South Carolina Highway 187 (SC 187) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
. The highway travels through mostly
rural area
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s of
Anderson County.
Route description
SC 187 begins at an
intersection
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with
SC 184 (Elberton Highway) southwest of
Iva, within Anderson County. It travels in a fairly northerly direction. It passes Mountain View Cemetery and Poplar Spring Cemetery before intersecting
SC 181 (Smith–McGee Road). They have a brief
concurrency
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
. SC 187 travels to the northwest and crosses over Weems Creek and then Buchanan Creek. It has an intersection with
SC 412 (Rainey Road) and one with
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington me ...
(US 29). The highway begins curving to the northeast. In
West Gate, it intersects
SC 24. The two highways travel concurrently to the northwest and cross over part of
Lake Hartwell
Lake Hartwell is a man-made reservoir bordering Georgia and South Carolina and encompassing parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca rivers. Lake Hartwell is one of the Southeastern United States' largest recreation lakes. The lake was created b ...
on the Calvin Wesley Belcher Bridge. A short distance later, they split at the Portman Shoals Intersection, with SC 187 traveling to the north. It passes by a
KOA Kampground just before an
interchange with
Interstate 85
Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, n ...
(I-85). Just to the west of
La France, the highway passes Pendleton High School. Farther to the northeast, it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 76/
SC 28, just south of
Pendleton.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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SC 187 South Carolina Hwy Index
187
Transportation in Anderson County, South Carolina