Traveling Proposed SC 46 Scenic Byway Route

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Traveling Proposed SC 46 Scenic Byway
Route Starting from the east and heading west
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One starts in the Town of Bluffton Then heads
west on SC 46
Welcome sign to Bluffton on SC 46 just south
of US 278
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The SC 46 Scenic Byway will start at the
intersection of SC 46 and Boundary. Turn south
onto Boundary Street
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Bluffton Scenic Byway From Boundary Street and
SC 46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West)
In the southwest corner a new church is being
built and a gas station is located to the east.
In the northwest corner, a building is under
construction. Recommendation Space within
this building will be ideal for visitor/welcome
center for both the Town of Bluffton and SC 46
Scenic Byway.

The suggested location for the visitor/welcome
center would be within the building being built
in the lot in the southeast corner of this photo.

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Within the Village of Bluffton West side of
Boundary Street heading south
Art Gallery
A church located to the north of the Art Gallery
is in the planning stages for remodeling.
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Within the Village of Bluffton West side of
Boundary Street heading south
The Heyward House
The Heyward House ca 1840 serves as both a museum
and welcome center
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Take a historic walking tour through the Village
of Bluffton
The Fripp-Loden House (ca. 1909) and Seven Oaks
(ca. 1850) are just a few of the buildings on the
historic walking tour.
Maps for the walking tour are available at the
Heyward House Museum / Welcome Center
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Within the Village of Bluffton
Turn west on Bridge Street which brings you to
Calhoun Street Also known as Artisans Row
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading North
One never knows what one might find at Eggsn
tricities, one of the shops on Calhoun Street.
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading North
Red Stripe Gallery 69 Calhoun Street
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street headed east
Fun quirky signage in the Eclectic Town of
Bluffton
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Coastal Chic specializing in fine furnishings
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Calhoun Street Art Gallery
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Red Heifer Gallery at 41B Calhoun Street
for handmade art, craft, pottery,
stained glass and jewelry
Shop apart from the rest of the Herd
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Antiques the Garden on Calhoun Street
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Coming soon Next door to Milan Concepts will be
a coffee house
Malian Concepts Interior Design on the corner of
Calhoun and Church Street
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Sassy Girl
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Pluff Mudd for Fine Art, Framing etc. 27
Calhoun Street
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Pottery (Block off Calhoun Street on Church
Street)
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Within the Village of Bluffton East side of
Calhoun Street heading north
Preston Studio on the corner of Calhoun and
Church Street
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At the end of Calhoun Street, turn left onto SC
46 and head west.
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Mile Marker 0.0 to 0.4 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
History of the Bruin House, ca 1910
The Bruin House is just one of twenty-five
historic buildings included on the Town of
Bluffton Historic Walking Tour.
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Mile Marker 0.0 to 0.4 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Oscars BBQ is one of a number of restaurants
located on SC 46
The restaurant is set up in a rail car
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Mile Marker 0.0 to 0.4 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Just past Goethe Road is the Chevron Station, BBQ
Caboose Restaurant and a fun and funky
directional signage.
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Mile Marker 0.0 to 0.4 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
A closer look at the canopy
Looking west from the Chevron Station, one can
see the canopy of trees over the road in the
background.
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Mile Marker 0.0 to 0.4 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Stock Farm Antiques and Bess of Bluffton
Delicatessen are located just past Shults Street
at mile marker .2
Need photo of Bess
Stock Farm Antiques
Next door is the old state health clinic which is
being turned into a police substation.
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Mile Marker 0.0 to 0.4 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Looking west down SC 46 at mile marker .2
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Mile Marker 0.0 .04 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Looking west past Peppers Porch Restaurant is a
wonderful canopy Mile Marker .04
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Mile Marker 0.5 to 0.9 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
A combination of live oaks and palm trees are
just a few of the interesting flora along the
byway.
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Mile Marker 0.5 to 0.9 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Historic home converted into a law office. Oak
Tree in front creates a canopy over SC 46.
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Mile Marker 0.5 0.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Squatn Gobble
Local Flavor Restaurant
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Mile Marker .05 - .09 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
A suggestion was made to turn this building into
an artisans center
Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store is located next door
to the Squat and Gobble. They are proposing to
move and the building will be available. Mile
Marker .06
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Scenic Bicycle Route
There is a three to four foot shoulder which runs
nearly the entire length of SC 46 on both sides
of the road (from Boundary Street to SC 170)
This is looking down SC 46 east just before the
BP Station
A 7 mile section from the village to SC 170 has
been designated a bike route
