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South Carolina Highway 170

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Now in Beaufort County proper once again, the highway becomes more scenic, with panoramas of marshes and surrounding islands extending for miles. The divided highway ends again, as it approaches the Edgar C. Glenn Boat Ramp under the four-lane (with center-painted divider) bridge over the Chechesee
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River and enters Lemon Island. The highway briefly becomes a four-lane divided highway again as it winds southeast through the island but the divider itself is short-lived. SC 170 leaves the island and enters
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on the road with Limehouse Road (which includes Levy Road slicing through both) where it curves onto Freedom Parkway. Freedom Parkway makes a slight curve to the right before terminating at
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the highway branches off from US 17 to the east after traveling under an abandoned railroad bridge, and flanks the east side of that highway momentarily until a
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provision only to become a divided highway again at the Oldfield Golf Club and Equestrian Center. Curving back to the east as it approaches the intersection with
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Beginning at a bridge over the Savannah River, the highway travels through a densely wooded area and crosses nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) of marshes within the
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counties. Due to increased population growth in both areas, the majority of the road is four lanes wide, with certain areas retaining the original
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by crossing the Broad River over the 1.7-mile-long (2.7 km), four-lane
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with US 17 for approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) on a four-lane,
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Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: Former SC 170 Alternate
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that was established around 1972 as a new primary routing from
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and briefly becomes a divided highway at the crossing with the
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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After the Bluffton Parkway, which provides direct access to
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SC 170 (Freedom Parkway / South Okatie Highway) to
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east (May River Road) / New Riverside Road –
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exists today. In 1940, it was extended north again to
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Established around 1931 as a new primary routing from
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General Highway Map, Beaufort County, South Carolina
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before turning straight north and finally ending at
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(Levy)" 1137:South Carolina Highway 170 Alternate 389: 1395: 1393: 1391: 463:, and later SC 170 intersects with 1621: 1619: 1074: 802:Eastern end of SC 46 concurrency; 459:ends across from the intersection with 340:with southern portions of Beaufort and 1709: 538: 1388: 1241: 1235: 1209: 1203: 1010: 1004: 978: 972: 929: 923: 907: 901: 851: 845: 820: 814: 773: 759:Western end of SC 46 concurrency 730: 700: 694: 687:Eastern end of US 17 concurrency 658: 649:Western end of US 17 concurrency 620: 583: 577: 1616: 1098:South Carolina Highway 170 Alternate 411:, it skirts the eastern edge of the 351: 332:) is a 49.010-mile (78.874 km) 63:49.010 mi (78.874 km) 960:Formerly the southern terminus for 255:South Carolina State Highway System 13: 1188: 557: 415:development, then travels under a 14: 1743: 1648: 1069: 868:north (Low Country Drive) – 358:Savannah National Wildlife Refuge 1717:State highways in South Carolina 1684: 1293: 1254: 1248: 1242: 1210: 1163:. In 2010, it was renumbered as 1091: 1084: 1018: 1012: 979: 937: 931: 874:Southern terminus of SC 462 859: 853: 821: 787: 781: 744: 738: 723:Northern terminus of SC 315 708: 702: 672: 666: 634: 628: 591: 585: 360:. At the site of a former truck 307: 292: 185: 179: 156: 142: 128: 99: 81: 38: 24: 1565: 1538: 1143:) was a 6.1-mile (9.8 km) 987:(Parris Island Gateway) – 946:east (Savannah Highway) – 753:west (Plantation Drive) – 326:South Carolina Highway 170 16:State highway in South Carolina 1511: 1484: 1457: 1439: 1418: 1368: 1122:6.1 mi (9.8 km) 417:partial cloverleaf interchange 1: 1401:"Overview map of SC 170" 1305: 1183: 829:(Fording Island Road) – 552: 491:(today Levy Road S-27-34) to 368:(US 17); SC 170 is 1218:(Speedway Boulevard) – 1149:U.S. Route 17 Alternate 7: 1286: 445:Edward Burton Rogers Bridge 10: 1748: 1691:South Carolina Highway 170 482: 364:, the highway merges with 31:South Carolina Highway 170 1278: 1273: 1238: 1232: 1227: 1206: 1200: 1195: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1179: 1126: 1118: 1108: 1104: 1081: 1045: 1040: 1027:(Boundary Street) – 1007: 1000: 975: 967: 959: 926: 918: 904: 896: 891: 886: 878: 873: 848: 842: 838: 817: 809: 776: 768: 763: 733: 727: 722: 697: 691: 661: 653: 623: 617: 605: 580: 574: 569: 564: 561: 556: 551: 548: 545: 285: 250: 245: 241: 227: 217: 207: 202: 198: 174: 119: 95: 90: 75: 67: 59: 51: 46: 37: 21: 1680:KML is not from Wikidata 1351:"Highway Logmile Report" 1323:"Highway Logmile Report" 1052:     86:SC 170 Scenic Byway 1170:The entire route is in 336:, connecting northern 1300:U.S. roads portal 475:(US 21 Bus.) in 390:SC 170 Alternate 1693:at Wikimedia Commons 1113:Levy, South Carolina 1075:Levy alternate route 610:state line over the 606:Continuation beyond 527:, replacing part of 413:Sun City Hilton Head 539:Major intersections 473:US 21 Business 121:Major intersections 1270:Hilton Head Island 909:Broad River Bridge 887:No major junctions 831:Hilton Head Island 525:Broad River Bridge 469:Spanish Moss Trail 435:'s entrance road. 433:Callawassie Island 376:configuration. 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Index

South Carolina Highway 170 marker

SCDOT
SR 25
Georgia
Port Wentworth
US 17
Limehouse
US 278
Bluffton
US 21
Beaufort
US 21 Bus.
United States
South Carolina
Jasper
Beaufort
South Carolina State Highway System
Interstate
US
State
Scenic
SC 165
SC 171
state highway
Beaufort County
Jasper
two-lane
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
weigh station

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