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
SC 35
GoodOver: CONGAREE CREEK
2 MI SE OF CAYCE, Lexington, SC
Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 11,300
US 176/OLD STATERD
GoodOver: DEAN SWAMP
5 MI SE OF HOLLY HILL, Orangeburg, SC
Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,300
S-42-201
GoodOver: JIMMIES CREEK
2.0 MI E WOODRUFF, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 450
S-42-195
GoodOver: TRIB-BENS CK
7.5 MI NW WOODRUFF, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 150
SC 80
GoodOver: SOUTH TYGER RIVER
2 MI E OF GREER, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2001 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 6,550
C-42-2936
GoodOver: TRIB LAWSON FORK CREEK
2 MI E OF SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2019 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 75
SC 41
GoodOver: HORSEPEN CREEK
3.0 MI S OF WARSAW, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1998 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 7,200
S-2-1725
GoodOver: TRIB TO S EDISTO RIVER
10 MI NE OF AIKEN, Aiken, SC
Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 275
SC 243
GoodOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
13.0 MI NW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,800
S-4-96
GoodOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
5.2 MI NW WILLIAMSTON, Anderson, SC
Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,650
SC 8
GoodOver: SALUDA RIVER
PELZER, Anderson, SC
Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,700
S-1032/STEED CR RD
GoodOver: STREAM
11.9 MI W MCCLELLANVILLE, Charleston, SC
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,650
SC 165/HIGHWAY 165
GoodOver: CAW CAW SWAMP -NO 1
2 MI NW OF RAVENEL, Charleston, SC
Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,600
S-11-43
GoodOver: DOLITTLE CREEK
1.3MI S BLACKSBURG, Cherokee, SC
Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,550
I-85 NB
GoodOver: THICKETTY CREEK
3.9MI W OF GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 2002 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 65,000
SC 151 NB
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
7.4 MI NW OF MCBEE, Chesterfield, SC
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,900
S-15-233/PENIEL RD
GoodOver: REMICH SWAMP
6 MI SW WALTERBORO, Colleton, SC
Built 2007 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 275
S-19-85
GoodOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
EDGEFIELD CITY LIMITS, Edgefield, SC
Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 550
S-21-225
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
1MI S SALEM, Florence, SC
Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 175
US 76
GoodOver: LAKE SWAMP
1 MI NE OF TIMMONSVILLE, Florence, SC
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,500
SC 51
GoodOver: SIX MILE CREEK
4 MI N OF GEORGETOWN, Georgetown, SC
Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,200
S-23-920
GoodOver: ENOREE RIVER
5.3 MI W GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 2002 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,000
S-23-110
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.5 MI NW GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,400
S-23-272
GoodOver: REEDY RIVER
4 MI SW SIMPSONVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20,200
S-29-38
GoodOver: BRANCH OF TURKEY CREEK
4.2MI SE LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,000
S-32-104
GoodOver: SAVANA BRANCH
2 MI W OF SPRINGDALE, Lexington, SC
Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,000
S-37-95
GoodOver: TAMASSEE CREEK
7 MI N WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
C-39-1905
GoodOver: TRIB EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK
2.8 MI SW OF EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 200
S-42-30
GoodOver: LAWSON FORK CREEK
5.0 MI E SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,300
S-42-63
GoodOver: ABNERS CREEK
5.8 MI SE GREER, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,600
US 76
GoodOver: SCAPE ORE CREEK
1 MI SW OF MAYESVILLE, Sumter, SC
Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,600
S-45-16
GoodOver: JOHNSONS CREEK
1.0 MI W. ANDREWS, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,450
S-1-37
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
3.6MI W DUE WEST, Abbeville, SC
Built 2015 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 250
SC 41/HWY 41
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
14MI SE MONCKS CRN, Berkeley, SC
Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,400
SC 150
GoodOver: GUM ROOT CREEK
9.7 MI S OF GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1973 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,600
S-13-757
GoodOver: JIMMIES CREEK
3.8 M N OF CHESTERFIELD, Chesterfield, SC
Built 2019 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 100
US 378 EB
GoodOver: PUDDING SWAMP
2MI W OF TURBEVILLE, Clarendon, SC
Built 1976 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 3,050
S-15-49/RUFFIN RD
GoodOver: JONES SWAMP
4.5 MI NW OF WALTERBORO, Colleton, SC
Built 1999 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 750
S-16-681
GoodOver: BR HIGH HILL CREEK
4MI SW DARLINGTON, Darlington, SC
Built 1995 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 175
S-20-55
GoodOver: WATEREE CREEK
11.5MI NE WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 900
SC 51
GoodOver: BIG SWAMP
IN HYMAN, Florence, SC
Built 2007 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 3,400
C-23-301
GoodOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
6.3 MI NW OF GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 2020 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 150
S-24-98
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.0MI NE CORONACA, Greenwood, SC
Built 2003 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,600
S-41/BEAVER DAM RD
GoodOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
11.2MI NW RIDGELAND, Jasper, SC
Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 175
S-30-266
GoodOver: DUNCAN CREEK
5.3 MI NE LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1997 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 125
SC 385
GoodOver: BEVERLY CREEK
2 MI NE OF BENNETTSVILLE, Marlboro, SC
Built 1936 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,300
S-39-158
GoodOver: TRIB TO PRATERS CREEK
2.0 MI NE SIX MILE, Pickens, SC
Built 2015 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 900
S-40-1122
GoodOver: TRIB TO SMITH BRANCH
3 MI NE OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 1987 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 225
S-41-67
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
4.1 MI NW OF SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1985 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 400
S-41-67
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
4.6 MI NW SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1985 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 400
Showing 4,351-4,400 of 5,396 bridges
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