Total bridges
291
Public highway bridges in Pickens County
County profile · official public datasets
Pickens County, SC
291 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 48.1% rated Good, 42.6% Fair, 9.3% Poor.
- 291
- Public bridges
- 48.1%
- Good condition
- 9.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Pickens County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 36th
- of 46 on Poor share
- 9.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 291
- public highway bridges
- 1979
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Pickens County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Pickens County ranks #36 of 46 South Carolina counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 9.3%). Pickens County, South Carolina contains 291 public highway bridges. Roughly 48.1% are rated “Good,” 42.6% “Fair,” and 9.3% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
48.1%
140 of 291 rated 7-9
Fair condition
42.6%
124 of 291 rated 5-6
Poor condition
9.3%
27 of 291 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#36 of 46
Among South Carolina counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 291 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 48.1% (140)
Fair 42.6% (124)
Poor 9.3% (27)
Pickens County's Poor-condition bridges carry 69,875 vehicle crossings a day
That is 9.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 9.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,588 crossings a day against 1,664 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 291 of 291 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
49.5% of Pickens County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
144 of the 291 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 48.1% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 16.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 123 over GEORGES CREEK, built 1948, carries 11,600 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 27-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 69,875 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Pickens County's bridges were built
291 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 13
1930–1939
13 bridges
- 1940s 8
1940–1949
8 bridges
- 1950s 26
1950–1959
26 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
81 bridges
- 1970s 23
1970–1979
23 bridges
- 1980s 21
1980–1989
21 bridges
- 1990s 28
1990–1999
28 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
54 bridges
- 2010s 28
2010–2019
28 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 81 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the South Carolina average (1977).
How Pickens County compares with South Carolina's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 South Carolina counties nearest Pickens County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 9.3% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1978 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 45 South Carolina counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County | 336 | 37.8% | 59.8% | 2.4% | 1988 |
| Pickens County (this page) | 291 | 48.1% | 42.6% | 9.3% | 1979 |
| York County | 288 | 42.7% | 49.7% | 7.6% | 1984 |
| Florence County | 277 | 33.9% | 63.5% | 2.5% | 1976 |
| Orangeburg County | 273 | 17.9% | 76.6% | 5.5% | 1966 |
| Laurens County | 259 | 32.8% | 59.5% | 7.7% | 1974 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Pickens County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Pickens County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside SC (291 bridges here).
- Scott County, IA · 291 bridges
- Macon County, MO · 291 bridges
- Canyon County, ID · 292 bridges
- Hancock County, IL · 292 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside SC (1979 here).
- Pima County, AZ · avg 1979 · 1,150 bridges
- Jefferson County, KY · avg 1979 · 662 bridges
- McPherson County, KS · avg 1979 · 586 bridges
- Madison County, IL · avg 1979 · 523 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (291)
S-39-186
FairOver: US 123
2.0MI SW OF EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 2,700
US 76
FairOver: SENECA RIVER
1MI NW OF CLEMSON, Pickens, SC
Built 1958 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 30,800
S-39-33
FairOver: TRIB TO MIDDLE FORK CR
5.5 MI NW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 225
US 123 NB
FairOver: S-64
2MI S OF LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 13,150
US 123 SB
FairOver: S-64
2MI S OF LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 13,150
S-39-27
FairOver: US 123
2.5 MI S LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,500
SC 8
FairOver: U.S.123
CITY OF EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1963 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 7,100
S-39-100
FairOver: BIG ESTATOE
10.0 MI NW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1990 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 150
SC 137
FairOver: 12 MILE CREEK
1.3 MI NW OF NORRIS, Pickens, SC
Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,100
US 178
FairOver: TRIB ROCKY BOTTOM CK
10.6 MI-NW-PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 800
SC 8
FairOver: NS RR
CITY OF EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,000
SC 183
FairOver: KEOWEE RIVER
4 MI W OF SIX MILE, Pickens, SC
Built 1964 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,600
US 178
FairOver: TRIB TO N.FORK 12 MI.CR
4MI N OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1957 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,100
US 123 NB
FairOver: U.S. 178
1.5MI SE OF LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 14,750
