South Carolina Highway 172
state highway in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina Highway 172 (SC 172) is a nine-point-zero-zero-zero-mile-long (14.484 km) 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 1,000 feet (300 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 0.09 miles (0.14 km) to end at SC 6 (Caw Caw Road).
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