South Carolina Highway 557 (SC 557) is a 6.710-mile (10.799 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as a connector route between Clover and Lake Wylie.
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
Length | 6.710 mi[1] (10.799 km) | |||
Existed | 1942[citation needed]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | South Carolina | |||
Counties | York | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSC 557 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 6.7 miles (10.8 km) from SC 55 near Clover to SC 49/SC 274 in Lake Wylie. The highway provides travelers a more direct route to and from Charlotte. Though it runs physically west-to-east, it is signed as a north-south highway with its western end as its southern terminus and vice versa.[2]
History
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The highway was established in 1942 as a renumbering of SC 59. The route has changed little since.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in York County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Clover | 0.000 | 0.000 | SC 55 – Clover, Rock Hill | Southern terminus | |
Lake Wylie | 6.710 | 10.799 | SC 49 / SC 274 (Charlotte Highway) – Rock Hill, Gastonia, Charlotte | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "South Carolina Highway 557" (Map). Google Maps. Google. January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
External links
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