South Carolina Highway 157 (SC 157) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in the
Sandhills region of the U.S. state of
South Carolina
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. Though it physically travels west to east, it is signed as a north–south highway. Its southern terminus (eastern end) is at
SC 346 about west of
Catarrh
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. Its northern terminus (western end) is at
SC 341 in
Kershaw. This is also the southern terminus of
SC 157 Truck and
SC 341 Truck.
Route description
SC 157 begins at an intersection with Marion Street and Minor Street in eastern Kershaw. From this point, SC 341 travels west on Marion Street and south on Minor Street while SC 157 Truck / SC 341 Truck head north along Minor Street. SC 157 travels east along Marion Street through the eastern reaches of the town passing some houses. It curves to due east and exits the town limits where it passes through a forest of
pine
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trees. The highway crosses the county line at the Little Lynches River where it continues east passing a few houses and churches whilst mostly in a wooded area with some rolling hills. At the community of
Mount Pisgah, the highway passes in front of the Mount Pisgah Elementary School. It briefly dips to the south before heading to the northeast where SC 157 ends at a stop-controlled intersection with SC 346, about south of its terminus at
SC 903.
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Major junctions
Kershaw truck route
South Carolina Highway 157 Truck (SC 157 Truck) is a truck route
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
for trucks traveling through Kershaw. For its entire length, it is concurrent
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with SC 341 Truck. Its southern terminus is at the intersection of Marion Street and Minor Street which is also where SR 157 has its southern terminus and SR 341 travels through. As trucks are banned on East Marion Street through Kershaw, the truck route bypasses the downtown area. The highways head north along North Minor Street for three blocks to Hilton Street, which carries U.S. Route 601 (US 601). The northbound directions of the two truck routes travel along southbound US 601 forming a wrong-way concurrency Wrong way may refer to:
* a traffic sign to warn of wrong-way driving
* nickname of Douglas Corrigan (1907–1995), an American aviator who flew east from New York to Ireland instead of west to California in 1938
* nickname of Roy Riegels (1908–1 ...
. At North Hampton Street, the highways reach U.S. Route 521 Business (US 521 Bus.) and US 601 Bus. Continuing west along Hilton Street, they cross a railroad track before the truck routes terminate at US 521 (North Matson Street). US 601 from this point continues south along US 521 around the west side of the town.[
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See also
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References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, South Carolina Highway 157
SC 157 at Virginia Highways' South Carolina Highways Annex
157
Year 157 ( CLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Civica and Aquillus (or, less frequently, year 910 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 157 for this ye ...
Transportation in Lancaster County, South Carolina
Transportation in Kershaw County, South Carolina