South Carolina Highway 161


South Carolina Highway 161 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the cities of Rock Hill, York, and Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

Route description

SC 161 is a multi-lane highway, traversing from U.S. Route 21 and Interstate 77, through the northern part of Rock Hill and north around York, to the back entrance area of Kings Mountain State Park and Kings Mountain National Military Park, and ends at the North Carolina state line.

History

The first SC 161 appeared in 1923 as a new primary routing from SC 16 in Eau Claire to SC 22. It was extended northwest by 1926 to SC 7 in Leeds. In 1928, the entire route was renumbered as part of SC 215.
The current SC 161 was established in 1930 as a new primary route, it originally traversed from SC 16 to the North Carolina state line, continuing as North Carolina Highway 215. In 1959, SC 161 was extended south, through York, to its current southern terminus at US 21 in Rock Hill. In 1986 or 1987, SC 161 was placed on bypass north around York, in concurrency with SC 5.

Junction list

Special routes

Currently, there is one business loop along SC 161:

York business loop

SC 161 Business follows the old alignment of SC 161 through downtown York, via Liberty Street.