US 123 SB
FairOver: U.S. 178
2MI W OF EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 13,150
S-39-18
FairOver: US 123
2.0 MI SE CENTRAL, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 7,800
C-39-2743
FairOver: SOUTH SALUDA RIV
14 MI N PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2000 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 433
SC 11
FairOver: LITTLE EASTATOE CREEK
10MI NW OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1970 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,200
S-39-172
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
7.0 MI NW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1994 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 150
US 123
FairOver: TRIB TO 18 MI CREEK
2.5MI S OF CENTRAL, Pickens, SC
Built 1963 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 22,700
SC 8
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
4MI NE OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1934 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,400
US 76
FairOver: NS RR
2.2MI SE OF CLEMSON, Pickens, SC
Built 1960 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20,600
US 123/SC 93 CON
FairOver: US 123 SBL
1.0 MI SW EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1963 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 8,400
S-39-317
FairOver: NS RAILROAD
2.0 MI NE LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1985 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 2,100
C-39-696
GoodOver: TRIB TO OOLENOY RIVER
TABLE ROCK STATE PARK, Pickens, SC
Built 2003 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 100
S-39-43
GoodOver: 18 MILE CREEK
2.5 MI S LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1969 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 750
C-39-739
GoodOver: SOUTH SALUDA RIVER
13.7 MI NW TRAVELERS REST, Pickens, SC
Built 1995 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 200
C-39-34
GoodOver: ADAM CREEK
8MI NE OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1997 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 200
C-39-1047
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
5.0MI E OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1998 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 200
C-39-644
GoodOver: TRIB OF LITTLE CROW CK
4.6MI N OF SIX MILE, Pickens, SC
Built 1999 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 25
C-39-941
GoodOver: TRIB TO 3 & 20 CRK
3.0MI S OF EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 2000 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 200
S-39-222
GoodOver: PRATERS CREEK
5.0 MI NW LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1965 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 175
S-39-283
GoodOver: TRIB TO BRUSHY CK
1.5 MI S EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1966 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,800
S-39-287
GoodOver: GREGORY CREEK
3.0 MI W PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1967 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 150
S-39-95
GoodOver: BURDINE CREEK
3.0 MI NE EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1972 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,950
C-39-1401
GoodOver: TRIB GEORGES CREEK
5.6 MI NE OF EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1997 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 200
C-39-192
GoodOver: BURDINE CREEK
3MI NE EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 2001 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 200
S-39-160
GoodOver: SIX MILE CREEK
2.5 MI SW SIX MILE, Pickens, SC
Built 2015 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 2,500
C-39-441
GoodOver: TRIB TO MACHINE CREEK
7.5MI NE EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 2000 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 200
C-39-578
GoodOver: TRIB TO 12 MILE CREEK
4.8 MI NE OF SIX MILE, Pickens, SC
Built 2001 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 200
C-39-567
GoodOver: TRIB TO TWELVE MILE CR
4.5MI SW OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2003 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 351
S-39-134
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
3.0 MI SE EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1977 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 5,400
S-39-30
GoodOver: US 123
3.0 MI E CLEMSON, Pickens, SC
Built 1962 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 8,000
S-39-267
GoodOver: TWELVE MILE CREEK
3.5 MI SW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2018 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 2,200
S-39-142
GoodOver: TRIB TO 12 MILE CK
6.0 MI NW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1978 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 600
S-39-44
GoodOver: TRIB TO 18 MILE CREEK
2.4MI E CENTRAL, Pickens, SC
Built 1978 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 400
S-39-140
GoodOver: SHOAL CREEK
9.0 MI NE PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1982 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 500
S-39-62
GoodOver: TRIB TO 18 MI.CREEK
2.0 MI S CENTRAL, Pickens, SC
Built 1980 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 2,600
C-39-437
GoodOver: TRIB OF MACHINE CREEK
6.7 MI NE OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2004 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 850
SC 288
GoodOver: WEAVER CREEK
9.3 MI NE OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1948 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,000
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