title: South Carolina Highway 172
text: # South Carolina Highway 172
  
  South Carolina Highway 172 (SC 172) is a nine-point-zero-zero-zero-mile-long (14.484 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels through rural areas of Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.
  
  ## Route description
  
  SC 172 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 178 (US 178; North Road) east-northeast of North, within Orangeburg County. It travels to the north-northeast. Approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) later, it meets the eastern terminus of SC 692, with SC 172 heading to the east-northeast before it enters Calhoun County. It passes by the Do-Little Field airport just before it meets US 21 (Columbia Road). SC 172 continues another 0.09 miles (0.14 km) to end at SC 6 (Caw Caw Road).
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  | County | Location | mi</ref> | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Orangeburg | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 178 (North Road) – Orangeburg, North, Aiken | Western terminus |
  | Orangeburg | ​ | 0.230 | 0.370 | SC 692 west (Redmond Mill Road) – Swansea | Eastern terminus of SC 692 |
  | Calhoun | ​ | 8.910 | 14.339 | US 21 (Columbia Road) – Orangeburg, Swansea, Columbia | |
  | Calhoun | ​ | 9.000 | 14.484 | SC 6 (Caw Caw Road) to I-26 – St. Matthews | Eastern terminus |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
  