South Carolina Highway 172
State highway in South Carolina, United States
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South Carolina Highway 172 (SC 172) is a nine-point-zero-zero-zero-mile-long (14.484 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels through rural areas of Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.
US 21 near St. Matthews
SC 6 near St. MatthewsSouth Carolina Highway 172 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.000 mi[1][2] (14.484 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 178 near North | |||
| US 21 near St. Matthews | ||||
| East end | SC 6 near St. Matthews | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Orangeburg, Calhoun | |||
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Route description
SC 172 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 178 (US 178; North Road) east-northeast of North, within Orangeburg County. It travels to the north-northeast. Approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) later, it meets the eastern terminus of SC 692, with SC 172 heading to the east-northeast before it enters Calhoun County. It passes by the Do-Little Field airport just before it meets US 21 (Columbia Road). SC 172 continues another 0.09 miles (0.14 km) to end at SC 6 (Caw Caw Road).[3]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Orangeburg | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 178 (North Road) – Orangeburg, North, Aiken | Western terminus |
| | 0.230 | 0.370 |   SC 692 west (Redmond Mill Road) – Swansea | Eastern terminus of SC 692 | |
| Calhoun | | 8.910 | 14.339 | US 21 (Columbia Road) – Orangeburg, Swansea, Columbia | |
| | 9.000 | 14.484 |   SC 6 (Caw Caw Road) to I-26 – St. Matthews | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
