South Carolina Statutes
§ 57-17-510 — Width of road.
South Carolina·Title 57 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES·Ch. 17 COUNTY ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES GENERALLY
The roadbed shall not be less than sixteen feet wide, exclusive of side ditches, roots and other obstructions, unless otherwise ordered by the governing body of the county, and shall be posted with substantial mileposts. Where roads run through lands where water stands or flows, the roads must be ditched on either side and the roadbed raised.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 33-851; 1952 Code SECTION 33-851; 1942 Code SECTION 5813; 1932 Code SECTION 5813; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2907; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1933; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1367; 1896 (22) 228; 1900 (23) 286; 1902 (23) 998; 1909 (26) 59; 1910 (26) 658, 674. ARTICLE 7 Methods of Working Roads
Nearby Sections
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§ 57-17-100
Closing certain railroad-highway crossings.§ 57-17-120
Disposition of fines and forfeitures.§ 57-17-130
Unauthorized diversion of highways.§ 57-17-40
Construction of footpaths and bridges over streams, swamps and marshes, and along highways.§ 57-17-50
Erection of local direction posts.§ 57-17-510
Width of road.§ 57-17-620
County may use chain gang to work roads.