South Carolina Highway 265

South Carolina Highway 265
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	24.690 mi[1][2] (39.735 km)
Existed	1928[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 601 near Kershaw
East end	SC 9 southeast of Ruby
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Lancaster, Chesterfield
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SC 263 → SC 267

South Carolina Highway 265 (SC 265) is a 24.690-mile (39.735 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects Jefferson with the cities of Kershaw and Chesterfield.

SC 265 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 24.5 miles (39.4 km) from U.S. Route 601 (US 601) north of Kershaw to SC 9 near Ruby.^[3]

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The highway was established in 1928 as a new primary routing from SC 26 in Kershaw to SC 9 near Ruby. In 1940, it was extended southwest to SC 97 in Liberty Hill. In 1948, it was reduced back to its original route from 1928 to 1940. In 1951 or 1952, SC 265 was shortened to its current eastern terminus with US 601.

County	Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lancaster	​	0.000	0.000	US 601 (Gold Mine Highway) – Kershaw, Pageland	Western terminus
	​	2.080	3.347	SC 903 (Flat Creek Road) – McBee, Lancaster
Chesterfield	Jefferson	9.450	15.208	SC 151 Bus. (Main Street)
		10.100	16.254	SC 151 – McBee, Pageland
	​	17.180	27.649	SC 268 north – Mount Croghan
	​	22.670	36.484	SC 109 – Ruby, Hartsville
	​	24.690	39.735	SC 9 – Ruby, Chesterfield	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

• U.S. roads portal

• Media related to South Carolina Highway 265 at Wikimedia Commons
• SC 265 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex