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S-31-242 over Beaverdam Creek

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

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

S-31-242 over Beaverdam Creek in Lee 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 1966 and reconstructed in 1991, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 175 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 47 of the 91 inventoried bridges in Lee County rated fair (51.6%); 2 (2.2%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-20 over Laws Branch	1972	29,500	Fair
I-20 over Mill Branch	1972	29,500	Fair
I-20 EB over Scape Ore Swamp	1971	15,350	Fair
I-20 EB over U.S. 15	1971	15,350	Good
I-20 WB over Scape Ore Swamp	1971	15,350	Fair
I-20 WB over US 15	1971	15,350	Good