Carolina Forest Boulevard is the main roadway through Carolina Forest, South Carolina, initially built when the development by International Paper was created in the 1990s. The road is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) in length, and runs through the center of the Carolina Forest development (which is projected to have a population of 56,000 residents when completed). A one-mile (1.6 km) segment near Carolina Forest Plaza and US 501 is five lanes and narrows into two lanes near Carolina Forest Elementary School. It ends at River Oaks Drive having access to South Carolina Highway 31 and US Highway 17. Carolina Forest Boulevard is the only road in and out of Carolina Forest for many residents.