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Sc 121 over Saluda River

Newberry County, South Carolina · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Sc 121 over Saluda River in Newberry County, South Carolina, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1931 and reconstructed in 1974, making it 94 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 133 of the 219 inventoried bridges in Newberry County rated fair (60.7%); 11 (5.0%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,050 ft
Location	8.8 Mi SW of Newberry
NBI structure number	000000000000568
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the South Carolina department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-26 over Crims Creek	1960	42,900	Fair
I-26 over Cannons Creek	1960	42,700	Poor
I-26 over Br of Cannons CR	1960	42,700	Fair
I-26 over Kerr Creek	1960	42,700	Fair
I-26 over S.br of Cannons CR	1960	42,700	Fair
I-26 over S Fork of Kings Crk	1960	42,200	Fair