South Carolina Highway 174
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| Edisto Island National Scenic Byway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 24.4 mi (39.3 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1960s – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Edisto Island National Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | Willow St in Edisto Beach | |||
| North end: |
 US 17 near Adams Run | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Charleston, Colleton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 174 (SC 174) is a 24.4-mile (39.3 km) state highway, connecting Edisto Island with the mainland of South Carolina. Designated a South Carolina scenic byway in 1988, in 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation declared that a 17-mile (27 km) stretch of SC 174 on Edisto Island would be designated as a National Scenic Byway.[1]
Route description
SC 174 travels generally in a south–north direction. Beginning at an intersection with U.S. Highway 17 approximately 25 miles west of Charleston, SC 174 crosses over the CSX Railway and passes through the rural community of Adams Run. After passing the intersection of White Point Rd, the route's National Scenic Byway designation begins as it crosses expansive marshes and over the North Edisto River onto Edisto Island.
Once upon Edisto, SC 174 travels in a meandering direction under an ancient live oak canopy and past small homes, prayer chapels, churches, and country stores. SC 174 serves as the primary spine road for the island, with smaller country roads and lanes intersecting the route, leading to more distant areas of the island. Upon reaching the Edisto Beach town limits, the road enters into Colleton County and crosses over another marsh area before sharply turning to the southwest and paralleling the Atlantic shore. For most of the route, SC 174 is a two lane road, although it is a four lane configuration in Edisto Beach.
History
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Charleston | Adams Run | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 17 – Charleston, Jacksonboro | |
| 2.53 | 4.07 |  SC 162 west | |||
| 4.67 | 7.52 |  SC 164 | |||
| Colleton | Edisto Beach | 24.4 | 39.3 | Willow Street | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ "Bluffton Today: Edisto Island's S.C. 174 named a National Scenic Byway". October 17, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 174 at Wikimedia Commons