South Carolina Highway 173

{{short description|State highway in South Carolina, United States}}

{{Infobox road

|state=SC

|type=SC

|route=173

|alternate_name=School Street

|map=SC 173 map.svg

|length_mi=1.570

|length_ref={{Cite web |url=https://ris.scdot.org/LogMileReport.aspx?county=18&type=4&number=173&auxiliary=0&map=y |title=Highway Logmile Report |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date=December 25, 2020 }}

|established=1940{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

|direction_a=West

|terminus_a={{Jct|state=SC|SC|27}} in Ridgeville

|direction_b=East

|terminus_b={{Jct|state=SC|US|78}} near Ridgeville

|counties=Dorchester

|previous_type=SC

|previous_route=172

|next_type=SC

|next_route=174

}}

South Carolina Highway 173 (SC 173) is a {{convert|1.570|mi|km|adj=on}} primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves to connect the town of Ridgeville with U.S. Route 78 (US 78). It is known as School Street for its entire length.

Route description

SC 173 is a two-lane rural highway that connect the town of Ridgeville northeast to US 78. The predominant features along the route are homes and forest.{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=School+St&daddr=School+St&hl=en&ll=33.095173,-80.30139&spn=0.029805,0.055747&sll=33.102911,-80.285565&sspn=0.001863,0.003484&geocode=FRwN-QEdjIw2-w%3BFcQd-QEd4-82-w&t=p&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=19&z=15 |title=Overview map of SC 173 |access-date=September 8, 2013 }}

History

Established as the second SC 173 in 1940, it traversed from US 15 in Grover east to US 78 near Ridgeville; the section between Ridgeville and US 78 was originally part of SC 27. In 1941 or 1942, it was extended east to SC 31 (current US 176), with an incomplete gap at the Dorchester-Berkeley county line. In 1948, SC 173 was reduced to its current alignment; leaving behind Wire Road/Ridge Road (S-18-19) and Cypress Campground Road (S-8-32).{{cite map |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |url=http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/450/rec/1 |format=PDF |title=General Highway Map, Dorchester County, South Carolina |cartography=SCDOT |year=1945 |accessdate=September 8, 2013 }}{{cite map |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |url=http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/107/rec/1 |format=PDF |title=General Highway Map, Berkeley County, South Carolina |cartography=SCDOT |year=1943 |accessdate=September 8, 2013 }}{{cite map |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |url=http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/360/rec/3 |format=PDF |title=General Highway Map, Dorchester County, South Carolina |cartography=SCDOT |year=1950 |accessdate=September 8, 2013 }}{{cite map |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |url=http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/scrm/id/348/rec/3 |format=PDF |title=General Highway Map, Berkeley County, South Carolina |cartography=SCDOT |year=1952 |accessdate=September 8, 2013 }}

The first SC 173 was established in 1937 or 1938 as a new primary routing from SC 27, in Ridgeville, north to US 78/SC 2. In 1940, SC 173 and SC 27 switched places.

Major intersections

{{SCint

|location=Ridgeville

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|27|name1=Church Street|road|School Street|dir2=west|city1=Givhans|city2=St. George|location3=Givhans Ferry State Park}}

|notes=Western terminus; School Street continues past terminus.

}}

{{SCint

|location=none

|mile=1.57

|road={{jct|state=SC|US|78|road|Myers–Mayo Road|dir2=east|city1=Summerville|city2=St. George}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; roadway continues as Myers–Mayo Road.

}}

References

External links

{{commons category-inline|South Carolina Highway 173}}
[http://vahighways.com/scannex/route-log/sc173.htm SC 173 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex]

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Category:Transportation in Dorchester County, South Carolina