U.S. Highway 15 (US 15) is a 158.832-mile (255.615 km) United States Numbered Highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a north–south highway that travels from Walterboro to the North Carolina state line, north-northeast of McColl.

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U.S. Highway 15
Route of US 15 in South Carolina highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	158.832 mi[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (255.615 km)
Existed	1935[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 17 Alt. in Walterboro
Major intersections	US 78 in St. George US 178 / I-26 in Rosinville US 176 near Holly Hill I-95 / US 301 from Santee to Summerton US 76 / US 378 / US 521 in Sumter I-20 in Bishopville US 401 / US 52 in Society Hill SC 9 in Bennettsville
North end	US 15 at the North Carolina line in McColl
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Sumter, Lee, Darlington, Marlboro
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SC 14 → SC 16

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Starting at US 17 Alternate (US 17 Alt.) in Walterboro US 15 runs north as North Jefferies Boulevard, which was previously designated as US 17 Alt. until that route turned east onto Wichman Street. It runs parallel to Interstate 95 (I-95) intersecting with US 78 in St. George and later one of its auxiliary routes US 178 before it crosses I-26 at a cloverleaf interchange (exit 172) in Harleyville. Then it turns northwest, passing through Wells where it not only intersects US 176, but the western terminus of South Carolina Highway 45. North of that point it crosses I-95 at exit 93. Just before the town of Santee US 15 converges with US 301. As the routes turn east, the roadway continues north as US 15 Connector to service Santee.^[9] In Santee, the two highways merge with I-95 at exit 98 and all three cross Lake Marion. At exit 102, US 15/US 301 split off from I-95 returning to the former segment of US 15/US 301, now named St. Paul Road and go into the town of Summerton. US 15 then separates from US 301, remaining on Church Street (while US 301 makes a right turn onto Main Street) and heads mainly north to city of Sumter. From there, it continues north, crosses I-20, and goes through the cities of Bishopville and Hartsville to the town of Society Hill. It is here that US 401 joins US 15 and both go to the North Carolina border.

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US 15 was extended south into South Carolina in 1935 as an replacement for the second incarnation of US 401 that existed between 1932 and 1934, which also existed in North Carolina. Besides being replaced by US 15, part of that route was also replaced by the former US 15 Alt. between Sumter and Society Hill.

In 1946 the road ran along a new two-lane bridge over Lake Marion along with US 301 with the potential for a second span that was never built.^[10] For a brief period from 1950 to 1951, US 15 was extended south from Walterboro through Yemassee and into Pocotaligo along what is today part of US 17 Alt.^[11]

When I-95 was built across Lake Marion in 1968,^[12] US 15 and US 301 ran parallel to it until they were relocated in a triple concurrency in 1987.^[13]

• Special routes of U.S. Route 15