South Carolina Highway 7
South Carolina Highway 7 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.920 mi[1] (9.527 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 17 in Charleston | |||
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| North end |   US 52 / US 78 in North Charleston | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Charleston | |||
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South Carolina Highway 7 (SC 7) is a 5.92-mile-long (9.53 km) state highway in the east-central part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The route connects the West Ashley part of the city of Charleston with North Charleston.
Route description
SC 7 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 17 (US 17; Savannah Highway) in West Ashley. Here, it also has an interchange with Interstate 526 (I-526). It heads east-northeast to an intersection with SC 61. A little while later, it meets the northern terminus of SC 171. Then, the highway crosses over the Ashley River. On the east side of the river, SC 7 enters North Charleston. Almost immediately is an interchange with I-26. About one mile (1.6 km) later, it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 52/US 78 (Rivers Avenue).[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Charleston County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Charleston | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 17 – Charleston, Jacksonboro | Southern terminus | |
| 0.150– 0.160 | 0.241– 0.257 |   I-526 east – North Charleston | I-526 exit 10; no access to eastbound I-526 from northbound SC 7 | ||
| 1.290 | 2.076 |  SC 61 (Ashley River Road) – Folly Beach, Summerville | |||
| 3.080 | 4.957 |   SC 171 south (Old Towne Road) – Johns Island | Northern terminus of SC 171 | ||
| North Charleston | 4.990 | 8.031 |  I-26 – Summerville, Charleston | I-26 exits 216 A–B | |
| 5.920 | 9.527 | US 52 / US 78 (Rivers Avenue) / Cosgrove Avenue north – Hanahan, Charleston | Northern terminus; Cosgrove Avenue continues past. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Google (February 4, 2018). "South Carolina Highway 7" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
External links
Media related to South Carolina Highway 7 at Wikimedia Commons- SC 7 - South Carolina Hwy Index
