South Carolina Highway 73


South Carolina Highway 73 was a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Established five times in the state, from 1926 to 2006, its last routing was along Ocean Boulevard, in Myrtle Beach, a popular stretch of road lined with hotels, shops, tourist sites and access to the beach.

Route description

SC 73 began and ended at US 17 Bus., with the southern terminus at Springmaid Beach and the northern terminus in the northern part of Myrtle Beach.
Ocean Boulevard is a major point during the annual Bi-Lo Marathon; full and half marathon runners head south during the first loop of the course, and for full marathon runners only, they head northbound for the second loop. Together, about of the entire marathon course is run on Ocean Boulevard.

History

On October 12, 2004, the Myrtle Beach City Council voted to take over ownership of S.C. 73 from the SCDOT, along with other streets that only connected to S.C. 73 on the city's north end. It is no longer an official state route. As such, the route is no longer signed and, as of 2008, the route no longer appears on the official state highway map.

Major intersections