S-29-57 over Bear Creek

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

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

• S-29-57 over Bear Creek in Lancaster 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1935 and reconstructed in 1954, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 1,900 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 113 of the 182 inventoried bridges in Lancaster County rated fair (62.1%); 17 (9.3%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated June 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

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

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