TRANSPORTATION / HIGHWAY TRAVEL
Highway Travel
Columbia is strategically located midway between New York City and Miami, providing ground access to more than 70 percent of the U.S. market. Columbia ranks among the top five cities nationally in the number of interstate highways that serve the metropolitan region. Furthermore, the 64,000 miles of roadways through South Carolina are all toll free.
South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)
855-467-2368
www.scdot.org
Useful SCDOT Links
Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
www.scdot.org/projects/bikeped.aspx
SCDOT Traffic Cams
www.511sc.org
South Carolina Road Conditions
http://dbw.scdot.org/RoadConditions
Regional Interstates
I-20 East/West
Runs from Florence, SC (80 miles east of Columbia) on the east to Kent, TX on the west.
I-26 North/South
Runs from Asheville, NC in the north to Charleston, SC in the south, intersecting Interstates 20 and 77 in Columbia.
I-77 North/South
Runs from Columbia in the south to Cleveland, OH to the north.
Distances to Columbia
Asheville, NC 157 miles
Augusta, GA 70 miles
Charleston, SC 114 miles
Charlotte, NC 91 miles
Spartanburg, SC 95 miles