SC 56. By 1967, SC 9 was given a northern bypass of Lancaster, leaving a business loop through downtown. In 1974, SC 9 was rerouted north into Dillon via US 301/US 501; leaving 3rd Avenue (later becoming Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). From 1982-1985, SC 9 moved onto bypass route from Loris to Green Sea, leaving a business loop through downtown Loris. Also around that same time, SC 9 was moved onto a western bypass of Bennettsville, leaving a business loop through downtown. By 1988, SC 9 was re-extended to its current southern terminus at Cherry Grove Beach, replacing part of SC 65. Major intersections Special routes Loris business loop South Carolina Highway 9 Business (SC 9 Bus.) begins nearly northwest of Loris, heading due south from SC 9. However, it only goes south for about , before turning eastward at the eastern terminus of SC 917. SC 9 Bus. then heads into downtown Loris, the downtown being at the intersection with U.S. Route 701 (US 701). As soon as SC 9 Bus. passes US 701, it heads back to SC 9. Lake View connector route South Carolina Highway 9 Connector (SC 9 Conn.) is a connector route in the northern part of Lake View that is an unsigned highway. It begins at an intersection with the SC 9 where it turns left off of South Main Street and onto West 3rd Avenue. It travels to the north on South Main Street to an intersection with SC 41, where it turns left off of Richard Temple Boulevard and onto North Main Street. Bennettsville business loop South Carolina Highway 9 Business (SC 9 Bus.) begins north of Bennettsville when SC 9 merges with SC 38. SC 9 Bus. heads straight into downtown Bennettsville, where just before downtown SC 9 merges with SC 385. There it travels just north of downtown before moving south in the outskirts of town and ends again at SC 9. Cheraw alternate route South Carolina Highway 9 Alternate (SC 9 Alt.) was an alternate route that existed in the central part of Cheraw. It was established around 1942 on Kershaw Street between US 1/US 52 and SC 9. It was decommissioned in 1947 and was downgraded to a secondary road. Cheraw truck route South Carolina Highway 9 Truck (SC 9 Truck) is a truck route partially within the northeastern part of Cheraw. It is entirely within the