South Carolina § 57-5-120 Abandonment of section of relocated highway.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 57-5-120 — Abandonment of section of relocated highway.

South Carolina § 57-5-120

Title 57HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES

Ch. 5STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

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S.C. Code Ann. § 57-5-120 (2026).

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The department may abandon as a part of the state highway system any section of highway which may be relocated, and every such section so abandoned as a part of the state highway system shall revert to the jurisdiction of the respective appropriate local authorities involved or be abandoned as a public way. But the department, in its discretion, may retain in the system any such relocated section when it serves as a needed connection to the new section or when it serves as a proper part of the state highway system.

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The department may abandon as a part of the state highway system any section of highway which may be relocated, and every such section so abandoned as a part of the state highway system shall revert to the jurisdiction of the respective appropriate local authorities involved or be abandoned as a public way. But the department, in its discretion, may retain in the system any such relocated section when it serves as a needed connection to the new section or when it serves as a proper part of the state highway system.