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Mile Marker 1.0 1.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
The seven miles of 3 foot shoulder is used by
both pedestrians and bicyclists. But the speed
of the traffic and narrowness of the shoulder
makes this greenway space unsafe.
Recommendation Add a regulation bike
/pedestrian path on both sides of SC 46
This is looking down SC 46 east just before the
BP Station
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Mile Marker 1.0 North Side of SC 46 Heading
West
Two views of SC 46 heading west
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Nearly a mile of canopy from Buck Island to Smith
Lane at Tabbys Place
Mile marker 1.1 1.9
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Views of SC 46
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More Views of SC 46
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Mile Marker 2.0 2.5 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker 2.0 2.4 continued From Boundary
Street/SC 46 to the County Line (North Side of
Road Heading West on SC 46)
Trees provide a nice overhang in front of Root
Hill Nursery. Mile Marker 2.0
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Mile Marker 2.0 2.4 continued From Boundary
Street/SC 46 to the County Line (North Side of
Road Heading West on SC 46)
The intersection at Buckwalter and SC46 is the
only traffic light along the entire route.
Just past the intersection and to the right is a
long linear park. Mile Marker 2.5
Looking west down SC 46 towards the Buckwalter
Intersection
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Mile Marker 2.5 From Boundary Street/SC 46 to the
County Line (North Side of Road Heading West
on SC 46)
Intersection of SC42 and Buckwalter
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Mile Marker 2.5 2.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Bartons Run, a new development, is on the right
and goes from mile marker 2.5 to 3.3.
View from Mile Marker 2.8
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Mile Marker 3.0 3.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker 3.5 3.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker From Boundary Street/SC 46 to the
County Line (North Side of Road Heading West
on SC 46)
Large live oak and spanish moss
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Mile Marker 3.5 3.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker 4.0 4.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker 4.5 4.9 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Construction Entrance to Rose Dhur Creek (4.7)
A Gated Equestrian Community
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Mile Marker 5.0 5.5 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Another canopy of Live Oaks is located just west
of Old Miller Road at mile marker 5.0
Old Miller Road is at mile marker 4.9 on SC 46
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Mile Marker 5.5 5.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Stoney Creek Area
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Mile Marker 5.5 5.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Stoney Crest Campground on Courtland Lane
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Mile Marker 5.5 5.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Historic Home at mile marker 5.6 from east
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Mile Marker 5.5 5.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker 6.0 6.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker 6.0 6.5 continued From Boundary
Street/SC 46 to the County Line (North Side of
Road Heading West on SC 46)
PRITCHARDVILLE History of Pritchardsville
New commercial zoned area across from the
Mercantile.
Note the large oak behind the sign
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Mile Marker 6.0 6.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
The Country Store and BBQ Outdoor Canteen is
located at Gibbet Road at mile marker 6.3
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Mile Marker 6.5 6.9 continued From Boundary
Street/SC 46 to the County Line (North Side of
Road Heading West on SC 46)
The Old Post Office is located at mile marker 6.6
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Mile Marker 6.5 -6.9 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
The Old Cannery mile marker 6.8
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From Boundary Street/SC 46 to the County Line
(North Side of Road Heading West on SC 46)
Recommendation Speed limit should be lowered to
35 miles per hour the entire route and the speed
reduced even further when one
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Mile Marker 6.5 6.9 continued From Boundary
Street/SC 46 to the County Line (North Side of
Road Heading West on SC 46)
Cedar Lake Development (mile marker 6.9)
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Mile Marker 7.0 7.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
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Mile Marker 7.0 7.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
SCEG Mile Marker 7.0
Continued
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Mile Marker 7.5 to 7.9 From Boundary Street/SC
46 to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
SC 170 is going to come in just east of its
current location via a roundabout to help with
the traffic coming out of the New Riverside Road
being developed
Recommendation It is strongly encouraged that
the canopy of trees on the first mile of SC 170
become a park area.
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Jones Development Tract On the right side of the
road is the Jones Tract of 4,403 acres.
This development has been approved for 2,844
units, 240 acres of commercial and
a 40 acre park and golf course.
Mile Markers 7.9 to 8.5
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Mile Marker 8.0 8.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
OKATIE area
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Rails to Trails following the route of the Old
___ Railroad 3 ½ miles Mile Marker 8.5
A walking trail goes under SC 46 through rice
fields following the old rail bed ending at a
park to the left of Jones Estate less than a mile
from the proposed Bluffton Parkway
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Mile Marker 9.0 -9.4 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
Marshland is visible from SC 46
This marsh is located at mile marker 9.3
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Mile Marker 9.0 9.5 From Boundary Street/SC 46
to the County Line (North Side of Road
Heading West on SC 46)
The bridge across the New River leads to Jasper
County
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Bluffton Scenic Byway ends at the Jasper /
Beaufort County Line