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South Carolina Bridge Conditions
Highway bridges longer than 20 feet in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
Yearly inspection ratings. A poor rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe to use.
- Highway bridges
- 9,504
- Good condition
- 37.5%
- 3,568
- Poor condition
- 6.3%
- 602
- Weight-limited or closed
- 1,144
Bridges by county
| County | Bridges | Good | Poor | Weight-limited | Avg. year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | 162 | 41.4% | 2.5% (4) | 21 | 1975 |
| Aiken County | 198 | 32.3% | 10.1% (20) | 6 | 1977 |
| Allendale County | 69 | 21.7% | 13% (9) | 8 | 1968 |
| Anderson County | 462 | 27.9% | 4.1% (19) | 81 | 1971 |
| Bamberg County | 82 | 12.2% | 8.5% (7) | 9 | 1971 |
| Barnwell County | 76 | 18.4% | 0% (0) | 6 | 1966 |
| Beaufort County | 72 | 38.9% | 5.6% (4) | 2 | 1989 |
| Berkeley County | 217 | 36.4% | 3.7% (8) | 5 | 1980 |
| Calhoun County | 61 | 9.8% | 3.3% (2) | 2 | 1959 |
| Charleston County | 339 | 41.6% | 2.7% (9) | 5 | 1989 |
| Cherokee County | 200 | 45% | 9% (18) | 37 | 1985 |
| Chester County | 191 | 35.6% | 10.5% (20) | 30 | 1976 |
| Chesterfield County | 201 | 37.3% | 4% (8) | 21 | 1975 |
| Clarendon County | 170 | 18.2% | 4.1% (7) | 10 | 1976 |
| Colleton County | 231 | 32.9% | 2.6% (6) | 2 | 1971 |
| Darlington County | 173 | 31.8% | 6.4% (11) | 20 | 1974 |
| Dillon County | 129 | 24.8% | 10.9% (14) | 1 | 1973 |
| Dorchester County | 199 | 28.6% | 2% (4) | 1 | 1972 |
| Edgefield County | 122 | 36.9% | 4.1% (5) | 23 | 1972 |
| Fairfield County | 139 | 35.3% | 5.8% (8) | 30 | 1976 |
| Florence County | 275 | 33.5% | 3.6% (10) | 16 | 1977 |
| Georgetown County | 114 | 34.2% | 6.1% (7) | 17 | 1978 |
| Greenville County | 636 | 55.2% | 7.4% (47) | 82 | 1982 |
| Greenwood County | 144 | 22.2% | 2.1% (3) | 17 | 1971 |
| Hampton County | 113 | 15.9% | 4.4% (5) | 10 | 1972 |
| Horry County | 480 | 46.9% | 5% (24) | 56 | 1986 |
| Jasper County | 129 | 23.3% | 1.6% (2) | 2 | 1970 |
| Kershaw County | 173 | 38.2% | 4% (7) | 8 | 1978 |
| Lancaster County | 182 | 28.6% | 9.3% (17) | 34 | 1967 |
| Laurens County | 254 | 32.7% | 4.3% (11) | 28 | 1975 |
| Lee County | 91 | 46.2% | 2.2% (2) | 3 | 1983 |
| Lexington County | 230 | 47.8% | 4.3% (10) | 9 | 1981 |
| Marion County | 112 | 33.9% | 8.9% (10) | 8 | 1974 |
| Marlboro County | 97 | 36.1% | 7.2% (7) | 4 | 1971 |
| McCormick County | 68 | 39.7% | 4.4% (3) | 9 | 1972 |
| Newberry County | 219 | 34.2% | 5% (11) | 35 | 1975 |
| Oconee County | 215 | 31.6% | 12.6% (27) | 54 | 1971 |
| Orangeburg County | 274 | 16.1% | 8% (22) | 23 | 1966 |
| Pickens County | 290 | 45.2% | 12.1% (35) | 69 | 1980 |
| Richland County | 367 | 49.6% | 4.6% (17) | 21 | 1980 |
| Saluda County | 125 | 40.8% | 4% (5) | 17 | 1974 |
| Spartanburg County | 643 | 51.9% | 10.1% (65) | 90 | 1980 |
| Sumter County | 166 | 40.4% | 10.2% (17) | 13 | 1981 |
| Union County | 132 | 36.4% | 15.9% (21) | 27 | 1976 |
| Williamsburg County | 194 | 39.7% | 6.2% (12) | 13 | 1977 |
| York County | 288 | 41.7% | 7.6% (22) | 37 | 1984 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many bridges in South Carolina are in poor condition?
- In the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, 602 of 9,504 highway bridges in South Carolina were rated poor (6.3% of rated bridges).
- Which South Carolina counties have the most bridges in poor condition?
- Among counties with at least 30 bridges, the highest shares rated poor are Union County (15.9%), Allendale County (13%), Oconee County (12.6%), Pickens County (12.1%), Dillon County (10.9%).
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory · 2025 data