State profile · Near median Poor share

South Carolina bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in South Carolina, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

5,396
Public bridges
34.8%
Good condition
6.1%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

5,396

Public highway bridges in South Carolina

Good Condition

34.8%

1,876 bridges rated 7-9

-15.2pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.1%

329 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-0.9pp vs national avg 7.0%

South Carolina vs national bridge condition

South Carolina - Good condition share 34.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

South Carolina - Poor-condition share 20.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

South Carolina38.7%54.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - South Carolina (FHWA NBI)

Counties (46)

Abbeville 96 Aiken 103 Allendale 43 Anderson 267 Bamberg 48 Barnwell 45 Beaufort 45 Berkeley 136 Calhoun 34 Charleston 196 Cherokee 113 Chester 95 Chesterfield 126 Clarendon 85 Colleton 139 Darlington 95 Dillon 62 Dorchester 112 Edgefield 82 Fairfield 81 Florence 161 Georgetown 71 Greenville 373 Greenwood 75 Hampton 60 Horry 259 Jasper 73 Kershaw 94 Lancaster 110 Laurens 146 Lee 50 Lexington 135 Marion 61 Marlboro 52 McCormick 32 Newberry 111 Oconee 119 Orangeburg 160 Pickens 156 Richland 211 Saluda 66 Spartanburg 361 Sumter 100 Union 82 Williamsburg 108 York 167

South Carolina vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below South Carolina on the same metric.

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742

MS

Mississippi

5.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,823
Selected

SC

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

WI

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851

NC

North Carolina

6.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,901

Bridges Needing Most Attention in South Carolina

Six lowest-condition bridges in South Carolina, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

