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Sc 59 over W. Beaver Dam Creek

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

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

Sc 59 over W. Beaver Dam Creek in Oconee 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1941, making it 84 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 120 of the 215 inventoried bridges in Oconee County rated fair (55.8%); 27 (12.6%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-85 NB over Hartwell Reservoir	1961	25,400	Fair
I-85 SB over Hartwell Reservoir	1961	25,400	Fair
I-85 NB over Fairplay Creek	1961	23,650	Fair
I-85 SB over Fairplay Creek	1961	23,650	Fair
US 76 over Seneca Creek	1958	23,000	Fair
Sc 28 over Richland Creek	1961	16,300	Good