# U.S. Route 276

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U.S. Route 276 US 276 highlighted in red Route information Auxiliary route of US 76 Length 106.4 mi[citation needed] (171.2 km) Existed 1932[citation needed]–present Tourist routes Forest Heritage Scenic Byway Major junctions East end I-185 / I-385 near Mauldin, SC Major intersections I-85 in Greenville, SC I-385 in Greenville, SC US 29 in Greenville, SC US 25 in Travelers Rest, SC US 64 in Brevard, NC US 23 / US 74 in Waynesville, NC US 19 in Lake Junaluska, NC North end I-40 in Cove Creek, NC Location Country United States States South Carolina, North Carolina Counties SC: Greenville NC: Transylvania, Haywood Highway system United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided ← SC 274 SC → SC 277 ← NC 275 NC → I-277

**U.S. Route 276** (**US 276**) is a [United States highway](/source/United_States_highway) that runs for 106.4 miles (171.2 km) from [Mauldin](/source/Mauldin%2C_South_Carolina), [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina) to [Cove Creek](/source/Cove_Creek%2C_North_Carolina), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). It is known both as a busy urban highway in [Greenville, South Carolina](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina) and a scenic back-road in [Western North Carolina](/source/Western_North_Carolina). Despite its numbering, it does not intersect its parent route [U.S. Route 76](/source/U.S._Route_76).

## Route description

### South Carolina

In [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina), US 276 only runs in [Greenville County](/source/Greenville_County%2C_South_Carolina), for a total of 43.3 miles (69.7 km); beginning at the [I-385](/source/Interstate_385)/[I-185](/source/Interstate_185_(South_Carolina)) junction in [Mauldin](/source/Mauldin%2C_South_Carolina). The US Highway then runs north to the [City of Greenville](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina), then to [Travelers Rest](/source/Travelers_Rest%2C_South_Carolina), and then [Marietta](/source/Marietta%2C_South_Carolina) before climbing into [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). A two-mile portion of US 276 between [Greenville](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina) and [Travelers Rest](/source/Travelers_Rest%2C_South_Carolina) is an [expressway](/source/Limited-access_road) complete with shoulders, exits, a grass median, and a speed limit of 55 miles per hour.

In [Travelers Rest](/source/Travelers_Rest%2C_South_Carolina), a Downtown Revitalization Plan has reduced US 276 from four lanes down to two; added trees, on-street parking, a new park, and other improvements.

After Marietta, US 276 climbs about 2,000 feet (610 m) to [Caesars Head State Park](/source/Caesars_Head_State_Park) in the [Blue Ridge Mountains](/source/Blue_Ridge_Mountains), 3 miles (4.8 km) from the [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) border. At the border, the US Highway crosses the [Eastern Continental Divide](/source/Eastern_Continental_Divide) at 2,910 feet (890 m) above sea level.[1]

### North Carolina

In [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), US 276 traverses through [Transylvania](/source/Transylvania_County%2C_North_Carolina) and [Haywood](/source/Haywood_County%2C_North_Carolina) counties, for a total of 63 miles (101 km). Between the towns of [Brevard](/source/Brevard%2C_North_Carolina) and [Waynesville](/source/Waynesville%2C_North_Carolina) in North Carolina, US 276 travels through the [Pisgah National Forest](/source/Pisgah_National_Forest) and is a route heavily traveled by recreationalists. The road follows the Davidson River and a tributary upstream before climbing the Pisgah Ridge and crossing the [Blue Ridge Parkway](/source/Blue_Ridge_Parkway) at its top, then descending by the Pigeon River and the Shining Rock Wilderness. Many trailheads used for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding lie along US 276 in this area and roads connecting to it. Drivers will also find roadside campgrounds, picnic areas, waterfalls, and two museums — the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education and the Cradle of Forestry in America — along the road or within a short distance of it. North of Waynesville, US 276 continues through [Lake Junaluska](/source/Lake_Junaluska%2C_North_Carolina), where it joins [US 19](/source/U.S._Route_19_in_North_Carolina) to [Maggie Valley](/source/Maggie_Valley%2C_North_Carolina), then runs north to [I-40](/source/Interstate_40_in_North_Carolina) at [Cove Creek](/source/Cove_Creek%2C_North_Carolina).

US 276 is signed east–west in [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina) and north–south in [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina); which is why it is listed as having an eastern and northern terminus.

