Editing Interstate 526 (section)

==Route description==
I-526 begins at an incomplete interchange with US&nbsp;17 (Savannah Highway) and [[South Carolina Highway 7]] (SC&nbsp;7, Sam Rittenberg Boulevard) in the [[West Ashley]] section of the city of Charleston, just north of the [[Stono River]]. The interchange includes a loop ramp from northbound US&nbsp;17, a ramp from southbound US&nbsp;17, and a half-[[diamond interchange]] with SC&nbsp;7. The four-lane freeway heads north past the [[Citadel Mall]] and meets [[South Carolina Highway 461|SC&nbsp;461]] at a [[partial cloverleaf]] interchange. SC&nbsp;461 heads west as Glenn McConnell Parkway and east as Paul Cantrell Boulevard; both directions lead to [[South Carolina Highway 61|SC&nbsp;61]] (Ashley River Road). I-526 crosses SC&nbsp;61 and uses the [[General William C. Westmoreland Bridge]] to cross the [[Ashley River (South Carolina)|Ashley River]] into the city of North Charleston. The freeway has diamond interchanges with Leeds Avenue and [[South Carolina Highway 642|SC&nbsp;642]] (Dorchester Road) and crosses over [[CSX Transportation|CSX]]'s [[Charleston Subdivision]].<ref name="Google Maps I-526"/>

I-526 continues through a connected pair of half-diamond interchanges with Montague Avenue and International Boulevard. Both streets lead to the [[North Charleston Coliseum]] and [[Charles Towne Square]]; the latter one is the access road for Charleston International Airport. The Interstate curves east and reaches its junction with I-26, which is a [[cloverleaf interchange]] except for a flyover ramp from eastbound I-526 to westbound I-26. I-526 crosses over [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s SC Line and has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Rivers Avenue, which carries [[U.S. Route 52 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;52]] and [[U.S. Route 78 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;78]]. The Interstate continues from its overpass of the U.S. Routes as a viaduct above wetlands along Filbin Creek. The viaduct crosses over the CSX rail line again and has a four-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange with Rhett Avenue and a half-diamond interchange with Virginia Avenue. The Rhett Avenue interchange includes a U-turn ramp that allows access from westbound I-526 to Virginia Avenue and from the avenue to eastbound I-526.<ref name="Google Maps I-526"/>

I-526 crosses the Cooper River on the high-level [[Don N. Holt Bridge]] and enters the Daniel Island section of the city of Charleston in [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley County]]. The freeway has partial cloverleaf interchanges on either side of Beresford Creek with Clements Ferry Road and Seven Farms Drive/River Landing Drive. Both interchanges lead to [[Blackbaud Stadium]], home of the [[Charleston Battery]], and the [[Family Circle Tennis Center]], home of the [[Family Circle Cup]]. I-526 continues southeast across the [[Wando River]] on the [[James B. Edwards Bridge]] back into [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston County]] and the town of [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina|Mount Pleasant]]. The freeway has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Long Point Road and curves south at Hobcaw Creek. I-526 has a partial flyover interchange to and from US&nbsp;17 in the direction of [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]] before the Interstate reaches its eastern terminus at a partial cloverleaf interchange with US&nbsp;17 (Johnnie Dodds Boulevard). The highway continues as I-526 Bus., a four-lane highway that follows Chuck Dawley Boulevard to [[South Carolina Highway 703|SC&nbsp;703]] in the center of Mount Pleasant.<ref name="Google Maps I-526"/>

All of I-526 is included as part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]], a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.<ref name="NHS Charleston">{{cite web|title=National Highway System: Charleston--North Charleston, SC|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/south_carolina/charleston_sc.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017132129/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/south_carolina/charleston_sc.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2015|publisher=United States Department of Transportation|date=October 1, 2012|access-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref>