South Carolina Highway 172
{{short description|State highway in South Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=SC
|type=SC
|route=172
|map=SC 172 map.svg
|length_mi=9.000
|length_ref={{cite web |url=https://ris.scdot.org/LogMileReport.aspx?county=38&type=4&number=172&auxiliary=0&map=y |title=Highway Logmile Report |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date=December 25, 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://ris.scdot.org/LogMileReport.aspx?county=9&type=4&number=172&auxiliary=0&map=y |title=Highway Logmile Report |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date=December 25, 2020 }}
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=SC|US|178}} near North
|junction={{jct|state=SC|US|21}} near St. Matthews
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=SC|SC|6}} near St. Matthews
|counties=Orangeburg, Calhoun
|previous_type=SC
|previous_route=171
|next_type=SC
|next_route=173
}}
South Carolina Highway 172 (SC 172) is a {{convert|9.000|mi|km|adj=mid|spell=in|-long}} state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels through rural areas of Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.
Route description
SC 172 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 178 (US 178; North Road) east-northeast of North, within Orangeburg County. It travels to the north-northeast. Approximately {{convert|1000|ft|m}} later, it meets the eastern terminus of SC 692, with SC 172 heading to the east-northeast before it enters Calhoun County. It passes by the Do-Little Field airport just before it meets US 21 (Columbia Road). SC 172 continues another {{convert|0.09|mi|km}} to end at SC 6 (Caw Caw Road).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/33.6271181,-81.0477905/33.6300424,-81.0456824/33.6764902,-80.9169013/@33.6306179,-81.0381309,14z/am=t/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |accessdate=May 20, 2018}}
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=SC|length_ref=}}
{{SCint
|county=Orangeburg
|cspan=2
|location=none
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=SC|US|178|name1=North Road|city1=Orangeburg|city2=North|city3=Aiken}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{SCint
|location=none
|mile=0.230
|road={{Jct|state=SC|SC|692|dir1=west|name1=Redmond Mill Road|city1=Swansea}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SC 692
}}
{{SCint
|county=Calhoun
|cspan=2
|location=none
|mile=8.910
|road={{Jct|state=SC|US|21|name1=Columbia Road|city1=Orangeburg|city2=Swansea|city3=Columbia}}
}}
{{SCint
|location=none
|mile=9.000
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|6|name1=Caw Caw Road|city1=St. Matthews|to2=yes|I|26}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{Jctbtm}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Attached KML}}
- {{commons category-inline|South Carolina Highway 172}}
- [http://vahighways.com/scannex/route-log/sc172.htm SC 172 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex]
Category:Transportation in Orangeburg County, South Carolina