South Carolina Highway 65

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South Carolina Highway 65

Ocean Boulevard

Route information

Maintained by SCDOT

Length

4.710 mi^[1] (7.580 km)

Existed

1960s^{[citation needed]}–present

Major junctions

South end

US 17 near Atlantic Beach

North end

SC 9 in Cherry Grove Beach

Location

Country

United States

State

South Carolina

Counties

Horry

Highway system

South Carolina State Highway System

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SC 64

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SC 66

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

History

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South Carolina Highway 69

South Carolina Highway 69

Location	Atlantic Beach–Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina
Existed	1977–1981

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.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 17 (North Kings Highway) – North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach	Southern terminus
4.710	7.580	SC 9 north (Sea Mountain Highway) / Ocean Boulevard – Loris	Northern terminus of SC 65; southern terminus of SC 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ "Overview map of Highway 65" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 1, 2018.

External links

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SC 65 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex

Grand Strand transportation infrastructure

Roadway and highway network

Limited access highways	SC 31 (future I-74) SC 22 (future I-73) Southern Evacuation Lifeline (proposed)
U.S. and State highways	US 17 US 17 Business US 501 US 701 US 378 SC 9 SC 65 SC 73 (decommissioned) SC 90 SC 179 SC 319 SC 410 SC 544 SC 707 SC 905 SC 917
County and city roads	Carolina Forest Boulevard Farrow Parkway Harrelson Boulevard Mr. Joe White Avenue Robert Edge Parkway Robert Grissom Parkway

Airports

Commercial aviation	Myrtle Beach International Airport (KMYR)
General aviation	Conway–Horry County Airport (KHYW) Georgetown County Airport (KGGE) Grand Strand Airport (KCRE) Green Sea Airport

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