Total Bridges
9,490
Public highway bridges in South Carolina
State profile · Near median Poor share
South Carolina bridge safety
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in South Carolina.
- 9,490
- Public bridges
- 38.9%
- Good condition
- 6.2%
- Poor condition
South Carolina holds 9,490 public highway bridges (#26 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.17% Poor share (#25 of 52 by Poor share).
That is 6.2% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 28 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
Good Condition
38.9%
3,690 bridges rated 7-9
-11.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.2%
586 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-1.3pp vs national avg 7.5%
South Carolina vs national bridge condition
South Carolina - Good condition share 38.9%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
South Carolina - Poor-condition share 20.6%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.
South Carolina in the national condition pattern
Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.
South Carolina vs all states by public bridge inventory
Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges
9,490 26th of 54 higher than 28 of 54 states
States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024
Read the rank neighborhood for South Carolina
The highlighted point is South Carolina: 9,490 bridges and 6.17% in Poor condition, rank #28 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below South Carolina on that same Poor-share ordering:
- New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor
- Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
- South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor
- Wyoming: 3,136 bridges · 6.51% Poor
- Wisconsin: 14,446 bridges · 6.52% Poor
The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.
Material families in South Carolina
Exclusive FHWA material families across all 9,490 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.
Who maintains South Carolina’s inventory
State agency holds 89.2% of the 9,490 public highway bridges filed under South Carolina in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.
When South Carolina’s bridges were built
Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.0% of the 9,490 bridges with a recorded original year in South Carolina. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.
Condition Distribution
Counties (46)
Abbeville 163 Aiken 198 Allendale 69 Anderson 463 Bamberg 80 Barnwell 76 Beaufort 72 Berkeley 216 Calhoun 64 Charleston 336 Cherokee 199 Chester 190 Chesterfield 199 Clarendon 170 Colleton 231 Darlington 174 Dillon 128 Dorchester 198 Edgefield 124 Fairfield 139 Florence 277 Georgetown 113 Greenville 635 Greenwood 144 Hampton 113 Horry 479 Jasper 129 Kershaw 174 Lancaster 181 Laurens 259 Lee 91 Lexington 229 Marion 112 Marlboro 96 McCormick 68 Newberry 218 Oconee 215 Orangeburg 273 Pickens 291 Richland 361 Saluda 125 Spartanburg 638 Sumter 166 Union 131 Williamsburg 195 York 288
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.
NJ
New Jersey
6.01% top marginal rate
MS
Mississippi
6.03% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
6.17% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
6.51% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.52% 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-42-1024
PoorOver: PACOLET RIVER
1.0 MI NW OF CAMPOBELLO, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1932 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 275
C-4-3791
PoorOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.0 MI S WILLIAMSTON, Anderson, SC
Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 175
C-28-250
PoorOver: LITTLE FLAT ROCK CK
13MI W OF CAMDEN, Kershaw, SC
Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 200
S-41-164
PoorOver: BR OF LITTLE SALUDA RV
5.5 MI NE OF SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1952 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25
C-11-92
PoorOver: GILKEY CREEK
6.7 MI SE GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125
C-11-331
PoorOver: ABINGTON CREEK
8.8 MI SE GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 275
All Bridges in South Carolina
S-33-117
FairOver: BOLD BRANCH
7.7 MI NW MCCORMICK, McCormick, SC
Built 1933 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 150
S-42-38
FairOver: NORTH TYGER RIVER
5.0MI W INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1970 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 2,800
S-23-156
FairOver: ENOREE RIVER
6.7MI W GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 1972 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 1,900
C-36-598
FairOver: SCOTTS CREEK
ACADEMY/NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1930 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 100
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-4-939
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
12.6 MI SE OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1953 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-30-620
FairOver: LITTLE DURBIN CREEK
16.6MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1997 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 200
S-5-61
FairOver: COX BRANCH
IN C L OF BAMBERG, Bamberg, SC
Built 1960 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 200
S-39-158
FairOver: RICES CREEK
3.5 MI NW LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 1969 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 900
S-36-415
FairOver: SCOTT CREEK
CITY OF NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1940 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 475
C-4-1703
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
PELZER / LOPEZ ST., Anderson, SC
Built 2003 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 175
S-37-200
FairOver: STAMP CREEK
