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-42-214
FairOver: RAINBOW LAKE
6.0 MI NE INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1955 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 900
S-44-434
FairOver: BUSHY CREEK
6.5 MI SE UNION, Union, SC
Built 1975 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 200
S-44-440
FairOver: LITTLE BROWN CK
5.2 MI NE UNION, Union, SC
Built 1977 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
WILKINSON WAY
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.4 MILES EAST OF PERIMET, Berkeley, SC
Built 1993 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,400
S-8-788/QUEENIE RD
FairOver: TRIB TO CYPRESS SWP
8 MI SW MONCKS CORNER, Berkeley, SC
Built 1975 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 225
S-1624/STOREN ST
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
13.7 MI N CHARLESTON, Charleston, SC
Built 1971 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 275
SC 216
FairOver: KINGS CREEK
0.7 MI S NC STATE LN, Cherokee, SC
Built 1939 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 425
S-11-117
FairOver: BR OF GILKEY CREEK
4.6MI S GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1974 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 475
SC 97
FairOver: SUSYBOLE CREEK
10.5MI NW OF CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1941 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 400
S-20-97
FairOver: TERRIBLE CREEK
14.8MI NW WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 1984 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 300
US 17 NB
FairOver: NORTH SANTEE RIVER
12MI SW GEORGETOWN, Georgetown, SC
Built 1978 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 4,650
S-23-280
FairOver: TRIB TO REEDY RIVER
1.1MI S TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 1910 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,300
US 76
FairOver: REEDY FORK CREEK
LAURENS CITY LIMITS, Laurens, SC
Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 5,800
S-30-419
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
3.1 MI NW LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1964 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 325
S-32-174
FairOver: RR CSXT
2 MI S OF IRMO, Lexington, SC
Built 1950 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,350
S-32-234
FairOver: HOLLOW CREEK
5 MI N OF LEESVILLE, Lexington, SC
Built 1963 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 250
S-32-686
FairOver: LICK FORK BRANCH
5 MI SE OF LEXINGTON, Lexington, SC
Built 1976 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 850
S-33-40
FairOver: LEE CREEK
3.0 MI NE MT CARMEL, McCormick, SC
Built 1962 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 50
US 301
FairOver: NORTH EDISTO RIVER
CITY OF ORANGEBURG, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1922 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 27,200
S-38-199
FairOver: BIG POPLAR CREEK
1MI E ELLOREE, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1957 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,300
S-40-1912
FairOver: TRIB TO BROAD RIVER
5 MI NE OF CHAPIN, Richland, SC
Built 1976 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 50
S-40-1581
FairOver: FOREST LAKE
5 MI NE OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 1992 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 500
US 221
FairOver: LAWSON FORK CREEK
2.2 MI N SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1928 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 12,000
S-43-290
FairOver: COWPEN SWAMP NO 1
10 MI N OF SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 1957 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 100
S-44-39
FairOver: MILL POND CREEK
2.9 MI NW UNION, Union, SC
Built 1955 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 550
MOUNTAIN CREEK-Bri
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Abbeville, SC
Built 1976 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
GAL BRANCH-Bridge
FairOver: BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1974 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
TURKEY CREEK-Bridg
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1974 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
HARLESTON DAM CREE
FairOver: HARLESTON DAM CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1977 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
WHISKENBOO CREEK-B
FairOver: WHISKENBOO CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1978 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
BULLHEAD RUN BRANC
FairOver: BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1979 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
TURKEY CREEK-Bridg
FairOver: CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1968 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
TURKEY CREEK-Bridg
FairOver: CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1968 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
BR. OF FOX GULLY B
FairOver: BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1968 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
TURKEY CREEK-Bridg
FairOver: CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1973 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
NICHOLSON CREEK-Br
FairOver: CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1973 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
NICHOLSON CREEK-Br
FairOver: CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Berkeley, SC
Built 1973 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
IRON SWAMP-Bridge
FairOver: CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Charleston, SC
Built 1979 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
S-11-128
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
8.6MI SW GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1981 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 275
SC 61/AUGUSTA HWY
FairOver: TRIB TO EDISTO RIVER
@ CANADYS, Colleton, SC
Built 1929 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,600
S-15-69
FairOver: SALKEHATCHIE SWAMP
19.5 MI NW WALT'B, Colleton, SC
Built 1957 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 75
C-16-735
FairOver: LAKE SWAMP
7.3 MI S HARTSVILLE, Darlington, SC
Built 1992 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 200
SC 41 ALT
FairOver: BUCK SWAMP
1.0MI SW OF FORK, Dillon, SC
Built 1947 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,450
S-18-86/MT ZION RD
FairOver: TRIB INDIAN FIELD SWP
3.5 MI NW ST GEORGE, Dorchester, SC
Built 1951 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 375
L-163/SUMMERS DR
FairOver: TRIB TO FISHBURNE CRK
6.5 MI W SUMR'VL, Dorchester, SC
Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 225
GUNDY CREEK-Bridge
FairOver: GUNDY CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Edgefield, SC
Built 1979 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
S-23-44
FairOver: TRIB TO MIDDLE TYGER
11.4MI NE TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 1983 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 700
US 178
FairOver: CSX RR (ABAND)
8.2 MI NW OF GREENWOOD, Greenwood, SC
Built 1937 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,200
SC 9 BUS
FairOver: RR LC
LANCASTER CITY LIMITS, Lancaster, SC
Built 1929 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,600
S-32-168
FairOver: CONGAREE CREEK
TOWN OF S CONGAREE, Lexington, SC
Built 1974 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,900
Showing 1,501-1,550 of 5,396 bridges
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