South Carolina Highway 65

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+1⁄2 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 (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.

See also

• U.S. roads portal

References

External links

• SC 65 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex

1. South Carolina Highway 61
2. South Carolina Highway 9
3. Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina
4. North Carolina Highway 65
5. South Carolina Highway 72
6. South Carolina Highway 121
7. Interstate 77 in South Carolina
8. South Carolina Highway 51
9. List of highways numbered 65
10. U.S. Route 521
11. South Carolina Highway 27
12. Interstate 20
13. South Carolina Highway 81
14. South Carolina Highway 527
15. South Carolina Highway 64
16. South Carolina Highway 66
17. South Carolina Highway 215
18. U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina
19. Greer, South Carolina
20. Interstate 26 in South Carolina