Total Bridges
5,396
Public highway bridges in South Carolina
State profile · Near national median SD
South Carolina bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in South Carolina — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 5,396
- Public bridges
- 34.8%
- Good condition
- 6.1%
- Poor condition
- 6.1%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
34.8%
1,876 bridges rated 7-9
-15.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.1%
329 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
6.1%
329 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 20.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below South Carolina on the same metric.
16
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
28
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
45
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
55
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
37
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in South Carolina
Six lowest-condition bridges in South Carolina, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
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
C-20-667
FairOver: BIG WATEREE CR
8.4 MI N OF WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 1960 ADT: 125
S-23-455
FairOver: REEDY RIVER
8.7 MI SW FOUNTAIN INN, Greenville, SC
Built 1988 ADT: 1,000
S-35-17
FairOver: MCNAIRS MILL POND
5 MI NE BENNETTSVILLE, Marlboro, SC
Built 1936 ADT: 1,100
US 76
FairOver: SOUTHERN RR.
8.6 MI SE OF NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1939 ADT: 4,600
S-40-1575
FairOver: CAREY LAKE
ARCADIA LAKES RD-COLA, Richland, SC
Built 1988 ADT: 225
S-42-590
FairOver: TRIB N TYGER RIVER
6.0 MI SW SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1967 ADT: 3,900
CANE CREEK-Bridge
FairOver: CANE CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Union, SC
Built 1987 ADT: 50
S-12-355
FairOver: STOVER BRANCH
6.9MI W GREAT FALLS, Chester, SC
Built 1967 Load: 0.5 t ADT: 50
S-12-599
FairOver: TINKERS CREEK
4.2MI NE RICHBURG, Chester, SC
Built 1970 Load: 0.5 t ADT: 275
S-12-198
FairOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
4MI NW GREAT FALLS, Chester, SC
Built 1974 Load: 0.5 t ADT: 125
SC 49
FairOver: CEDAR SHOALS_CR.
2.0 MI S OF CROSS ANCHOR, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1938 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 2,500
C-11-114
FairOver: BR THICKETTY CREEK
8.5 MI S GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1992 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 275
C-20-221
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
5 MI NW OF WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 1960 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 125
C-23-6052
FairOver: REEDY RIVER
WOODLAND WAY, Greenville, SC
Built 1960 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 150
C-19-234
FairOver: BR TO CEDAR CREEK
4.2 MI SW OF EDGEFIELD, Edgefield, SC
Built 1969 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 150
C-1-920
FairOver: PARKERS CREEK
0.1 MI W OF SC 20 IN ABB, Abbeville, SC
Built 1935 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 150
S-1-159
FairOver: DRY CREEK
5.3 MI NE 0F ABBEVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 1953 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 125
C-4-9046
FairOver: TRIB. LAKE HARTWELL
7.0 MI W OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1945 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 125
S-23-654
FairOver: TRIB TO ROCKY CK
3.9 MI NE MAULDIN, Greenville, SC
Built 1970 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 1,900
S-33-42
FairOver: CUFFEYTOWN CREEK
5.2 MI E MCCORMICK, McCormick, SC
Built 1930 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 125
S-46-195
FairOver: BIG DUTCHMAN CREEK
4.5 MI N ROCK HILL, York, SC
Built 1979 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 11,300
S-23-562
FairOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
6.2 MI W GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 1966 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 1,450
C-11-255
FairOver: KINGS CREEK
6.0 MI E BLACKSBURG, Cherokee, SC
Built 1954 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 200
SC 97
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
11.6MI W OF CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1929 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 400
S-45-629
FairOver: MURRY SWAMP
5 MI NW OF ANDREWS, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1977 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 225
S-42-38
FairOver: NORTH TYGER RIVER
5.0MI W INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1970 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 2,800
C-4-1285
FairOver: BEAVER CR
4.4 MI SE ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1936 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 125
C-4-2126
FairOver: LAKE HARTWELL BACKWATER
12.6 MI NW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1952 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 125
C-4-855
FairOver: WILSONS CR
13.3 MI SE ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1958 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 125
C-19-117
FairOver: BR TO CEDAR CREEK
4.4 MI SW OF EDGEFIELD, Edgefield, SC
Built 1976 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 125
C-36-598
FairOver: SCOTTS CREEK
ACADEMY/NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1930 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 100
S-39-158
FairOver: RICES CREEK
3.5 MI NW LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1969 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 900
C-4-1703
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
PELZER / LOPEZ ST., Anderson, SC
Built 2003 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 175
S-36-415
FairOver: SCOTT CREEK
CITY OF NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1940 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 475
C-37-1138
FairOver: TRIB TO CANE CREEK
1.8MI NW OF WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1966 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 200
C-11-556
FairOver: BR OF GOFORTH CREEK
12 MI N GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1975 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 200
C-30-523
FairOver: NORTH RABON CREEK
8.3MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1997 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 342
S-42-108
FairOver: LAWSON FORK CREEK
3.0 MI NW PACOLET, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1979 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 600
SC 49
FairOver: TYGER RIVER
8.1 MI SW OF UNION, Union, SC
Built 1931 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 3,200
C-11-515
FairOver: SUCK CRK
8.5 MI NW GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1965 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 200
S-23-541
FairOver: GROVE CREEK
10.1 MI SW MAULDIN, Greenville, SC
Built 1967 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 1,150
S-23-448
FairOver: REEDY RIVER
2.5 MI SW MAULDIN, Greenville, SC
Built 1968 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 9,600
S-39-122
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5 MI SW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1964 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 1,300
S-39-90
FairOver: PICKENS RAILROAD
2.5 MI SE PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1966 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 2,100
C-12-546
FairOver: MOUNTAIN LAKES
4.2 MI SW CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1960 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 50
S-23-385
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
3.9 MI NE GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1965 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 2,500
C-39-1929
FairOver: TRIB N FORK 12 MILE CK
3 MI NW OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1960 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 200
S-1-73
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
3.7 MI N DONALDS, Abbeville, SC
Built 1952 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 175
C-4-2168
FairOver: BIG BRUSHY CREEK
6.2 MI N OF WILLIAMSTON, Anderson, SC
Built 1950 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 175
PERIMETER ROAD
FairOver: ADMIRALS DITCH
1.9 MILES EAST OF NORTH P, Berkeley, SC
Built 1967 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 20
Showing 551-600 of 5,396 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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