Editing Florence, South Carolina (section)

==Transportation==

===Highways===
* {{Jct|state=SC|I|95}} is a four-lane freeway that enters the city from the northeast, and exits southwest. The highway leads northeast {{convert|87|mi}} to [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], and southwest {{convert|179|mi}} to [[Savannah, Georgia]].
* {{Jct|state=SC|I|20}} is a four-lane interstate highway, which enters the city from the west and has a terminus in Florence as (David McLeod Blvd {{Jct|state=SC|BS|20}}). Interstate 20 leads west {{convert|83|mi}} to [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], then on to [[Atlanta]] and ultimately [[Texas]].
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|52}} is a north to south route through the downtown area. The highway crosses Interstate 95 northwest of the downtown area and leads north {{convert|157|mi}} to [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. To the south it merges with US 301 and eventually leads {{convert|113|mi}} to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]].
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|76}} enters the city from the west at Interstate 95, then merges with David McLeod Blvd at Palmetto Street, and finally exits east of the city at the junction with Freedom Blvd. The road leads southwest {{convert|39|mi}} to [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]] and east {{convert|115|mi}} to [[Wilmington, North Carolina]].
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|301}} offers another northeast to southwest route through Florence. Entering the city merged with US 52 as South Irby Street, it then forms a crescent-shaped bypass around the downtown area as Freedom Boulevard. US 301 then merges with US 76 east of downtown Florence, and exits as such.

===Mass transit===
The [[Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority]] (PDRTA) is the principal agency responsible for operating mass transit in greater Florence area including [[Darlington, South Carolina|Darlington]], [[Marion, South Carolina|Marion]], [[Chesterfield, South Carolina|Chesterfield]], [[Dillon, South Carolina|Dillon]], and the Lake City area. PDRTA also operates routes to [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[Myrtle Beach]] and [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]].

PDRTA operates express shuttles, and bus service serving Florence and its immediate surrounding areas. The authority was established in June 1974; it is South Carolina's oldest and largest RTA. PDRTA began operations serving the six-county Pee Dee region of Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, and Marlboro Counties. The PDRTA has provided transportation for more than 15 million passengers, and transports approximately 2,457 people daily. It operates services with 165 vehicles ranging in size from transit, intercity buses, and trolleys to lift-equipped vans and goshens.<ref>[http://www.pdrta.org/AboutPDRTA.html] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Air===
The city and its surroundings are served by [[Florence Regional Airport]] ([[IATA]]: FLO; [[ICAO]]: KFLO), which is located {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of downtown Florence on US 76. The airport itself is serviced by [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] to Charlotte and is the second busiest airport in the region behind [[Myrtle Beach International Airport]]. It is located an hour west of Myrtle Beach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.florencescairport.com/subindex.asp?id=18&nav=about%20us |title=Florence Airport Stats |publisher=Florencescairport.com |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017073540/http://www.florencescairport.com/subindex.asp?id=18&nav=about%20us |archive-date=October 17, 2011 }}</ref>

===Intercity rail===
{{See also|Florence (Amtrak station)}}
[[Amtrak]]'s [[palmetto (Amtrak)|The Palmetto trains 89, 90]] and ''[[Silver Meteor]]'' (trains 97, 98) connect Florence with the cities of New York, [[Philadelphia]], [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Baltimore]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], and [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]. Additionally the Florence station also serves as the refueling and crew changing point for Amtrak's [[Auto Train]] service which operates service between [[Sanford station (Amtrak)|Sanford]] station in Florida and [[Lorton station (Auto Train)|Lorton]] station Virginia, Passengers may temporarily disembark the train to smoke, get some air or walk their service animals.

===Intercity bus===
[[Greyhound Lines]] and Southeastern Stages operates a station on Irby Street, in the southern part of downtown, providing Florence with intercity bus transportation.