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|terminus_b= near Briarcliffe Acres |counties= Horry |previous_type=US |previous_route=21 |next_type=SC |next_route=23 }} South Carolina Highway 22 (SC 22), also known as the Conway Bypass and Veterans Highway, is a four lane freeway that connects US 501 north of Conway, South Carolina to US 17 in Myrtle Beach. The road was opened to traffic on May 4, 2001, six months ahead of schedule. There is speculation that it could become part of Interstate 73 in the future. The road largely meets Interstate Highway standards, but in order to support increased Interstate traffic, its shoulders would need to be expanded to standard width.〔 〕〔 〕 ==History== In 1994, the original contract with Fluor Daniel called for six lanes from US 17 to SC 905 and four lanes the rest of the way to US 501. This money depended on a one-cent sales tax devoted to road funding, but voters turned that down.〔Zane Wilson, "DOT commits $95 million for Conway Bypass lanes," ''The Sun News'', February 25, 1999.〕 A bridge was built over the Intracoastal Waterway near Briarcliffe Acres, but it remained the "Bridge to Nowhere" for three years because there was no money to build the road. In February 1999, the South Carolina Senate passed a bill naming the bridge for Billy Alford, state highway commissioner from 1990 to 1994 and commission chair in 1993.〔Zane Wilson, "Bridge to Nowhere to Get Name," ''The Sun News'', February 22, 1999.〕 On February 24, 1999, the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission approved $95 million to make the bypass four lanes. Two years earlier, since money was short, the bypass had been reduced to two lanes beyond SC 90, though the $291.3 million project had six lanes to SC 31. Even with the changes, the road would end up being cheaper than planned because of narrower shoulders and bridges, and more bridges over wetlands.〔 On March 4, 1999, The Joint Bond Review Committee approved selling bonds for the money approved in February. Widening the bridges was considered, since some believed that the road could need six lanes in only a few years.〔Zane Wilson, "South Carolina Approves Bond Sale to Pay for Conway Bypass," ''The Sun News'', March 5, 1999.〕 In June 2000, the first section of the Conway Bypass opened 17 months sooner than expected despite flooding from Hurricane Floyd. In November 2000, the section from SC 90 to SC 905, including a 29-foot-high bridge over the Waccamaw River, opened 13 months sooner than planned. The final section opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony in May 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conway Bypass / Veterans Highway (SC 22), SC, USA )〕 In 2003, the South Carolina General Assembly approved a resolution asking that the Conway Bypass be designated I-73.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Bill 291'', South Carolina General Assembly, 115th Session, 2003-2004 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Carolina Highway 22」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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