The Edisto Island National Scenic Byway

On Friday, October 16 US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood named South Carolina Scenic Highway 174
a National Scenic Byway. This historic, scenic road from the McKinley Washington Bridge to the corner of Palmetto
Boulevard at Edisto Beach will now be known officially as the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway.

This road, which runs some 17 miles through pristine marshes, across winding creeks, past farms and
small locally owned businesses joins the ranks of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Alaska's Marine Byway, the Selma to
Montgomery March Byway, Historic Route 66, the Death Valley Scenic Byway, and Mt. Hood Scenic Byway.

To learn more about Scenic Byways visit: http://www.byways.org/explore/

This designation seals the importance of Edisto's value as a national tourist destination. It confirms what locals and
faithful visitors have known for decades: that Edisto is a special place worthy of protection from sprawl and
over commercial development. It affirms the work of the Edisto Island Open Land Trust in protecting scenic
vistas and planting the heritage live oak corridor.

Until the addition of the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway South Carolina had only three scenic
byways: the Cherokee Hills Scenic Byway ; the Ashley River Road Scenic Byway; and the
Savannah River Scenic Byway.