US 276 overlaps with the [Forest Heritage Scenic Byway](/source/Forest_Heritage_Scenic_Byway), which is a [North Carolina Scenic Byway](/source/North_Carolina_Scenic_Byways), [National Forest Scenic Byway](/source/National_Forest_Scenic_Byway) and [National Scenic Byway](/source/National_Scenic_Byway), that traverses between [Pisgah Forest](/source/Pisgah_Forest%2C_North_Carolina) and [Woodrow](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodrow,_North_Carolina&action=edit&redlink=1).[2]

## History

Northbound US 276, in [Brevard](/source/Brevard%2C_North_Carolina)

US 276 was established in 1932, traversing from [Laurens, South Carolina](/source/Laurens%2C_South_Carolina) to [Brevard, North Carolina](/source/Brevard%2C_North_Carolina); it replaced [US 76](/source/U.S._Route_76) between [Laurens](/source/Laurens%2C_South_Carolina) to [Greenville](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina), overlapped with [US 25](/source/U.S._Route_25_in_South_Carolina) to [Travelers Rest](/source/Travelers_Rest%2C_South_Carolina), replaced [SC 284](/source/South_Carolina_Highway_284)/[NC 284](/source/North_Carolina_Highway_284) to [Brevard](/source/Brevard%2C_North_Carolina).[3][4]

Around 1939, US 276 was extended north from [Brevard](/source/Brevard%2C_North_Carolina), via [Pisgah Forest](/source/Pisgah_Forest%2C_North_Carolina) along the old Pisgah Motor Road, to [Waynesville](/source/Waynesville%2C_North_Carolina), ending at Main Street. In the 1940s, US 276 was changed to its current routing around the [downtown area](/source/Downtown_Greenville%2C_South_Carolina) of [Greenville](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina), which established US 276 Business by 1948; the business route would be later replaced by [I-85 Business](/source/Interstate_385#Business_Route) by 1968-70.[3][4]

In 1957 or 1958, US 276 was moved onto new freeway south of [Mauldin](/source/Mauldin%2C_South_Carolina) to just south of [Fountain Inn](/source/Fountain_Inn%2C_South_Carolina); its old route was replaced by [SC 417](/source/South_Carolina_Highway_417) between [Mauldin](/source/Mauldin%2C_South_Carolina)-[Simpsonville](/source/Simpsonville%2C_South_Carolina) and [SC 14](/source/South_Carolina_Highway_14) to [Fountain Inn](/source/Fountain_Inn%2C_South_Carolina). Between 1959-61, US 276's realignment onto new freeway was complete with a connection with [I-26](/source/Interstate_26) in [Clinton](/source/Clinton%2C_South_Carolina), the remainder of its former route to [Laurens](/source/Laurens%2C_South_Carolina) was replaced by [SC 14](/source/South_Carolina_Highway_14).[4]

Also around 1959, US 276 was extended north again to [Lake Junaluska, North Carolina](/source/Lake_Junaluska%2C_North_Carolina), replacing another section of [NC 284](/source/North_Carolina_Highway_284). By 1968, a widened 4-lane road was completed between [Dellwood](/source/Dellwood%2C_North_Carolina) and [Cove Creek](/source/Cove_Creek%2C_North_Carolina), completing a temporary connection between two completed sections of [I-40](/source/Interstate_40_in_North_Carolina). This section became the final extension north of US 276, replacing the last remaining section [NC 284](/source/North_Carolina_Highway_284); temporary [I-40](/source/Interstate_40_in_North_Carolina) lasted till 1974 (when the section between exits 20-27 was completed).[3]

Around 1985, the [Mauldin](/source/Mauldin%2C_South_Carolina)-[Clinton](/source/Clinton%2C_South_Carolina) freeway was renumbered to [I-385](/source/Interstate_385); truncating US 276 to its current eastern terminus in [Mauldin](/source/Mauldin%2C_South_Carolina).[4]

### North Carolina Highway 284

North Carolina Highway 284 Location Cove Creek, North Carolina Existed 1930–1969

**NC 284** was a former [state highway](/source/State_highway) in the [Mountains Region](/source/Western_North_Carolina) of the state of [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). Its routing through the [Great Smoky Mountains](/source/Great_Smoky_Mountains) was demoted to Old NC 284 (Cove Creek Road) and today remains primitive road; it is thus unpaved and is maintained by the [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service).[5] The rest of the old route, which lies to the south, was replaced segment by segment by [U.S. Highway 276](/source/U.S._Highway_276) from 1939 to 1968, when the last section from [Maggie Valley](/source/Maggie_Valley%2C_North_Carolina) north to the newly constructed [Interstate 40](/source/Interstate_40_in_North_Carolina) in Cove Creek was replaced by the U.S. highway.

