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-12-354
GoodOver: HODGES BRANCH
2.4 MI SW GREAT FALLS, Chester, SC
Built 2008 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 225
S-12-43
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
9.3MI S CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1996 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50
S-14-50
GoodOver: POCATALIGO RIVER
9 MI E OF MANNING, Clarendon, SC
Built 1990 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 450
S-14-36
GoodOver: PUDDING SWAMP
3MI S TURBEVILLE, Clarendon, SC
Built 2000 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,150
S-16-49
GoodOver: STAR FORK BRANCH
4.0MI SE OF DARLINGTON, Darlington, SC
Built 2001 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 7,000
US 378
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
1MI E OF SALEM, Florence, SC
Built 2017 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 6,200
SC 253
GoodOver: RR NS
3 MI W OF GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1967 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 26,600
S-23-807
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
1.2 MI. S OF GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1997 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 6,200
I-85
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
7.6 MI E OF GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 2022 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 130,300
C-23-868
GoodOver: TRIB MIDDLE TYGER RIVER
9.1 MILES N OF GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 2018 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 125
S-29-51
GoodOver: GILLS CREEK
2 MI NEW OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 2022 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,000
S-30-110
GoodOver: NORTH LICK CREEK
6.2 MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 2022 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 125
S-32-604
GoodOver: LONG CREEK
6 MI W OF LEXINGTON, Lexington, SC
Built 2007 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 450
S-34-472
GoodOver: BRIAR CREEK
2MI E MULLINS, Marion, SC
Built 2012 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 150
S-39-27
GoodOver: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK
3.0 MI S LIBERTY, Pickens, SC
Built 2005 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,100
US 221
GoodOver: CHEROKEE CREEK
7.1 MI NE SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1948 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 20,900
S-42-253
GoodOver: TRIB-PACOLET RIV
3.5 MI N. INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2014 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 800
S-42-187
GoodOver: BR OF BUCK CREEK
3.0 MI W CHESNEE, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1993 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 850
C-42-610
GoodOver: LITTLE FERGUSON CREEK
12 MI SW OF SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2000 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 225
S-45-194
GoodOver: INDIAN TOWN SWAMP
1 MI N OF STUCKEY, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2017 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 950
C-4-1234
GoodOver: DEVILS FORK
7.6 MI SW ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 2011 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 125
S-8-98/CANHOY RD
GoodOver: QUIMBY CREEK
AT HUGER, Berkeley, SC
Built 2007 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,600
S-11-83
GoodOver: BOWENS RIVER
4.6MI NW BLACKSBURG, Cherokee, SC
Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 425
SC 223
GoodOver: TINKERS CREEK
4.7MI E OF RICHBURG, Chester, SC
Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,100
S-13-34
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
3.1 MI NW CHESTERFIELD, Chesterfield, SC
Built 2003 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 350
S-13-82
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
4.1 MI SE JEFFERSON, Chesterfield, SC
Built 2010 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 200
S-13-145
GoodOver: BRANCH OF DEEP CREEK
2 MI E MT CROGHAN, Chesterfield, SC
Built 2003 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 150
S-15-66
GoodOver: CALFPEN SWAMP
13 MI SW WALT'B, Colleton, SC
Built 2010 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 100
S-17-30
GoodOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
6.0 MI E DILLON, Dillon, SC
Built 2014 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 350
SC 165
GoodOver: SAW MILL CREEK
TOWN OF SUMR'VL, Dorchester, SC
Built 1989 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 29,100
SC 41
GoodOver: JOHNSON SWAMP
1.5 MI SW ANDREWS, Georgetown, SC
Built 1990 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,900
C-23-345
GoodOver: ENOREE RIVER
3.5MI N OF TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 2009 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 125
S-38-198
GoodOver: COW CASTLE CREEK
4MI NW BOWMAN, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1985 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 175
C-39-201
GoodOver: TRIBUTE TO RICE CREEK
2MI E OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 200
S-40-967
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
15 MI N OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 25
S-40-1833
GoodOver: SPEARS CREEK
13 MI NE OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 2020 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 175
C-42-1207
GoodOver: KELSEY CREEK
5.5 MI SE SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2010 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 600
C-42-11
GoodOver: TRIB TO SHOALLY CREEK
6.3MI N SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2008 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 450
S-43-82
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
CITY OF SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 1998 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 4,900
S-45-254
GoodOver: CEDAR SWAMP
8.0 MI E KINGSTREE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2001 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 150
S-45-382
GoodOver: KINGSTREE SWAMP CANAL
3.5 MI N KINGSTREE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1998 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 175
US 52
GoodOver: MCGIRTS SWAMP
2.5 MI E OF GREELEYVILLE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,500
US 52
GoodOver: DICKIE SWAMP
6 MI SW OF KINGSTREE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,500
SC 72 EBL
GoodOver: MCCORDS CREEK
3.0 MI NE OF ABBEVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,050
SC 72 WBL
GoodOver: MCCORDS CREEK
3.0 MI NE OF ABBEVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,050
SC 302
GoodOver: LAKE FLORENCE
8 MI W OF NEW ELLENTON, Aiken, SC
Built 2016 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,050
S-97/CANE GULLY RD
GoodOver: WHISKENBOO CREEK
8 MI NE MONCKS CORNER, Berkeley, SC
Built 1999 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 375
L-3826/INGLESDBLVD
GoodOver: MCCHUNE BRANCH
NORTH CHARLESTON, Charleston, SC
Built 2015 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 600
US 52 WBL
GoodOver: LYNCHES RIVER
5.5 MI N OF COWARD, Florence, SC
Built 2001 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 7,350
SC 22 EB
GoodOver: JONES BIG SWAMP #7
4.2MI N BRIARCLIFF ACRES, Horry, SC
Built 2000 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 11,950
Showing 4,651-4,700 of 5,396 bridges
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