C-20-60

Poor

Over: BR OF MORRIS CR

8.4 MI SW OF WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC

Built 1960 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 125

S-12-353

Poor

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

3MI NW GREAT FALLS, Chester, SC

Built 1974 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200

C-30-548

Poor

Over: NORTH RABON CREEK

11.5MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC

Built 1989 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200

S-34-64

Poor

Over: PITCH POT SWAMP

4MI W MARION, Marion, SC

Built 1967 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 200

S-39-250

Poor

Over: MACHINE CREEK

8.0 MI N EASLEY, Pickens, SC

Built 1963 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 2,400

C-11-288

Poor

Over: BR BROAD RIVER

3.8 MI SW BLACKBURG, Cherokee, SC

Built 1992 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 200

All Bridges in South Carolina

S-30-42

Good

Over: BURNT MILL CREEK

4.7 MI SE LAURENS, Laurens, SC

Built 1989 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 250

S-32-624

Good

Over: EAST FK SCOUTER BRANCH

6 MI S OF RED BANK, Lexington, SC

Built 2013 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 1,300

S-32-1466

Good

Over: POND BRANCH

6 MI SW OF SWANSEA, Lexington, SC

Built 2015 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 150

S-35-261

Good

Over: LILLY QUICK CREEK

3 MI N OF BENNETSVILLE, Marlboro, SC

Built 2004 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 150

S-43-258

Good

Over: TRIB TO PUDDING SWAMP

9 MI E OF MAYESVILLE, Sumter, SC

Built 2006 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 100

S-45-121

Good

Over: MINGO CREEK

1.0 MI N NESMITH, Williamsburg, SC

Built 2016 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 650

S-8-49

Good

Over: ECHAW CREEK #2

7.9MI SE JAMESTOWN, Berkeley, SC

Built 2004 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 325

C-4-753

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CR

13.5 MI NW ANDERSON, Anderson, SC

Built 2012 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 125

S-08-126

Good

Over: FOX SWAMP

2 MI NE OF BONNEAU, Berkeley, SC

Built 2004 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 2,100

US 21

Good

Over: BIG BEAVER CREEK

AT LEXINGTON CO LN, Calhoun, SC

Built 1940 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 3,200

S-13-681

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

4 MI NE PAGELAND, Chesterfield, SC

Built 2018 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 75

S-41-70

Good

Over: TRIB TO INDIAN CREEK

9.8MI NE SALUDA, Saluda, SC

Built 2006 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 100

SC 215

Good

Over: S.C.L. RAILROAD

TOWN OF CARLISLE, Union, SC

Built 2007 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,950

SC 105

Good

Over: COOPERS CREEK

2.7 MI W OF GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC

Built 1973 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 11,300

S-15-65

Good

Over: SHEREAU BRANCH

4.3 MI NE WALT'B, Colleton, SC

Built 2005 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 475

S-18-16

Good

Over: POLK SWAMP

4.6MI NW OF ST GEORGE, Dorchester, SC

Built 2004 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 500

SC 11 RAMP

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

8 N OF TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC

Built 2014 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,100

S-30-315

Good

Over: BR OF REEDY RIVER

11.6 MI SW LAURENS, Laurens, SC

Built 2013 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 375

SC 602

Good

Over: RED BANK CREEK

2 MI W OF S.CONGAREE, Lexington, SC

Built 2013 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 18,200

I-77 NB

Good

Over: RR CSXT

1.0 MI W OF US 378, Richland, SC

Built 1988 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 35,450

S-41-26

Good

Over: BR TO LAKE MURRAY

8.6 MI E SALUDA, Saluda, SC

Built 2015 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 850

S-13-63

Good

Over: WALLACE PRONG CREEK

5.5 MI S CHESTERFIELD, Chesterfield, SC

Built 2017 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 150

S-16-115

Good

Over: TRIB TO BLACK CR

4 MI E HARTSVILLE, Darlington, SC

Built 2020 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 475

SC 277

Good

Over: SMITH BRANCH

0.2 MI E. OF SC 555, Richland, SC

Built 1974 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 40,300

US 17 SB

Good

Over: RR SCL ABANDONED

SHELDON, Beaufort, SC

Built 1994 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 6,750

S-13-1102

Good

Over: LYNCHES RIVER APPR.

9MI W HARTSVILLE, Chesterfield, SC

Built 1992 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 200

I-95 NB

Good

Over: COMBAHEE SWAMP

3.0 MI N YEMASSEE, Hampton, SC

Built 1969 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 26,050

I-95 NB

Good

Over: COMBAHEE RIVER

3.5 MI N YEMASSEE, Hampton, SC

Built 1969 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 26,050

I-95 SB

Good

Over: COMBAHEE SWAMP

3.0 MI N YEMASSEE, Hampton, SC

Built 1969 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 26,050

I-95 SB

Good

Over: COMBAHEE RIVER

3.5 MI N YEMASSEE, Hampton, SC

Built 1969 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 26,050

S-20-61

Good

Over: WINNSBORO BRANCH

WASHINGTON ST WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC

Built 2006 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,700

S-23-403

Good

Over: TRIB TO BRUSHY CK

5.0 MI S GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC

Built 2007 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 300

L-38-2129

Good

Over: GRAMLING CREEK

5 MI EAST OF ORANGEBURG, Orangeburg, SC

Built 2004 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 200

S-11-68

Good

Over: SOU RR

3.5MI SE BLACKSBURG, Cherokee, SC

Built 1983 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 375

S-13-48

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

5 MI N RUBY, Chesterfield, SC

Built 1985 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 175

S-24-95

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

6.85 MI N OF GREENWOOD, Greenwood, SC

Built 2022 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 175

S-28-697

Good

Over: TRIB TO WHITE OAK CR

12 MI NW OF CAMDEN, Kershaw, SC

Built 2019 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 75

S-40-3019

Good

Over: RR NS

1 MI NW OF DENTSVILLE, Richland, SC

Built 1991 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 25

SC 262

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

5 MI SE OF FOREST ACRES, Richland, SC

Built 1994 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 25,400

SC 207

Good

Over: HILLS CREEK

2.6 MI W OF PAGELAND, Chesterfield, SC

Built 1947 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 900

C-42-888

Good

Over: TRIB HOLSTON CREEK

4.1MI NW INMAN, Spartanburg, SC

Built 2011 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 225

US 301

Good

Over: POCOTALIGO SWAMP (NO. 1)

0.5MI N OF MANNING, Clarendon, SC

Built 2006 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 9,400

US 301

Good

Over: POCOTALIGO SWAMP (NO. 3)

0.5MI N OF MANNING, Clarendon, SC

Built 2006 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 9,400

US 301

Good

Over: POCOTALIGO SWAMP (NO. 5)

0.5MI N OF MANNING, Clarendon, SC

Built 2006 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 9,400

US 17 ALT

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE, Dorchester, SC

Built 1952 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 15,700

US 78

Good

Over: TIMOTHY CREEK

9 MI NW OF SUMMERVILLE, Dorchester, SC

Built 2022 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 7,400

S-41-129

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

8.7MI NE SALUDA, Saluda, SC

Built 2012 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 100

L-2728/TURTLPONDRD

Good

Over: SAWMILL BRANCH

SUMMERVILLE, Berkeley, SC

Built 2015 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 250

S-13-115

Good

Over: SPOT CREEK

9 MI SE PATRICK, Chesterfield, SC

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 225

RAMP ON I-385

Good

Over: RAMP OFF I-385 CD 5606

6.1 MI SE OF GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC

Built 2019 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 9,150

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