Interstate 385
Auxiliary Interstate Highway in Laurens and Greenville counties in South Carolina, United States
Interstate 385 (I-385) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway located in the Upstate region of South Carolina. A spur route of I-85, the highway provides a freeway connection from Greenville to Columbia and Charleston via I-26. Around Greenville, the last several miles of I-385 forms the northeastern quadrant of a partial beltway around Greenville's southern suburbs along with I-185.
Route description
After exit 42, I-385 turns into unsigned I-385 Business (I-385 Bus.) and becomes East North Street and later—for northbound motorists only—Beattie Place. The business route promptly ends at US Highway 29 (US 29; Church Street) near Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville.
The explosive economic growth of southern Greenville county is largely attributed to I-385 and its connection to the city of Greenville and the major cities of Atlanta and Charlotte (via I-85). This area is known by locals as the "Golden Strip".
I-385 features a rather unusual rest area in the median strip near Laurens that serves both directions of traffic. It was completed as part of the original design of the US 276 expressway in 1958, modeled after the type of single median-located rest areas shared by both north and southbound traffic (to save money). The design is similar to many of those built on turnpikes that predated the Interstate System.
The public source identifies “Interstate 385” as auxiliary Interstate Highway in Laurens and Greenville counties in South Carolina, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Interstate, Auxiliary and Highway.
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