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
SC 267
GoodOver: WARLEY CREEK
4 MI NE OF LONE STAR, Calhoun, SC
Built 1947 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,400
S-12-56
GoodOver: BARBER CREEK
1.4 MI W RICHBURG, Chester, SC
Built 1948 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 800
S-13-43
GoodOver: BIG BLACK RIVER
5.2 MI N JEFFERSON, Chesterfield, SC
Built 1991 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 550
US 52 BUS
GoodOver: SWIFT CREEK
IN DARLINGTON, Darlington, SC
Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,000
S-23-136
GoodOver: CSXT RR
1.6MI W GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 24,500
S-27-34/LEVY RD
GoodOver: MONGON SWAMP
6MI SE HARDEEVILLE, Jasper, SC
Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,000
S-32-485
GoodOver: FOURTEEN MILE CREEK
2 MI N LEXINGTON, Lexington, SC
Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,500
C-41-604
GoodOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
10.2 MI W OF SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1989 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 125
SC 295
GoodOver: CSXT RR
3.0 MI S OF SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2007 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 15,900
C-42-919
GoodOver: ALEXANDER CREEK
3.4 MI N INMAN, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2013 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 225
S-46-918
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
7.1 MI NE CLOVER, York, SC
Built 1998 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,600
SC 72 WBL
GoodOver: LONG CANE CREEK
4.3 MI N W OF ABBEVILLE, Abbeville, SC
Built 1991 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 5,150
S-19-340
GoodOver: FOX CREEK
15.9MI SW EDGEFIELD, Edgefield, SC
Built 2013 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,200
S-24-177
GoodOver: ROCKY BRANCH
2.6MI NW TROY, Greenwood, SC
Built 1996 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 125
US 17
GoodOver: CLYDESDALE CREEK
10 MI S HARDEEVILLE, Jasper, SC
Built 1920 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 9,400
SC 560
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
14.8 MI SE OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1998 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 600
S-40-37
GoodOver: MYERS CREEK
2 MI SE OF HOPKINS, Richland, SC
Built 2015 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 2,400
S-40-1388
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
5 MI W OF BLYTHEWOOD, Richland, SC
Built 2023 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 125
I-85 BRIDGE RAMP
GoodOver: RAMP 8459
AIRPORT ACCESS, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2007 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 4,250
S-5-19
GoodOver: THREE MILE CREEK
5MI W EHRHARDT, Bamberg, SC
Built 2017 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 75
S-19-133
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
2.0MI S EDGEFIELD, Edgefield, SC
Built 2016 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 50
S-23-121
GoodOver: NORTH SALUDA RIVER
11.2MI N TRAVELERS REST, Greenville, SC
Built 2013 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 125
SC 14
GoodOver: TRIB TO BERRYS POND
7 MI N OF GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 1964 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 8,800
US 1
GoodOver: LYNCHES RIVER
2 MI NE OF BETHUNE, Kershaw, SC
Built 2004 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 3,400
S-28-120
GoodOver: SANDY BRANCH
2 MI W OF ELGIN, Kershaw, SC
Built 2015 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 300
S-31-204
GoodOver: LITTLE SWIFT CREEK
12 MI W OF BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2016 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 400
S-31-600
GoodOver: TIMBER CREEK
10 MI W OF BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2011 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 25
S-31-313
GoodOver: BEAVER DAM CK (1)
10 MI SW BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2020 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 300
S-32-49
GoodOver: RISTERS CREEK
1 MI N OF CHAPIN, Lexington, SC
Built 2014 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,550
S-33-34
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
3.7 MI NE OF MCCORMICK, McCormick, SC
Built 2022 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 125
US 178
GoodOver: OOLENOY RIVER
8MI NW OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2006 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,150
C-39-1635
GoodOver: TRIB TO TWELVE MILE CRK
3 MI N OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 2022 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 200
S-42-592
GoodOver: TRIB TO BENS CREEK
8.0 MI NW WOODRUFF, Spartanburg, SC
Built 2015 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 125
S-43-32
GoodOver: POCOTALIGO SWAMP #1
9 MI S OF SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 2016 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 950
S-43-528
GoodOver: TRIB TO NASTY BR
6 MI SW SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 2013 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,550
S-43-81
GoodOver: MULBERRY BRANCH
3 MI NE OF SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 2018 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 700
S-43-35
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
7 MI S OF MAYESVILLE, Sumter, SC
Built 2014 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 500
S-2-25
GoodOver: MCTIER CREEK
5 MI S OF MONETTA, Aiken, SC
Built 2019 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 225
I-85 SB
GoodOver: CHEROKEE CREEK
3.0 MI NE OF GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 2002 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 30,650
US 301
GoodOver: PUDDING SWAMP (NO.1)
3 MI S OF TUBEVILLE, Clarendon, SC
Built 2020 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,450
US 17 ALT
GoodOver: SAMPIT RIVER
8.5 MI W OF GEORGETOWN, Georgetown, SC
Built 2021 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 6,800
S-31-231
GoodOver: BRACEY MILL CREEK
14 MI SW OF BISHOPVILLE, Lee, SC
Built 2014 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 175
S-37-135
GoodOver: TRIB TO RICHLAND CREEK
4 MI NW SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 2015 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 3,400
S-40-66
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
7 MI W OF EASTOVER, Richland, SC
Built 2007 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,150
S-42-624
GoodOver: NS RR
PALMETTO ST/SPTBG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1993 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,200
S-43-81
GoodOver: CAMP BRANCH
5 MI E SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 2018 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 400
S-43-44
GoodOver: ROCKY BLUFF SWAMP
11 MI N OF SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 2016 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 475
S-08-126
GoodOver: GRAVE HILL SWAMP
2 MI NE OF BONNEAU, Berkeley, SC
Built 2006 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 2,100
S-28-87
GoodOver: SHIRLEY CREEK
8 MI SE OF KERSHAW, Kershaw, SC
Built 2019 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 250
S-29-66
GoodOver: SIX MILE CREEK
5.5MI N VAN WYCK, Lancaster, SC
Built 1997 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 6,500
Showing 4,901-4,950 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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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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