10.2 MI NE WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1964 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 125
S-23-342
FairOver: ENOREE RIVER
3.7 MI NE TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 1966 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 500
C-37-1138
FairOver: TRIB TO CANE CREEK
1.8MI NW OF WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1966 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 200
S-11-95
FairOver: BR SUCK CREEKM
8.8MI NW GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1930 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 150
C-36-91
FairOver: SCOTTS CREEK
DRAYTON/NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1930 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 1,950
SC 49
FairOver: TYGER RIVER
8.1 MI SW OF UNION, Union, SC
Built 1931 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 3,200
S-37-133
FairOver: LITTLE CANE CREEK
3.3 MI E WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1952 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 1,850
S-23-90
FairOver: SOUTH SALUDA RIVER
14.4MI NW TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 1961 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 250
S-39-159
FairOver: TRIB TO PRATERS CREEK
3.0 MI NE SIX MILE, Pickens, SC
Built 1964 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 275
S-42-108
FairOver: LAWSON FORK CREEK
3.0 MI NW PACOLET, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1979 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 600
C-30-367
FairOver: DUNCAN CREEK
12.5 MI NE CLINTON, Laurens, SC
Built 1991 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
C-11-556
FairOver: BR OF GOFORTH CREEK
12 MI N GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1975 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 200
C-4-710
FairOver: 3 & 20 CR
9.6 MI NW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1958 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 125
S-37-172
FairOver: W FORK LITTLE RIVER
7.6 MI N WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1964 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 750
S-39-122
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5 MI SW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1964 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 1,300
C-11-515
FairOver: SUCK CRK
8.5 MI NW GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1965 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 200
S-39-90
FairOver: PICKENS RAILROAD
2.5 MI SE PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1966 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 2,100
S-23-541
FairOver: GROVE CREEK
10.1 MI SW MAULDIN, Greenville, SC
Built 1967 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 1,150
S-39-291
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
1.5 MI W SIX MILE, Pickens, SC
Built 1967 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 1,800
S-23-448
FairOver: REEDY RIVER
2.5 MI SW MAULDIN, Greenville, SC
Built 1968 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 9,600
C-23-845
FairOver: REEDY RIVER
IN GREENVILLE (WILLARD ST, Greenville, SC
Built 1950 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 1,450
C-12-546
FairOver: MOUNTAIN LAKES
4.2 MI SW CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1960 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 50
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-23-101
FairOver: SOUTH SALUDA RIVER
9.7MI NW TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 1964 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 150
S-23-385
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
3.9 MI NE GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1965 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 2,500
S-23-464
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
5.4 MI N GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 1966 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 750
C-30-513
FairOver: BR TO WARRIOR CREEK
7.2MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1990 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 200
C-45-388
FairOver: JONES SWAMP
7.5 MI SE CADES, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1998 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 200
SC 18
FairOver: PACOLET RIVER
CHEROKEE CO LN, Union, SC
Built 1933 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 800
SC 121
FairOver: BIG CREEK
4.1 MI N OF SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1940 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 3,700
C-4-2168
FairOver: BIG BRUSHY CREEK
6.2 MI N OF WILLIAMSTON, Anderson, SC
Built 1950 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 175
S-1-73
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
3.7 MI N DONALDS, Abbeville, SC
Built 1952 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 175
S-11-71
FairOver: BRANCH OF PROVIDENCE CR
3.0MI N GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1954 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 1,000
S-12-540
FairOver: TRIB TO DRY FORK CREEK
STEWART ST CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1966 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 125
S-4-1098
FairOver: 18 MI CK- LAKE HARTWELL
11.5 MI NW ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1967 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 1,000
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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.
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). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
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What to do with this
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NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. South Carolina Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.