## Junction list

- Mileposts reset at state line crossings. Highway runs east-west in South Carolina, south-north in North Carolina.

State County Location mi[6] km Exit Destinations Notes South Carolina Greenville ​ 0.00 0.00 I-385 south – Simpsonville, Columbia Continuation beyond eastern terminus; I-385 exit 30 ​ I-185 Toll north – Atlanta Interchange; provides access to Neely Ferry Road; I-185 exit 1A ​ 30 E. Standing Springs Road Interchange; exit number based on I-385 mileage; eastbound access via I-185 exit Mauldin 1.4 2.3 SC 417 – Simpsonville Partial interchange; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance Greenville 5 8.0 I-85 – Spartanburg, Atlanta I-85 exits 48A-B 6.3 10.1 SC 146 (Woodruff Road) – Woodruff 7.6 12.2 SC 291 (Pleasantburg Drive) 9 14 I-385 south / I-385 Bus. north – Columbia, Downtown Greenville, Fluor Field, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Falls Park, Heritage Green, Peace Center Northern terminus of I-385; southern terminus of I-385 Bus.; I-385 exit 42 9.5 15.3 Wade Hampton Boulevard north (US 29 Conn. north) Southern terminus of US 29 Conn. and Wade Hampton Boulevard Column Street south (US 29 Spur south) to US 29 – Anderson Northern terminus of US 29 Spur and Column Street 10.5 16.9 SC 183 south (Rutherford Road) 12.4 20.0 SC 253 / SC 291 south (Blue Ridge Drive / Pleasantburg Drive) Northern terminus of SC 291 14.6 23.5 Old Buncombe Road Interchange 15.3 24.6 Furman University Interchange Travelers Rest 17.5 28.2 US 25 north – Asheville Interchange; westbound exit only US 25 south to I-85 – Anderson, Greenwood, Atlanta Interchange; east end of eastbound-only overlap with US 25; eastbound exit and westbound entrance US 25 north Interchange; west end of eastbound-only overlap with US 25; westbound exit and eastbound entrance ​ 22.2 35.7 SC 414 (Bates Crossing Road) Slater-Marietta 23.4 37.7 SC 186 (Dacusville Road) – Dacusville, Pickens 23.7 38.1 SC 288 (Pumpkintown Road) – Pumpkintown Cleveland 27.8 44.7 SC 11 east to US 25 (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) East end of SC 11 overlap; to Pleasant Ridge County Park ​ 33.3 53.6 SC 11 west (Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) West end of SC 11 overlap; to Table Rock State Park ​ 34.2 55.0 SC 8 south (Caesars Head Highway) – Pickens Northern terminus of SC 8; to Table Rock State Park Eastern Continental Divide 43.5 0.00 70.0 0.00 South Carolina–North Carolina line North Carolina Transylvania Cedar Mountain 1.6 2.6 Cascade Lake Road to DuPont State Forest Brevard 12.5 20.1 US 64 west (Broad Street) – Highlands, Franklin South end of US 64 overlap 13.3 21.4 US 64 Bus. west (Caldwell Street) Brevard College at intersection Pisgah Forest 15.9 25.6 US 64 east / NC 280 east – Asheville, Hendersonville North end of US 64 overlap; South end of Forest Heritage Scenic Byway overlap; East end of NC Bike 8 ​ 31 50 Blue Ridge Parkway Interchange via connector road; west end of NC Bike 8 Haywood Woodrow 45.3 72.9 NC 110 north / NC 215 south – Canton, Rosman South end of NC 215 overlap; North end of Forest Heritage Scenic Byway overlap Bethel 46 74 NC 215 north – Canton North end of NC 215 overlap Waynesville 52 84 US 23 Bus. south (Main Street south) – Sylva South end of US 23 Bus. overlap 52.4 84.3 US 23 Bus. north (Main Street north) North end of US 23 Bus. overlap 53.1 85.5 US 23 / US 74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) – Asheville, Sylva Lake Junaluska 54.5 87.7 US 19 north (Dellwood Road) – Asheville North end of US 19 overlap Dellwood 56.9 91.6 US 19 south (Soco Road) – Maggie Valley, Cherokee South end of US 19 overlap Cove Creek 62.9 101.2 I-40 – Asheville, Knoxville Northern terminus; I-40 exit 20 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

