GREENVILLE, S.C. (WNCN/WSPA) — Maps and traffic cameras indicated that traffic was backed up about 100 miles along Interstate 85 after the eclipse in South Carolina on Monday afternoon.
Traffic data indicates that I-85 northbound is backed up from Piedmont to Gaffney, which is an area that was in the total eclipse area or very close to it.
Southbound I-85 is backed up from mile marker 23 all the way to the Georgia border.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is asking all drivers to take Business 85 northbound through Spartanburg.
Eclipse traffic. Bummer. #SCslowdown @WFMY pic.twitter.com/ayoBnskd9M
— Eric Chilton (@EricChilton) August 22, 2017