 The early routing was already identified to be shifted to the "Kings Highway" which would pass through Myrtle Beach and Georgetown; re-routing occurred in 1935.The first tourist welcome center in South Carolina opened in February 1968 on US 17 near Little River.A segment of US 17 between Ridgeland and Point South once contained a four-lane divided section in the vicinity of some 1941-built bridges over the Tullifinny River and its tributary the Harbor River.