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
US 321
GoodOver: BIRDS BRANCH
2MI S OF OLAR, Bamberg, SC
Built 1940 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,200
US 301
GoodOver: BLACK RIVER (NO. 3)
8MI N OF MANNING, Clarendon, SC
Built 2017 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,650
S-15-328
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
17.8 MI NW WALT'B, Colleton, SC
Built 2015 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 125
S-15-436
GoodOver: TRIB TO ASHEPOO RIVER
10.5MI SE WALTERBORO, Colleton, SC
Built 1992 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 275
C-23-6364
GoodOver: HUFF CREEK
6 MI SW SIMPSONVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 2015 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 125
C-23-831
GoodOver: WHITMIRE BRANCH
2 MI NW OF TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 2018 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 125
S-26-1246
GoodOver: SOCASTEE SWAMP
N OF MYRTLE BEACH, Horry, SC
Built 2004 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 250
US 521 NB
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
3.7 MI N OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 2021 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 24,300
S-31-52
GoodOver: LITTLE LONG BRANCH
1 MI NW OF MAYESVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2021 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 200
S-41-31
GoodOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
5.7 MI NE OF SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 2020 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 175
S-3-44
GoodOver: PIPE CREEK
1.5MI SW ALLENDALE, Allendale, SC
Built 2004 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 125
S-4-668
GoodOver: WILSONS CREEK
2.2MI NE IVA, Anderson, SC
Built 2012 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 450
S-11-15
GoodOver: THICKETTY CREEK
10.4 MI SE GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1997 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 100
S-23-134
GoodOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
4.8MI N GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 2011 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,700
S-23-201 RAMP
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
1.4 MI. S OF GREENVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1998 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 2,000
S-30-64
GoodOver: WALNUT CREEK
10.7 MI SW LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1989 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 175
SC 917
GoodOver: LITTLE PEE DEE SWP (2)
4 MI SE OF MULLINS, Marion, SC
Built 2012 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 2,900
I-77 NB
GoodOver: RAMP ON I-77 SB
5 MI SE OF SPRINGDALE, Richland, SC
Built 1984 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 31,200
I-77 SB
GoodOver: RR CSXT
1.0 MI W OF US 378, Richland, SC
Built 1988 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 35,450
C-42-1956
GoodOver: CHEROKEE CREEK
15 NE OF SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2008 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 225
S-10-1958
GoodOver: TRIB TO PENNYS CREEK
6.8 MI SW CHAS, Charleston, SC
Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25
S-11-77
GoodOver: BR. HORSE CREEK
12.8 MI NW OF GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 2021 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50
C-26-375
GoodOver: JONES BIG SWAMP
3MI NW OF N MYRTLE BEACH, Horry, SC
Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 250
SC 12 WB
GoodOver: RR CSXT & RR NS
CITY OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 14,450
S-1-218
GoodOver: BRANCH OF PENNY CREEK
3.1 MI SE OF ANTREVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 2021 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 125
S-12-53
GoodOver: TURKEY BRANCH
4.0 MI S.W./GREAT FALLS, Chester, SC
Built 2005 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 250
S-14-440
GoodOver: BALLARD CREEK
2 MI S PINEWOOD, Clarendon, SC
Built 2013 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 325
US 521
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
ANDREWS, Georgetown, SC
Built 2006 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,200
US 521
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
ANDREWS, Georgetown, SC
Built 2006 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,200
C-23-588
GoodOver: TRIB TO REEDY RIVER
7 MI SW FOUNTAIN INN, Greenville, SC
Built 2019 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 125
S-31-29
GoodOver: SCAPE ORE CREEK
5 MI W OF BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2015 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,050
S-38-136
GoodOver: SANDY RUN SWAMP
6MI E HOLLY HILL, Orangeburg, SC
Built 1997 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 550
C-39-644
GoodOver: TRIB OF LITTLE CROW CR
7.5 MI W OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2010 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 25
S-46-503
GoodOver: FISHING CREEK
4.2 MI SW ROCK HILL, York, SC
Built 1998 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 275
C-4-732
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CR
4.3 MI WEST ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1988 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 175
S-8-48/BETHERA RD
GoodOver: WHISKINBOO CREEK
9.5MI NE MONCKS CORNER, Berkeley, SC
Built 2000 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 350
C-10-4438
GoodOver: TIDAL CREEK
WEST ASHLEY, Charleston, SC
Built 2020 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 225
US 301
GoodOver: BLACK SWAMP (NO. 1)
8MI N OF MANNING, Clarendon, SC
Built 2017 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 1,650
S-1-133
GoodOver: MCCORDS CREEK
3.0MI NE ABBEVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 1998 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 3,000
S-3-47
GoodOver: COOSAWHATCHIE RIVER
3MI S ALLENDALE, Allendale, SC
Built 2016 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 225
L-7-5929
GoodOver: MARSH
12.8 MI SW OF BEAUFORT, Beaufort, SC
Built 2004 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 425
S-8-49
GoodOver: ECHAW CREEK #1
8MI SE JAMESTOWN, Berkeley, SC
Built 2003 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 325
S-17-42
GoodOver: BR OF BUCK SWAMP
5MI SW LAKE VIEW, Dillon, SC
Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 325
SC 165/DELEMAR HWY
GoodOver: FISHBURNE CREEK
FISHBURNE CREEK (2), Dorchester, SC
Built 2009 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 7,300
S-20-20
GoodOver: BIG WATEREE CREEK
9.3MI NE WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 2008 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 100
S-22-264
GoodOver: ST. PAULS BRANCH
8MI NW MURRELLS INLET, Georgetown, SC
Built 2010 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 300
S-32-175
GoodOver: RAWLS CREEK
1 MI W OF IRMO, Lexington, SC
Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 9,000
S-45-39
GoodOver: BOGGY SWAMP
8.0 MI W HEMINGWAY, Williamsburg, SC
Built 2016 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 750
S-8-88/MURRAY DR
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
IN HANAHAN, Berkeley, SC
Built 2005 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 13,300
S-133/STEED CR RD
GoodOver: YORK BOTTOM CREEK
1.0 MI SE HUGER, Berkeley, SC
Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 600
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