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===Transportation=== ====Major highways==== {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * {{jct|state=SC|I|26}} * {{jct|state=SC|I|85}} * {{jct|state=SC|BL|85}} * {{jct|state=SC|I|585}} * {{jct|state=SC|US|29}} * {{jct|state=SC|US|176}} * {{jct|state=SC|US|221}} * {{jct|state=SC|SC|9}} * {{jct|state=SC|SC|56}} * {{jct|state=SC|SC|129}} * {{jct|state=SC|SC|215}} * {{jct|state=SC|SC|295}} * {{jct|state=SC|SC|296}} {{div col end}} ====Public transit==== [[File:SPARTA bus.JPG|thumb|A hybrid SPARTA bus at the downtown Passenger Center.]] Spartanburg is served by the [[Spartanburg Area Regional Transit Agency]] (SPARTA), covering the city of Spartanburg and the surrounding urbanized area with 8 routes leading to a wide variety of destinations. All SPARTA buses are equipped with bicycle racks. Two hybrid-electric buses were added to the fleet in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Trevor Anderson |url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120529/ARTICLES/120529565?p=all&tc=pgall |title=Spartanburg City Council OKs first reading of $33.4M budget - News - GoUpstate - Spartanburg, SC |website=GoUpstate.com |date=June 30, 2013 |access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> The SPARTA Passenger Center is located at 100 North Liberty Street and also serves [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] buses. Mass Transit is provided to all citizens of Spartanburg County through Spartanburg County Dial-A-Ride. It is a door to door service that operates six days a week. ==== Active transportation ==== Spartanburg is home to the Daniel Morgan Trail System, or "the Dan" for short, a {{convert|55|mile|adj=on}} collaboration between Spartanburg County Parks, the City of Spartanburg, non-profit PAL, and other community partners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Daniel Morgan Trail System |url=https://www.palspartanburg.org/the-dan |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=PAL Spartanburg |language=en}}</ref> The system consists of paved and unpaved pathways, along with expanded sidewalks and protected bicycle travel lanes. The Hub City Hopper, a fully protected bicycle lane going through the city's dowtown that is described as a first of its kind in South Carolina,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trail Segments |url=https://www.palspartanburg.org/dan-trail-segments |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=PAL Spartanburg |language=en}}</ref> was named as the sixth best new U.S. bike lane in 2023 by PeopleForBikes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best New U.S. Bike Lanes |url=https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-best-new-u.s.-bike-lanes |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=PeopleForBikes |language=en}}</ref> The system is likely to grow in the coming years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boschult |first=Christian |date=2024-08-06 |title=Spartanburg's trail system could grow by 20 miles in 4 years. Here's where. |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-dan-trail-expansion-saluda-grade-purchase/article_68c964a8-5372-11ef-b42e-abf2f13eb40a.html |access-date=2025-04-29 |newspaper=Post and Courier |language=en}}</ref> ====Airports==== The [[Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport]] (GSP) lies mostly in suburban [[Greer, South Carolina|Greer]], and it serves [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]] as well as Spartanburg. It has become one of the busiest airports in South Carolina. The [[Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport]] (SPA) is a general aviation/small craft airport owned and operated by the City, which lies southwest of town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/City_Government/City_Departments/Memorial_Airport.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060429030637/http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/City_Government/City_Departments/Memorial_Airport.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2006|title=Airport|date=April 29, 2006|access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> ====Railroad station==== [[Amtrak]]'s [[Crescent (train)|''Crescent'' train]] connects Spartanburg with the cities of New York, [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Atlanta]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] and [[New Orleans]]. The [[Spartanburg station|Amtrak station]] is situated at 290 Magnolia Street.
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