South Carolina Highway 217 (SC 217) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the
U.S. state of
South Carolina. The highway connects
Lodge
Lodge is originally a term for a relatively small building, often associated with a larger one.
Lodge or The Lodge may refer to:
Buildings and structures Specific
* The Lodge (Australia), the official Canberra residence of the Prime Ministe ...
and
Smoaks with
rural areas of
Colleton and
Bamberg
Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...
counties.
Route description
SC 217 begins at an
intersection
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with
SC 64 (Bells Highway) in Lodge, within Colleton County, where the roadway continues as a local road through town. It travels to the east and crosses over Horse Bay on an unnamed bridge. This bridge marks the Bamberg County line. Almost immediately is a crossing of the
Little Salkehatchie River The Little Salkehatchie River is a stream in Barnwell County, South Carolina, Barnwell, Bamberg County, South Carolina, Bamberg, and Colleton County, South Carolina, Colleton counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It originates in the Town of ...
. It begins a
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 ...
with
SC 362 (Hunters Chapel Road). Just before the concurrency ends, the two highways re-enter Colleton County. SC 217 splits off to the east-northeast and crosses
Hog Branch
Hog Branch is a stream in Bates County, Missouri and Linn County, Kansas. It is a tributary of Mulberry Creek.
The stream headwaters are in eastern Linn County, Kansas, just west of the Missouri-Kansas border at and it flows southeast into Bat ...
. In Smoaks, it crosses over Buckhead Creek and has a one-block concurrency with
U.S. Route 21 (US 21; Low Country Highway). It heads to the east and crosses over Bear Branch. The highway curves to the northeast before meeting its eastern terminus, an intersection with
SC 61 (Augusta Highway), at a point northwest of
Canadys. Here, the roadway continues as Salcro Lane.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{commonscat inline, South Carolina Highway 217
SC 217 South Carolina Hwy Index
217
Year 217 (Roman numerals, CCXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Praesens and Extricatus (or, less frequently, yea ...
Transportation in Colleton County, South Carolina
Transportation in Bamberg County, South Carolina