U.S. Highway 21 Connector (
US 21 Conn.) is a
connector route of US 21 that is an
unsigned highway. It is located in the west-central part of
Richland County and entirely within the
city limits of
Columbia in the U.S. state of
South Carolina. It connects
US 21/
US 176/
US 321 with
US 76/
US 378. It is
concurrent with
US 76 Conn. for its entire length. It begins at an
intersection with US 21/US 176/US 321 (Blossom Street/Huger Street). It travels to the east-northeast on Blossom Street. It crosses over some
railroad tracks of
CSX Transportation. It passes Greek Village, the fraternities and sororities of the
University of South Carolina (USC). Right after passing
Carolina Coliseum, it intersects
SC 48 (Assembly Street). The highway passes the Carolina Community Garden at the Honors Residence Hall. Then, it passes the Thomas Cooper Library and then the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. It curves to the northeast and travels along the northwestern edge of Maxcy Gregg Park. This is southeast of the USC tennis courts at Blossom Street. The connector curves to the east and travels under a
railroad bridge that carries railroad tracks of
Norfolk Southern Railway. It curves to the southeast. At the intersection with Saluda Avenue, the highway turns left and travels to the northeast. One block later, at Devine Street, it turns right and travels to the east-northeast. At an intersection with Harden Street, it curves to the east-southeast and travels through a
retail area before meeting its northern terminus, an intersection with US 76/US 378 (Millwood Avenue/Devine Street).
Major intersections ==Columbia spur route==