South Carolina Highway 162
 South Carolina Highway 162 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.54 mi[1] (21.79 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SC 174 in Adams Run | |||
| East end |  US 17 in Rantowles | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Charleston | |||
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South Carolina Highway 162 (SC 162) is a 13+1⁄2-mile-long (21.7 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Adams Run and Rantowles, via Hollywood.
Route description
SC 162 begins at an intersection with SC 174 in Adams Run, within Charleston County. It travels to the east-southeast and almost immediately curves to the east-northeast. A short distance later, it enters Hollywood. It has an intersection with SC 164 at its eastern terminus. It passes R. D. Schroder Middle School and C.C. Blaney Elementary School. After passing Baptist Hill High School, the highway crosses over Lower Toogoodoo Creek. In the main part of the town, it has an intersection with SC 165 at the Herbert Gadson Intersection. SC 162 passes the Lowcountry Leadership Charter School before traveling along the southern edge of Dungannon Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area. It then crosses over Log Bridge Creek on an unnamed bridge. The highway then enters Rantowles, where it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with U.S. Route 17 (US 17; Savannah Highway).[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Charleston County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Adams Run | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SC 174 to US 17 – Edisto Beach, Walterboro | ||
| Hollywood | 2.26 | 3.64 |   SC 164 west – Edisto Beach | Eastern terminus of SC 164 | |
| 6.54 | 10.53 |  SC 165 – Meggett, Yonges Island, Ravenel | Herbert Gadson Intersection | ||
| Rantowles | 13.54 | 21.79 | US 17 (Savannah Highway) – Savannah, Charleston | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Statewide Highways (shapefile)" (zip). South Carolina Department of Transportation. September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "South Carolina Highway 162" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 162 at Wikimedia Commons- SC 162 South Carolina Hwy Index
