ANOTHER SECRET ROUTE TO MYRTLE BEACH (Confidential) -- For those who prefer the traditional route (through Darlington and McBee and Hartsville), Traffic Team 9 provides an alternate secret route.  The best part of this secret route is avoiding the dangerous stretch of Highway 601 south of Monroe.

• Take Independence Blvd./US 74 to Monroe.
• On the Charlotte-side of Monroe, turn right on Rocky River Rd.
• Rocky River Rd. becomes NC 522 and continues into South Carolina.
• In Lancaster County, turn left onto Flat Creek Rd./SC 903.
• Follow SC 903 to SC 151 in the town of Catarrh.
• Turn right on SC 151 and follow through McBee and Hartsville.
• In Darlington, turn right on US 52.
• Take I-95 North to Exit 170 (about 6 miles).
• At Exit 170, turn right on SC 327.
• Turn left on US 76.
• In Marion, turn right on US 501.
• Near Aynor, turn left on SC 22 and follow to the Myrtle Beach area.