Total Bridges
5,396
Public highway bridges in South Carolina
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
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
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
MS
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: BR OF MORRIS CR
8.4 MI SW OF WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 1960 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 125
S-12-353
PoorOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
3MI NW GREAT FALLS, Chester, SC
Built 1974 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200
C-30-548
PoorOver: NORTH RABON CREEK
11.5MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1989 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200
S-34-64
PoorOver: PITCH POT SWAMP
4MI W MARION, Marion, SC
Built 1967 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 200
S-39-250
PoorOver: MACHINE CREEK
8.0 MI N EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1963 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 2,400
C-11-288
PoorOver: BR BROAD RIVER
3.8 MI SW BLACKBURG, Cherokee, SC
Built 1992 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 200
All Bridges in South Carolina
S-26-911
PoorOver: KINGSTON LAKE
5 MI S OF LORIS, Horry, SC
Built 1974 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 300
S-38-640
PoorOver: TRIB TO FOUR HOLE SWAMP
4MI SE HOLLY HILL, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1968 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 50
SC 3
PoorOver: WATCHCAW CREEK
13 MI SW OF ALLENDALE, Allendale, SC
Built 1957 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 950
S-3-331
PoorOver: JACKSON CREEK
2MI NW SYCAMORE, Allendale, SC
Built 1964 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 125
S-5-75
PoorOver: COLSTON BRANCH
4MI N EHRHARDT, Bamberg, SC
Built 1954 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 150
S-5-47
PoorOver: LITTLE SALKEHATCHIE RIVE
4.5M SW DENMARK, Bamberg, SC
Built 1961 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 450
S-26-569
PoorOver: BR OF LOUSING SWP
6.0 MI NE AYNOR, Horry, SC
Built 1975 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 1,050
S-37-207
PoorOver: CLEVELAND CREEK
11.2 MI S SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 1970 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 275
S-41-98
PoorOver: HALFWAY SWAMP CREEK
10.3MI NW SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1955 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 375
S-41-432
PoorOver: RICHLAND BR
4.9MI SE SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1972 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 50
S-42-974
PoorOver: MEADOW CREEK
3.0 MI SE INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1960 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 2,700
S-45-33
PoorOver: MILL BRANCH
2.0 MI NW HEBRON, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1972 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 1,350
S-4-294
PoorOver: WILSONS CREEK
2.7MI SE IVA, Anderson, SC
Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 75
S-5-12
PoorOver: LEMON SWAMP
4.5MI SW BAMBERG, Bamberg, SC
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 175
S-6-38
PoorOver: WHALEY BRANCH
6.5 MI N BLACKVILLE, Barnwell, SC
Built 1963 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 100
S-30-19
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
11.6MI S LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,000
S-31-228
PoorOver: BLACK RIVER
7 MI S OF BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 125
SC 188
PoorOver: LAKE KEOWEE (CANE CK)
4.0 MI N OF SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 1969 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,800
S-38-690
PoorOver: ROBERTS SWAMP
6 MI E NORWAY, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 175
S-3-66
PoorOver: LOWER THREE RUN CREEK
3MI W MARTIN, Allendale, SC
Built 1950 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 125
S-6-167
PoorOver: BUCK CREEK
5 MI NW BARNWELL, Barnwell, SC
Built 1959 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 125
US 29
PoorOver: LITTLE THICKETTY CREEK
7.2 MI W OF GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1929 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 6,800
S-14-307
PoorOver: SAMMY SWAMP
8MI N SUMMERTON, Clarendon, SC
Built 1964 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 400
S-23-42
PoorOver: N SALUDA RIVER SPILLWAY
11.7MI N TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 1956 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 50
S-30-43
PoorOver: BR TO LITTLE RIVER
2.8 MI SE LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1984 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 950
S-38-77
PoorOver: LITTLE LIMESTONE CREEK
9MI NW ORANGEBURG, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1956 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 250
S-2-809
PoorOver: BIG HORSE CREEK
AT GRANITVILLE, Aiken, SC
Built 1950 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 1,650
S-3-241
PoorOver: MILLER CREEK
2MI E SYCAMORE, Allendale, SC
Built 1961 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 125
S-5-81
PoorOver: LEMON SWAMP
6MI SE BAMBERG, Bamberg, SC
Built 1969 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 125
S-5-81
PoorOver: LEMON SWAMP
6MI SE BAMBERG, Bamberg, SC
Built 1975 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 125
S-9-226
PoorOver: TRIB TO LITTLE BEAVER CK
9 MI NW ST MATHEWS, Calhoun, SC
Built 1964 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50
S-12-482
PoorOver: TAN YARD BRANCH
MCFADDEN ST IN CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1973 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 850
S-23-40
PoorOver: SALUDA OVERFLOW
8.0MI NW TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 1957 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 650
C-24-485
PoorOver: LITTLE COWHEAD CK
7.3 MI SW OF G'WD, Greenwood, SC
Built 1975 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 200
S-30-107
PoorOver: REEDY CREEK
4.2 MI NW GRAY COURT, Laurens, SC
Built 1956 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 125
SC 88
PoorOver: THREE & TWENTY CREEK
9.1MI NE OF PENDLETON, Anderson, SC
Built 1949 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 6,800
S-29-67
PoorOver: GILLS CREEK
IN LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 1972 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 6,300
S-42-725
PoorOver: MAPLE CREEK
2.0 MI SE GREER, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1982 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,350
C-42-837
PoorOver: TRIB TO MEADOW CK
3.3 MI NE OF LYMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1984 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 225
C-32-5606
PoorOver: KOON BRANCH
2MI S OF IRMO, Lexington, SC
Built 1974 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 150
S-44-408
PoorOver: ROCKY CREEK
3.8 MI S JONESVILLE, Union, SC
Built 1974 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 150
US 276
PoorOver: P AND N RR.
2 MI N GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1934 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 39,300
SC 290
PoorOver: SOUTH TYGER RIVER
2.0MI W OF DUNCAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1940 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 5,700
SC 412
PoorOver: TRIB BIG GENEROSTEE CR.
9.9 MI SW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1955 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 300
SC 215
PoorOver: SANDY RIVER
1.5MI N OF FAIRFIELD CO L, Chester, SC
Built 1948 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 650
S-37-99
PoorOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
9.8 MI S SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 1956 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 550
S-32-72
PoorOver: SAVANA BRANCH
2 MI NE OF SOUTH CONGAREE, Lexington, SC
Built 1974 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 10,500
S-37-174
PoorOver: TRIB TO OCONEE CREEK
5.5 MI N WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1993 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 425
SC 210
PoorOver: FOUR HOLE SWAMP
8MI E OF BOWMAN, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1927 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 800
C-42-931
PoorOver: FAWN BR
5.1 MI E INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1982 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 225
Showing 5,251-5,300 of 5,396 bridges
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