Editing Interstate 20 (section)

===South Carolina===
{{main|Interstate 20 in South Carolina}}

Upon leaving Augusta, I-20 crosses the [[Savannah River]] and enters the Palmetto State and heads northeastward, bypassing [[Aiken, South Carolina|Aiken]] and [[Lexington, South Carolina|Lexington]] before reaching the state capital of [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], which can be reached most directly by taking [[Interstate 26|I-26]] east at exit&nbsp;64 ("Malfunction Junction"), then, almost immediately, [[Interstate 126|I-126]]/[[U.S. Route 76|US&nbsp;76]].

At Columbia, I-20 bypasses the city to the north and again turns northeastward, bypassing [[Fort Jackson (South Carolina)|Fort Jackson]] and [[Camden, South Carolina|Camden]]. After crossing the [[Wateree River]], it turns due east and passes by tiny [[Bishopville, South Carolina|Bishopville]], before reaching the [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]] area. It is near Florence where I-20 sees its eastern terminus at [[Interstate 95|I-95]]. However, for about {{Convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}}, the highway continues into Florence as [[Interstate 20 Business (Florence, South Carolina)|I-20 Bus.]]

I-20 in the Palmetto State is known as either the J. Strom Thurmond Freeway or John C. West Freeway. The first section to be completed was the [[bridge]] over the Savannah River in 1965; the last, the section between [[U.S. Route 401|US&nbsp;401]] and I-95 (including the business spur), opened in August&nbsp;1975.