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-11-30
GoodOver: DOOLITTLE CREEK
4.3 MI SW BLACKSBURG, Cherokee, SC
Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 950
SC 9
GoodOver: BROAD RIVER
UNION CO LN, Chester, SC
Built 2019 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,600
S-13-34
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
3 MI NW OF CHESTERFIELD, Chesterfield, SC
Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 350
S-21-35
GoodOver: LAKE SWAMP
6 MI SE TIMMONSVILLE, Florence, SC
Built 1993 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 950
S-26-78
GoodOver: BROWN SWAMP
7 MI SW CONWAY, Horry, SC
Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,100
US 278/INDPNDCBLVD
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.4 MI NW OF OKATIE, Jasper, SC
Built 1986 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 31,500
US 76
GoodOver: LICK CREEK
6.7 MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 2007 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,500
S-30-701
GoodOver: BR TO N.RABON CK
2.7 MI W GRAY COURT, Laurens, SC
Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 250
US 29 SB
GoodOver: NORTH TYGER RIVER
6 MI W OF SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2021 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 13,350
S-45-142
GoodOver: BOGGY SWAMP
3.0 MI S KINGSTREE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 650
S-46-347
GoodOver: STONY FORK CREEK
8.2 MI W ROCK HILL, York, SC
Built 2017 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,250
S-1-111
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
3.3MI NE DONALDS, Abbeville, SC
Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150
S-4-527
GoodOver: WHITNER CREEK
CITY OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1971 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,200
S-6-38
GoodOver: DAVIS MILL BRANCH
5 MI NE BLACKVILLE, Barnwell, SC
Built 2006 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 225
SC 33
GoodOver: FOUR HOLE SWAMP
0.5MI S OF CAMERON, Calhoun, SC
Built 1939 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,650
SC 45
GoodOver: MECHAW CREEK
5 MI N OF MCCLELLANVILLE, Charleston, SC
Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 400
RAMP ON SC 30 WB
GoodOver: S-30EB/LOCKWOOD DR
CITY OF CHARLESTON, Charleston, SC
Built 1993 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 31,600
S-12-335
GoodOver: TRIB OF GRASSY RUN BR
3MI E CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,650
S-12-54
GoodOver: SUSYBOLE CR
11.5MI NW CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 75
S-13-148
GoodOver: THOMPSON CREEK
2.5 MI S CHERAW, Chesterfield, SC
Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 650
SC 327 SB
GoodOver: BLACK CREEK
6MI NE OF FLORENCE, Florence, SC
Built 1971 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,050
C-23-4922
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
6.2 MI E GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 250
C-23-3926
GoodOver: GRAZE BRANCH
6.6 MILES N FOUNTAIN INN, Greenville, SC
Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150
C-23-634
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
10 MI SW OF FOUNTAIN INN, Greenville, SC
Built 1967 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 125
S-29-149
GoodOver: TURKEY QUARTER CREEK
4MI SE LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 550
SC 200
GoodOver: TRIB TO CANE CK
7.0 MI N OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 1922 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,400
S-29-185
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
5MI N LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 900
S-32-34
GoodOver: ROCKY FORD CREEK
5 MI SW OF GILBERT, Lexington, SC
Built 1948 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,800
S-36-32
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
9.3 MI NW NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 2016 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 125
S-42-52
GoodOver: MOTLOW CREEK
6.5MI NW INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,000
SC 292
GoodOver: JORDAN CK-LAKE COOLEY
3.0MI S OF INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1976 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 9,600
C-42-940
GoodOver: NORTH PACOLET RIVER
5.3 MI E OF LANDRUM, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1990 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 225
S-43-370
GoodOver: MUSH BRANCH
8 MI W SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,000
S-45-317
GoodOver: BR OF OX SWAMP
6.0 MI E LANE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2007 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 450
US 21
GoodOver: CATAWBA RIVER
4.1 MI N OF ROCK HILL, York, SC
Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 30,300
S-46-816
GoodOver: GUYONMOORE CREEK
2.1 MI W HICKORY GROVE, York, SC
Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50
S-46-657
GoodOver: DUTCHMANS CREEK
5.7 MI N ROCK HILL, York, SC
Built 2011 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,200
S-46-962
GoodOver: BIG DUTCHMAN CREEK
5.9 MI N ROCK HILL, York, SC
Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,300
S-1-228
GoodOver: CHARLIES CREEK
1.1MI NE LOWNDESVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 1982 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 125
S-4-22
GoodOver: DEVIL FORK CREEK
7.1MI SW ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1959 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,300
S-12-304
GoodOver: DRY FORK CREEK
2.8 MI W CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1997 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 400
SC 212/WILLIAMS RD
GoodOver: BUCKHEAD CREEK (2)
2 MI S OF WILLIAMS, Colleton, SC
Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 425
S-19-311
GoodOver: BEECH CREEK
4.5MI E JOHNSTON, Edgefield, SC
Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 100
S-19-39
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
5.2MI NW JOHNSTON, Edgefield, SC
Built 2019 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 100
S-20-101
GoodOver: JUNE CREEK
14.5MI E WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 1999 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 850
S-29-471
GoodOver: BR OF GILLS CR
CITY OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 2018 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,200
S-32-51
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
2 MI SW CHAPIN, Lexington, SC
Built 2009 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 8,900
S-32-278
GoodOver: BLACK CREEK
10 MI S OF GILBERT, Lexington, SC
Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,100
SC 381
GoodOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK (NO. 1)
1MI S OF MCCOLL, Marlboro, SC
Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,450
S-42-57
GoodOver: CSXT
4.0 MI W COWPENS, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 16,200
Showing 3,951-4,000 of 5,396 bridges
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