South Carolina Highway 171

SC 171 begins at an intersection with Arctic Avenue in Folly Beach; the Folly Beach Fishing Pier and the Atlantic Ocean lie to the south. The route heads north-northwest through Folly Beach's business district as Center Street. From here, the highway crosses the Folly River onto Long Island; this crossing is the only road connecting Folly Island to the rest of South Carolina. The road passes several homes before crossing to James Island, where it turns to the north as Folly Road. After crossing James Island Creek, the highway meets the southern terminus of SC 30, also known as the James Island Connector. Past this junction, SC 171 intersects the eastern terminus of SC 700 before crossing Wappoo Creek to leave James Island. The highway heads through a mainly residential area to intersect U.S. Route 17; shortly thereafter, the route meets SC 61, and the two routes head west-northwest concurrently. After passing through a business district for {{convert|1.6|mi|km}} the two highways separate, and SC 171 again heads northward. The highway passes Charles Towne Landing, a state historic site and the location of the first permanent English settlement in the state, before merging into SC 7 at its northern terminus.{{cite map |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |title=Charleston County, South Carolina General Highway System |url=http://dbw.scdot.org/GISMapping/ViewPdfFile.aspx?Fname=pdfs/County/Charleston_County.pdf |format=PDF |year=2005 |scale=1:24000 |accessdate=January 30, 2012 }}{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Center+St&daddr=Folly+Rd+to:Folly+Rd+to:Wesley+Dr+to:Wesley+Dr+to:St+Andrews+Blvd+to:Old+Towne+Rd&hl=en&ll=32.734729,-79.970856&spn=0.327495,0.676346&sll=32.818423,-79.992678&sspn=0.002556,0.005284&geocode=FYRG8gEdgDQ8-w%3BFYK08wEdFLs7-w%3BFert8wEdQq87-w%3BFSQu9AEdh7Q7-w%3BFYYz9AEdeLU7-w%3BFUNt9AEd1GI7-w%3BFcjD9AEdqGc7-w&mra=mi&mrsp=6&sz=18&t=h&z=11 |title=Overview map of Highway 171 |accessdate=January 30, 2012}}

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{{SCint

|location=Folly Beach

|mile=0.000

|road=Arctic Avenue

|notes=Southern terminus

}}

{{SCint

|location=Charleston

|lspan=7

|mile=6.980

|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|30|dir1=east|to2=yes|SC|61|location1=Downtown Charleston}}

|notes=Western terminus of SC 30

}}

{{SCint

|type=concur

|mile=8.100

|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|700|dir1=west|name1=Maybank Highway|city1=Seabrook Island|city2=Kiawah Island}}

|notes=Southern end of SC 700 concurrency

}}

{{SCint

|type=concur

|mile=9.070

|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|700|dir1=east|name1=Folly Road Boulevard|to2=yes|US|17|dir2=north}}

|notes=Northern end of SC 700 concurrency; no access to SC 700 east from SC 171 south

}}

{{SCint

|mile=9.240

|road={{jct|state=SC|US|17|name1=Savannah Highway}}

}}

{{SCint

|mile=9.330

|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|61|dir1=south|to2=yes|US|17}}

|type=concur

|notes=Southern end of SC 61 concurrency

}}

{{SCint

|mile=10.920

|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|61|dir1=north|name1=Ashley River Road|location=Ashley River Historic District}}

|type=concur

|notes=Northern end of SC 61 concurrency

}}

{{SCint

|type=incomplete

|mile=12.560

|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|7|dir1=north|name1=Sam Rittenberg Boulevard}}

|notes=SC 171 north to SC 7 north and SC 7 south to SC 171 south only; northern terminus

}}

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• [http://vahighways.com/scannex/route-log/sc171.htm SC 171 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex]

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Category:Transportation in Charleston, South Carolina

Category:Transportation in Charleston County, South Carolina