Route Description
Interstate 526 forms a 19.26-mile (31.00 km) half-circle around the historic peninsular and West Ashley portions of the City of Charleston with the western terminus at U.S. Highway 17 west of the Ashley River, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 17, near Mt.Pleasant. Interstate I-26 and U.S. Highway 52/78 intersect with Interstate 526 in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. There have been attempts to complete I-526 across Johns Island (to meet SC 30) as originally planned so that it will form three fourths of a circle around Charleston but each attempt has failed due to lack of credible funding and vocal opposition.
South Carolina Highway 30 is an orphaned segment of Interstate 526. Approximately 10 miles (16 km) separate the eastern terminus of I-526's current extent from the eastern terminus of SC 30. The mileage markers and exit numbers on both SC 30 and I-526 are based on an eventual merging of the routes: with miles 1 to 3 occurring on SC 30 and miles 10 to 30 used on the current I-526 route.
I-526 crosses the Cooper River via the Don N. Holt Bridge, the Wando River over the James B. Edwards Bridge, and the Ashley River by way of the General William C. Westmoreland Bridge.
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