Editing Interstate 526 (section)

==History==
Planning of the freeway dates back to the 1960s; construction on the first section began in 1979. Opened in 1982 as an unnumbered freeway, it traversed from Ashley River Road ([[South Carolina Highway 61|SC&nbsp;61]]) to Leeds Avenue, crossing over the [[Ashley River (South Carolina)|Ashley River]].

In 1985, the freeway became [[South Carolina Highway 31|SC&nbsp;31]], connecting [[U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;17]]/[[South Carolina Highway 7|SC&nbsp;7]] to Dorchester Road ([[South Carolina Highway 642|SC&nbsp;642]]). By 1987, it extended to International Boulevard, providing access to the [[Charleston International Airport]].<ref>{{cite map |publisher= [[South Carolina Department of Transportation]] |url= http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/787/rec/5 |format= PDF |title= General Highway Map, Charleston County, South Carolina |cartography= SCDOT |year= 1987 |access-date= May 20, 2013}}</ref>

In 1989, the freeway was rechristened as I-526 after it connected with [[Interstate 26 in South Carolina|I-26]] (exit&nbsp;212). In 1992, I-526 was extended east over the [[Cooper River (South Carolina)|Cooper River]] to [[Daniel Island]], then over the [[Wando River]] to [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina|Mount Pleasant]] and its current eastern terminus with [[U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;17]] and I-526 Bus.<ref>{{cite map |publisher= [[South Carolina Department of Transportation]] |url= http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/771/rec/2 |format= PDF |title= General Highway Map, Charleston County, South Carolina |cartography= SCDOT |year= 1996 |access-date= May 20, 2013}}</ref>

In 1993, the Robert B. Scarborough Bridge was opened, connecting downtown [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] with [[James Island (South Carolina)|James Island]]; it is signed as [[South Carolina Highway 30|SC&nbsp;30]]. Since 1993, several residents and groups in the area have fought against the completion of I-526, which will connect both James Island and [[Johns Island, South Carolina|Johns Island]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://coastalconservationleague.org/projects/i-526-extension/ |title=I-526 Extension |publisher= Coastal Conservation League |date=July 28, 2010 |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nix526.org |title=So Much to Lose For So Little Gain |publisher=Nix 526 |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref> {{citation needed span|Approximately {{convert|10|mi|km}} separate the eastern terminus of I-526's current extent from the eastern terminus of SC&nbsp;30. The mileage markers and exit numbers on both SC&nbsp;30 and I-526 are based on an eventual merging of the routes, with miles&nbsp;1 to 3 occurring on SC&nbsp;30 and miles&nbsp;10 to 30 used on the current I-526 route.|date=February 2024}}