South Carolina Highway 247 (SC 247) 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
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
. The highway connects
Belton and
Ware Place with
rural area
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ...
s of
Anderson and
Greenville counties.
Route description
SC 247 begins at an
intersection
In mathematics, the intersection of two or more objects is another object consisting of everything that is contained in all of the objects simultaneously. For example, in Euclidean geometry, when two lines in a plane are not parallel, their i ...
with
SC 20 (North Main Street) in Belton, within Anderson County, where the roadway continues as Breazeale Street. This intersection is approximately from that highway's intersection with
U.S. Route 76 (US 76) and
US 178. SC 247 travels to the northeast and crosses over some
railroad
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tracks before leaving the
city limits
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. It crosses over West Prong Broadmouth Creek and Broad Mouth Creek. Farther to the northeast, it crosses the
Saluda River
The Saluda River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 200 mi (320 km) long, in northern and western South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree River, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which f ...
on the Cooley Bridge. This crossing marks the Greenville County line. The highway winds its way to the north-northeast, through mostly
rural area
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ...
s of the county before meeting its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 25 (Augusta Road) in Ware Place.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{commonscat inline
SC 247 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
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Transportation in Anderson County, South Carolina
Transportation in Greenville County, South Carolina