page_title: South Carolina Highway 55
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: South Carolina Highway 55 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: First sign of SC 55 westbound towards Clover, South Carolina.
context_page_description: South Carolina Highway 55 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects the city of Clover to Blacksburg, Rock Hill, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
context_section_description: SC 55 is a rural two-lane highway, with a median in and around Clover; between Clover and Lake Wylie, it is also paralleled by a major transmission line.  It traverses 20.8 miles (33.5 km) from SC 5 near Kings Creek, to SC 49/SC 274 near Lake Wylie. Travelers to and from Charlotte would connect through SC 557, just east of Clover.
caption: SC 55 heading west, near Lake Wylie
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