Editing Beaufort, South Carolina (section)

===Major roads===
The following thoroughfares are important transportation links in Beaufort.

{{Jct|state=SC|US|21}} is a major connector for the city and the principal route to the Sea Islands. It is also known as Trask Parkway, Parris Island Gateway, Ribaut Road (in Port Royal) and Lady's Island Drive. Originally going through downtown and across the Robert Woods Memorial Bridge, US 21 was rerouted to the south upon the completion of the taller and wider J.E. McTeer Bridge in the 1980s and was re-routed in 2012 to help steer Sea Islands traffic around Beaufort. US 21 is the major hurricane evacuation route for the area.

{{Jct|state=SC|US-Bus|21|dab1=Beaufort}}, also known locally as "Business 21", is the major arterial through downtown Beaufort. Starting at the US 21 split at Parris Island Gateway, the {{convert|5.4|mi|adj=on}} route travels eastward along Boundary Street to the Bellamy Curve at the edge of the peninsula, then turns sharply toward the south along Carteret Street until reaching the [[Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge]] over the Beaufort River. The route continues onto Lady's Island before terminating at an intersection with US 21 and SC 802.

{{Jct|state=SC|SC|116}} (Laurel Bay Road) connects MCAS Beaufort with the military housing community at Laurel Bay and surrounding areas.

{{Jct|state=SC|SC|170}} (Robert T. Smalls Parkway) connects Beaufort with southern Beaufort County, Jasper County, and Savannah.

{{Jct|state=SC|SC|281}} (Ribaut Road) connects Beaufort and Port Royal.

{{Jct|state=SC|SC|802}} (Sams Point Road) connects Lady's Island with US 21 and US 21 Business.

Although not located within Beaufort's city limits, the following routes provide vital access to the city and are major evacuation routes in the event of a hurricane.

{{Jct|state=SC|US|17}} runs along the northern portion of Beaufort County as Trask Parkway between [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|Interstate 95]] exit 33 and [[U.S. Route 21|U.S. Highway 21]]. This is also the primary route used between Beaufort and Charleston, as well as [[Walterboro, South Carolina|Walterboro]] and [[Yemassee, South Carolina|Yemassee]].

{{Jct|state=SC|I|95}} is the closest interstate highway and is located about {{convert|25|mi|km}} away.