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State highway in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina Highway 557 markerSouth Carolina Highway 557
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length6.710 mi (10.799 km)
Existed1942–present
Major junctions
South end SC 55 near Clover
North end SC 49 / SC 274 in Lake Wylie
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesYork
Highway system
← SC 555→ SC 560

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.

Route description

First sign for SC 557 south in Lake Wylie

SC 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.

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

The entire route is in York County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Clover0.0000.000 SC 55 – Clover, Rock HillSouthern terminus
Lake Wylie6.71010.799 SC 49 / SC 274 (Charlotte Highway) – Rock Hill, Gastonia, CharlotteNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. "South Carolina Highway 557" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 8, 2012.

External links

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