South Carolina Highway 517 (SC 517, also known as Isle of Palms (IOP) Connector or Clyde Moultrie Dangerfield Highway) 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 eastern part of the
Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area
The Charleston metropolitan area is an urban area centered around Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Charleston–North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan stati ...
. It exists completely within
Charleston County
Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408,235, making it the third most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). ...
, in the southeastern part of the
U.S. state
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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 travels in a southeast–northwest orientation from
Isle of Palms
An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms.
Isle may refer to:
Geography
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to
Mount Pleasant. Most of the highway consists of the
Isle of Palms Connector Bridge
The Isle of Palms Connector Bridge connects the town of Mount Pleasant with the Isle of Palms in South Carolina. The bridge is part of, and comprises most of the length of, South Carolina Highway 517, which is commonly known as the "Isle of Palms ...
.
Route description
SC 517 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 703 (Palm Boulevard) in Isle of Palms. It passes over the
Intracoastal Waterway
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Massachusetts southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following th ...
. The only significant intersection on the route, aside from each terminus, is with Rifle Range Road. The road continues northwest until it meets its northern terminus at
U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in Mount Pleasant.
The entire length of SC 517 is part of the
National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
History
Established in 1993 as new construction, it included a median lane, which is used during evacuation emergencies. Historically, SC 517 existed once before from 1942-1948; connecting between
SC 3, north of
Blackville, to
SC 5, north of
Denmark
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
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...
. Today it is Gardenia Road (S-6-38) and Springfield Road (S-5-29).
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
* {{commons category-inline
SC 517 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
517
Transportation in Charleston County, South Carolina
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina