All roads, highways and ferries that have been laid out or appointed by virtue of an act of the General Assembly, an order of court or an order of the governing body of any county are declared to be public roads and ferries, and the county supervisor and the governing body of the county shall have the control and supervision thereof. The county supervisor and governing body of the county may order the laying out and repairing of public roads where necessary, designate where bridges, ferries or fords shall be made, discontinue such roads, bridges and ferries as shall be found useless and alter roads so as to make them more useful.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-801; 1952 Code Section 33-801; 1942 Code Section 5812; 1932 Code Section 5812; Civ. C. '22 Section 2906; Civ. C. '12 Section 1932; 1902 (23) 998.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 17 - County Roads, Bridges And Ferries Generally
Section 57-17-10. County supervision of public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries.
Section 57-17-20. Opening new or changing old roads; condemnation.
Section 57-17-30. Interference with surveyor laying out public roads.
Section 57-17-50. Erection of local direction posts.
Section 57-17-70. Repairs to county highways and bridges.
Section 57-17-80. Neglect of work on county highways and bridges.
Section 57-17-90. Highway districts.
Section 57-17-100. Closing certain railroad-highway crossings.
Section 57-17-110. Apportionment of funds through year; contracts in excess of void.
Section 57-17-120. Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
Section 57-17-130. Unauthorized diversion of highways.
Section 57-17-140. Presenting accounts, claims, and demands; approval and payment.
Section 57-17-510. Width of road.
Section 57-17-610. County may hire overseers and laborers to work roads.
Section 57-17-620. County may use chain gang to work roads.
Section 57-17-630. Counties may combine chain gangs or hire convicts to work roads.
Section 57-17-640. Advertisement for bids under contract system.
Section 57-17-650. Bids; acceptance procedures.