, 2007.
