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The Oldest Road In America, The King’s Highway, Begins In South Carolina

Not many people realize the oldest road in America was created to connect Charleston and Boston by way of a 1,300mile simple roadway closely following the coast in the American colonies. It was laid out and constructed between 1650 and 1735 and parts of it still exist today, at least in South Carolina. Other sections, particularly on the more northern end, have been incorporated into major highways.

In South Carolina, if you've ever driven the coastal Highway 17 between Charleston and the North Carolina state line, then you've traveled in the same path as the colonials. Of course, the surface is now paved and has been widened to accommodate more traffic and vehicles larger than a carriage or a horse, but it's believed that most of the South Carolina portion of the King's Highway is still in the same place as the original road.

In fact, along the Grand Strand, parts of Highway 17 Business (the original road) are actually named Kings Highway.