The most stressful SC road to drive on has been found, according to a new poll. Do you agree?
Commuting through South Carolina has its ups and downs, but some roads in the Palmetto State have gained a negative reputation that is hard to ignore.
A study from 2024 showed that some SC roads are among the most dangerous in the country, and while traffic deaths in the state have dropped to their lowest level in over a decade, drivers are becoming sick of road conditions.
To identify the roads in each state that cause drivers the most issues, the Regan Zambri Law Group polled over 3,000 drivers nationwide and created an interactive map to show the results.
The survey was conducted in April 2026, and respondents were asked to identify the highway exits and off-ramps in their state that cause them the most stress during their regular commute.
Additionally, it was conducted online using a nationally representative panel and was balanced across age, gender, household income and geographic region.
Here’s the road that SC drivers believe is more annoying than any other in the state:
Most stressful road in SC
Drivers in SC say the US-17 (Septima Clark Parkway) to Savannah Highway in Charleston is the most stress-inducing road in the Palmetto State.
The law group did not provide specific details for this choice, but for almost every entry in the study, drivers chose the roads that force them to make multiple decisions in a short amount of time and are the most confusing to navigate.
Roads in the Southeast were also revealed to be some of the most annoying in the country, even if they’re not located in big cities, such as Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Most roads with issues in the Southeast have long, high-volume corridors feeding into rapidly growing urban areas, where infrastructure hasn’t quite caught up with demand, according to the study.
This is a statement from the Regan Zambri Law Group about the study’s results:
“What this data really highlights is that driver stress isn’t evenly spread across a journey — it spikes in very specific moments. And more often than not, those moments happen right at the exit. While congestion gets most of the blame, it’s actually the combination of design, timing, and decision pressure that seems to push drivers over the edge.”
According to the SC Department of Transportation, there is an ongoing safety project for the Septima Clark Parkway. To reduce roadway safety hazards along the road’s corridor, they will implement recommended corridor-wide and location-specific improvements.
Construction is supposed to start this year, but there are no updates on their website. The road may continue being the most annoying for SC drivers for years to come.