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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ocean Drive (North Myrtle Beach)

South Carolina Highway 65 (also called Ocean Blvd, abbreviated SC 65) is a 4.710-mile (7.580 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the main thoroughfare through North Myrtle Beach. The highway is known for the origin of the official state dance, the Carolina shag.

Route description

SC 65 begins at U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in North Myrtle Beach, near Atlantic Beach. It travels southeast along 27th Avenue South, heading one block towards the shoreline before turning northeast at South Ocean Boulevard, paralleling the ocean and shoreline businesses for the next 3+12 miles (5.6 km), including an intersection with Main Street. At the intersection with South Carolina Highway 9, SC 65 ends within the community of Cherry Grove Beach.

History

South Carolina Highway 69

South Carolina Highway 69 marker
South Carolina Highway 69
LocationAtlantic BeachCherry Grove Beach, South Carolina
Existed1977–1981

South Carolina Highway 69 (SC 69) was a state highway that was established in 1977 from U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in Atlantic Beach, up to Cherry Grove Beach, and then back to US 17. In 1981, it was decommissioned and redesignated as SC 65. Today, its northernmost portion is part of SC 9.

Major intersections

The entire route is in North Myrtle Beach, Horry County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 17 (North Kings Highway) – North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle BeachSouthern terminus
4.7107.580
SC 9 north (Sea Mountain Highway) / Ocean Boulevard – Loris
Northern terminus of SC 65; southern terminus of SC 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Overview map of Highway 65" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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