## Special routes

### Greenville business loop 1

U.S. Highway 276 Business Location Greenville, South Carolina Existed c.1947–1970

### Greenville business loop 2

U.S. Highway 276 Business Location Greenville, South Carolina Existed 1983–1984

### Travelers Rest connector

U.S. Highway 276 Connector Location Travelers Rest, South Carolina Length 1.100 mi[7] (1.770 km)

**U.S. Route 276 Connector** (**US 276 Conn.**) is a 1.0 mile (1.6 km) [connector route](/source/Connector_(road)), in [concurrency](/source/Concurrency_(road)) with [US 25 Conn.](/source/U.S._Route_25_Connector_(Travelers_Rest%2C_South_Carolina)), along Poinsett Highway. It connects US 276 with [US 25](/source/U.S._Route_25_in_South_Carolina), in downtown [Travelers Rest](/source/Travelers_Rest%2C_South_Carolina).[8] Not only is the highway [unsigned](/source/Unsigned_highway), it is not even shown on SCDOT's Greenville metro area map, so the highway may be [decommissioned](/source/Decommissioned_highway).[9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["North Carolina Highway Guide"](http://www.milebymile.com/main/United_States/North_Carolina/United_States_276/United_States_North_Carolina_road_map_travel_guides.html). Retrieved 2012-02-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["NCDOT: Scenic Byways"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110125165457/http://www.ncdot.org/travel/scenic/). Archived from [the original](http://www.ncdot.org/travel/scenic/) on January 25, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NCRoads_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NCRoads_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NCRoads_3-2) ["NCRoads.com: U.S. 276"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110604025755/http://members.cox.net/ncroads/ushwys/us276.html). Archived from [the original](http://members.cox.net/ncroads/ushwys/us276.html) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.[*[self-published source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SCRoads_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SCRoads_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SCRoads_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-SCRoads_4-3) ["Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page - US 276"](https://www.angelfire.com/sc3/scroads/us276.html). Retrieved February 25, 2011.[*[self-published source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["N.C. 284"](http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/nc284.html). NCRoads.com. Retrieved 2010-01-28.[*[self-published source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-google_6-0)** ["U.S. Route 276"](https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-276+N&daddr=35.146992,-82.6706294+to:35.3467193,-82.7844165+to:35.5432671,-83.0244672+to:US-276+N%2FJonathan+Creek+Rd&hl=en&ll=35.197378,-82.408447&spn=0.977436,1.783905&sll=35.348736,-82.690659&sspn=0.487809,0.891953&geocode=FUhYEgIdyl4Y-w%3BFfBMGAId24sS-ynLLbn_v7BZiDEY4nYxEAwnoA%3BFR9ZGwIdYM8Q-ynxdiVjeaJZiDEIXlploEBCLQ%3BFeNYHgIdrSUN-ynZAQnNcHpZiDEvKdHqTptRVg%3BFfZHHwIdKGsN-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=11&via=1,2,3&t=p&z=10) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Highway Logmile Report"](https://ris.scdot.org/LogMileReport.aspx?county=23&type=2&number=25&auxiliary=6&map=y). South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Overview map of US 25 Conn. (Travelers Rest, South Carolina)"](https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=S+Poinsett+Hwy&daddr=N+Poinsett+Hwy&hl=en&ll=34.970762,-82.433424&spn=0.029575,0.055747&sll=34.974898,-82.429562&sspn=0.005203,0.006968&geocode=FaqJFQId2wsW-w%3BFbavFQIdADsW-w&t=p&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=18&z=15) (Map). *Google Maps*. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [*Greenville–Spartanburg Urban Area*](https://web.archive.org/web/20201110111157/http://info2.scdot.org//GISMapping/GISMapdl/Greenville_Metro.pdf) (PDF) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2013. p. Sheet 5. § C4. Archived from [the original](http://info2.scdot.org//GISMapping/GISMapdl/Greenville_Metro.pdf) (PDF) on November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

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