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. - All roads, highways and ferries that have been laid out...

Section 57-17-20. Opening new or changing old roads; condemnation. - The governing body of any county may also open new...

Section 57-17-30. Interference with surveyor laying out public roads. - It shall be a misdemeanor to interfere with the surveyor...

Section 57-17-40. Construction of footpaths and bridges over streams, swamps and marshes, and along highways. - The supervisor or governing body of any county may have...

Section 57-17-50. Erection of local direction posts. - Each overseer, within his district, may erect and keep up...

Section 57-17-60. Counties with city over 86,000 may accept rights-of-way for drainage ditches; constructing and maintaining ditches - In all counties in this State containing a city with...

Section 57-17-70. Repairs to county highways and bridges. - The governing body of each county shall take charge of...

Section 57-17-80. Neglect of work on county highways and bridges. - If the members of the governing body of any county...

Section 57-17-90. Highway districts. - Each township in the several counties of the State and,...

Section 57-17-100. Closing certain railroad-highway crossings. - The various county authorities may, in their discretion, abandon and...

Section 57-17-110. Apportionment of funds through year; contracts in excess of void. - The governing body of a county shall not enter into...

Section 57-17-120. Disposition of fines and forfeitures. - All fines and forfeitures used for and recovered under the...

Section 57-17-130. Unauthorized diversion of highways. - The county supervisor of the county in which any part...

Section 57-17-140. Presenting accounts, claims, and demands; approval and payment. - All accounts, claims and demands of whatever nature existing against...

Section 57-17-310. General authorization to condemn land for road material or house for bridge watchman. - The governing bodies of the several counties may condemn lands...

Section 57-17-510. Width of road. - The roadbed shall not be less than sixteen feet wide,...

Section 57-17-610. County may hire overseers and laborers to work roads. - The governing body of each county may, in its discretion,...

Section 57-17-620. County may use chain gang to work roads. - The governing body of any county may work the highways...

Section 57-17-630. Counties may combine chain gangs or hire convicts to work roads. - Whenever in the judgment of the governing body of a...

Section 57-17-640. Advertisement for bids under contract system. - If the governing body of any county concludes to adopt...

Section 57-17-650. Bids; acceptance procedures. - All bids shall be made in writing, sealed and addressed...

Section 57-17-660. Bond of contractor. - The governing body of the county shall require a bond...

Section 57-17-670. Overseer and laborers; use of convicts. - The governing body of any county may hire overseers and...