Comments on: Highway 301

By: BUTCHIE

BUTCHIE — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:40:43 +0000

THIS WAS SO COOL TO SEE. I ACTUALLY TRAVELED 301 WAS I WAS A KID IN THE LATE 50′S AND 60′S.
THIS WAS THE MAIN ROUTE TO GET TO FLORIDA. THIS WAS GREAT—-THANKS

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:51:58 +0000

Nice pics…..

I visited the old 301 bridge 2 days ago on a road trip. The first time I had been there in about a year. To my surprise, South Carolina has developed their side into a hiking trail all along the old 301 road bed and across the 4 abandoned bridges. It is almost 3 miles in length. It is a must visit for all history buffs. Very interesting.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 31 May 2011 01:42:55 +0000

Great piece! I actually found it by accident, one day after my own US-301 adventure. 301 is one of my favorite lost highways, having first traveled it in the ’60′s and early ’70′s. I have a strange fascination with abandonment… I’ll be that wierd guy you see taking photos of shuttered motels! I covered the route from Manning SC to the Savannah River crossing. The abandoned highway sections south of Allendale have recently been designated a hiking/biking greenway, complete with parking areas and info boards! So it’s now possible to make your way (non-motorized) all the way to the bridge; the swing span dates to 1938, not sure when the new bridge opened. For old motel buffs, Allendale has an original one-story brick Holiday Inn which is still open (dba as Executive Inn). Just south across the road, the old HoJo’s restaurant is now the bookstore for the college campus there. Best regards!

By: James

James — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:24:42 +0000

I have traveled US 301 all my life from Charlotte NC into South Georgia. I remember all the places you photographed, and I remember when most were still open. I travelled across the old (now abandoned) sections of 301 at the Savannah river crossing before the new side was built, and I remember crossing the Swinging Bridge that is now abandoned. 301 was lined with gift shops, gas stations, motels, and other tourist traps until I-95 opened in the late ’60s or early ’70s. The first picture you took of the building with your bike in front was a souvenir shop and fireworks store. reworks were sold in SC but not in GA so folks went across the river from Georgia to buy. The Georgia welcome center on 301 is the oldest continuously operating welcome center in the United States.

By: Rob White

Rob White — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:56:27 +0000

Love the photos and posts. I’ve been traveling US301 between Sylvania and Eastern NC since I was born, in 1958 I probably partly learned to read from the signs along 301. I still make the trip from Waynesboro to Kinston NC, and it is so much quicker to use Interstate 20 and Interstate 95, but I still drive down to Sylvania and follow 301 to Lake Marion. I love that road and would love to do a photo-journal of it like you’ve done.

Thanks for the memories