Total Bridges
5,396
Public highway bridges in South Carolina
State profile · Near national median SD
South Carolina bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in South Carolina — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 5,396
- Public bridges
- 34.8%
- Good condition
- 6.1%
- Poor condition
- 6.1%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
34.8%
1,876 bridges rated 7-9
-15.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.1%
329 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
6.1%
329 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 20.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — South Carolina (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below South Carolina on the same metric.
16
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
28
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
45
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
55
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
37
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in South Carolina
Six lowest-condition bridges in South Carolina, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
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-32-268
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
2 MI W CHAPIN, Lexington, SC
Built 2007 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,100
SC 56
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
13.3 MI N W OF NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 1997 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,750
L-1298
GoodOver: CAMPING CREEK
10.7 MI SE OF NEWBERRY, Newberry, SC
Built 2009 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 125
S-39-47
GoodOver: TRID TO OOLENOY RIVER
9.5 MI NE PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2010 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 400
C-42-1258
GoodOver: NORTH PACOLET RIVER
2.0 MI SE OF LANDRUM, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2008 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 650
C-42-940
GoodOver: OBED CREEK
7.4 MI N INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2009 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 225
C-42-954
GoodOver: NORTH PACOLET RIVER
8.0MI E LANDRUM, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1990 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 700
S-43-57
GoodOver: BLACK RIVER #1
3 MI SE OF MAYESVILLE, Sumter, SC
Built 1999 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 275
S-46-960
GoodOver: BR. WILDCAT CREEK
CITY OF ROCK HILL, York, SC
Built 2009 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 650
S-2-779
GoodOver: LTL HORSE CREEK
0.1 MI E OF S-104, Aiken, SC
Built 1995 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,400
S-4-933
GoodOver: MILLWEE CREEK
9.5MI NW ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1920 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,800
SC 28 (WAS BYP)
GoodOver: GENEROSTEE CREEK
1.6MI SW OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1958 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 25,100
S-4-331
GoodOver: BIG BEAVERDAM CREEK
6.1MI NW BELTON, Anderson, SC
Built 2001 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,900
S-4-57
GoodOver: TWENTY-THREE MILE CR
6.1MI N PENDLETON, Anderson, SC
Built 2000 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 375
S-11-58
GoodOver: STREAM
9.0MI NW GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 2009 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 150
S-15-28
GoodOver: BLACK CREEK
10 MI SW WALT'B, Colleton, SC
Built 2007 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 225
SC 541
GoodOver: CAMP BRANCH
3.0 MI E OF OLANTA, Florence, SC
Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 650
C-23-1977
GoodOver: LITTLE MOUNTAIN CK
5.9 MI NE GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 2013 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,250
C-23-2515
GoodOver: GAP CREEK
12.2 MI N TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 2017 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 125
L-23-3587
GoodOver: S TYGER RIVER
8.7 MI NE TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 2019 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 125
S-31-104
GoodOver: BROAD BRANCH
6 MI S OF BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 125
S-32-631
GoodOver: SIX MILE CREEK
TOWN OF SPRINGDALE, Lexington, SC
Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 125
C-39-721
GoodOver: KUTOMA BRANCH
7.1 MI NW OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2008 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 200
S-40-59
GoodOver: WILLIAMS BRANCH
14 MI N OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 425
S-40-1435
GoodOver: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK
15 MI NW COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 2003 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 125
L-985
GoodOver: TRIB TO LAKE BOWEN
4.8 MI NOF INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2014 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 225
SC 377
GoodOver: BLACK RIVER
4 MI S OF KINGSTREE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2008 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 3,600
S-1-96
GoodOver: SHANKLIN CREEK
5.8 MI NE OF LOWNDESVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 2022 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 175
S-1032/STEED CR RD
GoodOver: STEED CREEK
10.8 MI SW MCCLELLANVILLE, Charleston, SC
Built 2009 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,650
S-15-21/SIDNEYS RD
GoodOver: TRIB EDISTO RIVER
13.5 MI NE WALTERBORO, Colleton, SC
Built 1999 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,900
S-22-42
GoodOver: PENNY ROYAL
5MI W GEORGETOWN, Georgetown, SC
Built 1997 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,400
S-29-763
GoodOver: TRIB TO BEAVER CK
6.7 MI W KERSHAW, Lancaster, SC
Built 2007 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 125
SC 252
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK
12.5 MI SW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1949 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,400
S-31-76
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
7 MI N OF BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2005 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 275
S-32-1171
GoodOver: 14 MILE CREEK
1 MI N LEXINGTON, Lexington, SC
Built 2018 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 450
S-33-52
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
2.5 MI NE OF MCCORMICK, McCormick, SC
Built 2022 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 125
S-37-531
GoodOver: PERKINS CREEK
1.5 MI W SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 2016 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,100
S-37-146
GoodOver: MULLERS CREEK
0.7 MI SW WALHALLA, Oconee, SC
Built 1996 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 275
US 601
GoodOver: CONGAREE SWAMP (NO 1)
5MI S OF EASTOVER, Richland, SC
Built 2013 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,200
S-40-734
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
7 MI W OF EASTOVER, Richland, SC
Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 225
S-42-60
GoodOver: TRIB TO N.TYGER RIVER
1.0 MI SE WELLFORD, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2004 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,950
S-42-31
GoodOver: PACOLET RIVER
2.0 MI W COWPENS, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2002 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 5,900
C-42-3664
GoodOver: FAIRFOREST CREEK
CITY OF SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2015 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 225
S-43-412
GoodOver: DOUGLAS SWAMP
12 MI SE OF MAYESVILLE, Sumter, SC
Built 1997 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 275
S-45-44
GoodOver: KINGSTREE SWAMP CANAL
2.0 MI NW KINGSTREE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2001 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,450
S-46-238
GoodOver: BIG ALLISON CREEK
5.2 MI N YORK, York, SC
Built 1999 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,100
S-2-1304
GoodOver: SHAWS CREEK
8.0 MI SE AIKEN, Aiken, SC
Built 2018 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 550
S-2-49
GoodOver: S. EDISTO RV BACKWATER
12.0 MI E AIKEN, Aiken, SC
Built 1992 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,750
S-97/CANE GULLY RD
GoodOver: BULLHEAD CREEK
5 MI E MONCKS CORNER, Berkeley, SC
Built 1999 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 275
S-11-241
GoodOver: SUCK CREEK
8.5MI NW GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 2009 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 125
Showing 4,601-4,650 of 5,396 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
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). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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