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Bankhead Highway:
Ran nationally from Washington to San Diego. It is named after Alabama
Senator John Hollins Bankhead who was a champion of the Good Roads Movement.
The Bankhead Highway was a Southern Transcontinental Auto Trail named in
his honor that came into existence in 1916. The term 'Bankhead Highway'
is still used in the late Senator's Alabama and also in Georgia, Arizona,
and Texas. Use of 'Bankhead Highway' does not appear to exist in
South Carolina today.
Routing: Generally today one can trace the Bankhead Highway by following US 29 in its entirety within South Carolina. There are two exceptions from Lyman to Greenville you can trace the route by following SC 292 to SC 290 then to Old Spartanburg Road (S-21). From Greenville to Anderson, the original Bankhead Highway follows today's SC 81. Then follow US 29 from Anderson to the Georgia State Line. Please Note: This is a general route listing. As new information is presented, it will be updated. |
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Dixie Highway: This
Michigan to Florida Highway first came to existence in 1915. Two
branches of the Dixie Highway were created under the Dixie Highway Association.
The west branch ran from Chicago to Miami. The east branch, which
ran through South Carolina, ran from Sault Ste. marie, Michigan to Miami.
Both routes were one of the first major north-south touring routes to Florida.
The term Dixie Highway is still used throughout the South and the North
and many remnants still exist in Florida. Part of the Boone Way in
South Carolina followed the Dixie Highway also (as seen from the map at
right).
Routing: One can trace the Dixie Highway through South Carolina by following US 25 in its entirety within the state. One exception can be seen from the 1926 Rand McNally Auto Trails map at right. Today, US 25 bypasses both Cokesbury and Hodges. To follow the original routing here, head into Cokesbury by way of SC 254. Then turn right onto SC 185 to Hodges. Turn left on to US 178 and then rejoin US 25. Please Note: This is a general route listing. As new information is presented, it will be updated. Links: |
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