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-23-63
FairOver: SALUDA RIVER
4.8MI W GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1980 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 6,800
US 17 ALT
FairOver: COMBAHEE SWAMP #2
1.5 MI NE YEMASSEE, Hampton, SC
Built 1940 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,700
US 701
FairOver: POPLAR SWAMP
6.5MI NW OF CONWAY, Horry, SC
Built 1931 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 12,900
S-29-71
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
6.5MI SE LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 1925 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 550
SC 66
FairOver: BUSH RIVER
12.5 MI SE OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,250
S-30-60
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
LAURENS CITY LIMITS, Laurens, SC
Built 1973 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,900
SC 6
FairOver: RR NS ABANDONED
5MI SW OF S CONGAREE, Lexington, SC
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 8,100
S-37-65
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
5 MI SE SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 1961 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,900
US 176
FairOver: BRINE CREEK
3MI SE OF HOLLY HILL, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1938 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,300
US 278
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
3.5 MI SE ALLENDALE, Allendale, SC
Built 1922 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,000
US 29
FairOver: ROCKY RIVER
1.5MI SE OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1936 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 22,200
C-4-819
FairOver: LTL GENEROSTEE CR
10.6 MI SW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1960 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 125
C-4-581
FairOver: ROCK CR
8.5 MI NE OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1963 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 125
C-4-154
FairOver: EAST PRONG CREEK
13.8 MI SW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1965 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 125
S-5-49
FairOver: OVER SCL RR
4MI NE BAMBERG, Bamberg, SC
Built 1967 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 950
S-9-22
FairOver: BURKE CREEK
6 MI SW ST MATHEWS, Calhoun, SC
Built 1935 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,450
S-9-22
FairOver: CAW CAW CREEK
10 MI W ST MATHEWS, Calhoun, SC
Built 1935 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,200
L-10-3976
FairOver: RED TOP CANAL
3 MI NE OF HOLLYWOOD, Charleston, SC
Built 1999 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 225
L-2847/HRBRWATCHWY
FairOver: TIDAL MARSH
HARBOUR WATCH WAY, Charleston, SC
Built 1990 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 600
S-28-42
FairOver: JUMPING GULLY_CREEK
7 MI NW OF BETHUNE, Kershaw, SC
Built 1991 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,500
SC 72 OLD LOCATION
FairOver: CSX RAIL ROAD
9.5 MI SE OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1940 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 125
SC 219
FairOver: CANNONS CREEK
3.2 MI NE OF NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1961 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,600
SC 97
FairOver: LOVE BRANCH
5.0 MI S HICKORY GROVE, York, SC
Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 375
S-4-1021
FairOver: HUNTINGTON CREEK
CITY OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1950 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 100
I-26
FairOver: SAW MILL BRANCH
13.3 MI SW MONCKS CRN, Berkeley, SC
Built 1960 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 90,400
RAMP OFF I-526 EB
FairOver: VEGETATIVE RIGHT OF WA
IN N. CHARLESTON, Charleston, SC
Built 1992 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 13,200
SC 217/LODGE HWY
FairOver: BUCKHEAD CREEK
0.5MI W SMOAKS, Colleton, SC
Built 1941 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 900
I-77 NBL
FairOver: BIG WATEREE CK
1.4 MI S OF SC 200, Fairfield, SC
Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 23,650
I-77 SBL
FairOver: BIG WATEREE CK
1.4 MI S OF SC 200, Fairfield, SC
Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 23,650
US 1
FairOver: RR CSXT
TOWN OF ELGIN, Kershaw, SC
Built 1948 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 13,100
S-29-72
FairOver: TRIB LITTLE LYNCHES RV
2MI NE LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 1924 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 425
I-77 NB
FairOver: CONGAREE RIVER
5 MI S COLUMBIA, Lexington, SC
Built 1985 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 46,600
I-126/US 76/US 321
FairOver: WAYNE ST & VISTA GREENWY
CITY OF COLA, Richland, SC
Built 1961 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 49,300
SC 277 NB
FairOver: RR CSXT
3 MI NE OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 20,150
SC 261
FairOver: BEECH CREEK
12 MI W OF SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 1948 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,500
SC 460
FairOver: RR NS
3.0 MI N FORT MILL, York, SC
Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 17,600
C-4-3072
FairOver: HARTWELL RESERVOIR
10.8 MI NW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1968 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 750
SC 70
FairOver: HAYES MILL CREEK
3.5 MI E OF DENMARK, Bamberg, SC
Built 1996 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,100
SC 5
FairOver: SOUTHERN RR
1 MI E BLACKSBURG, Cherokee, SC
Built 2003 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 9,600
I-95
FairOver: POLK SWAMP
2 MI W OF ST GEORGE, Dorchester, SC
Built 1974 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50,800
SC 34
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
1.5 MI E OF RIDGEWAY, Fairfield, SC
Built 1947 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,200
S-24-284
FairOver: JOHN'S CREEK
5.2MI NW GREENWOOD, Greenwood, SC
Built 1973 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 350
S-26-99
FairOver: LAKE SWAMP
3 MI N GALIVANTS FERRY, Horry, SC
Built 1994 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 500
S-29-154
FairOver: LYNCHES CREEK
2.6 MI N KERSHAW, Lancaster, SC
Built 1987 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 500
I-77 SB
FairOver: CONGAREE RIVER
5 MI S COLUMBIA, Lexington, SC
Built 1985 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 46,600
S-42-1017
FairOver: NS RR
HOLLYWOOD DR/SPTBG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1960 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,850
SC 5
FairOver: FISHING CREEK
4.0 MI E OF YORK, York, SC
Built 1968 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 9,900
RAMP ON I-526 EB
FairOver: MARSH
5.5 MI NE CHARLESTON, Berkeley, SC
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,400
L-635/HYDE PARK RD
FairOver: DRAYTON SWAMP
5.0 MI NW RAVENEL, Charleston, SC
Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 225
I-95 NB
FairOver: COMBAHEE RIVER
HAMP/COL CO LN, Colleton, SC
Built 1970 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 26,050
Showing 2,651-2,700 of 5,396 bridges
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