Interstate 126 is also known as Lester Bates Freeway, as this sign reads. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

State-named Interstate 126 East reassurance shield. I-126 runs concurrently with US 76 for its entire 3.6-mile duration. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

The speed limits on Interstate 126 East start out at 60 mph maximum and 45 mph minimum. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

View on Interstate 126 East. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Interstate 126 East as traffic from Colonial Life Blvd W merges on the right. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Overhead mileage sign listing the distances to the two upcoming exits on Interstate 126 East. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

View on Interstate 126 East approaching downtown Columbia. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Interstate 126 East at Exit: Greystone Blvd / Riverbanks Zoo (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Take the next exit to the State Museum, Ed Venture, the Confederate Museum, and the Museum of Art. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Also take the next exit to the State House, Visitor Info Center, Amtrak Station, and Convention Center. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Interstate 126 East as it crosses the Broad River, approaching the exit for Huger St and just beyond that, the eastern terminus of I-126. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Approaching the Huger St exit, the speed limit makes a large drop to 35 mph. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Interstate 126 East at Exit: Huger St (Photo taken 5/25/18).

The speed limit remains 35 mph. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Interstate 126 East comes to an end here, as it prepares to merge into US 321 / US 176 / US 21. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

Interstate 126 East at its eastern terminus as it becomes US 321 / US 176 / US 21 / US 76. (Photo taken 5/25/18).

US 321 / US 176 / US 21 / US 76 reassurance markers in Columbia. (Photo taken 5/25/18).