South Carolina Highway 31

South Carolina Highway 31
Carolina Bays Parkway John B. Singleton Parkway
SC 31 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	28.097 mi[1] (45.218 km)
Existed	2002[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 707 near Socastee
Major intersections	US 501 on the Forestbrook–Carolina Forest line SC 22 near North Myrtle Beach
North end	SC 9 in Little River
Location
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Horry
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SC 30 → SC 33

South Carolina Highway 31 (SC 31), also known as the Carolina Bays Parkway, is a 28.097-mile (45.218 km) six-lane, limited-access highway that parallels (in most cases) the Intracoastal Waterway around Myrtle Beach. The first phase opened on December 17, 2002, completing a 22-mile (35 km) link between U.S. Route 501 (US 501) and SC 9. The second phase opened in March 2005, running from US 501 southwest to S.C. Highway 544. The third phase opened on November 7, 2019, extending to SC 707. While usually referred to only as the Carolina Bays Parkway, the highway is also dedicated the John B. Singleton Parkway in memory of John B. Singleton, a former Myrtle Beach City Council member and police commissioner.^[2]