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S-42-59 over Pacolet River

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

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

S-42-59 over Pacolet River in Spartanburg 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1967, making it 58 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 244 of the 643 inventoried bridges in Spartanburg County rated fair (37.9%); 65 (10.1%) 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 330 ft
Location	2.7MI S Cowpens
NBI structure number	000000000005158
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-85 over Grays Creek	1959	104,300	Fair
I-85 over US 29	2000	98,800	Good
I-85 over Frey Creek	1960	97,800	Fair
I-85 over NS RR	2000	97,800	Good
I-85 over North Tyger River	2000	97,800	Good
I-85 over Fair Forest Creek	1993	80,500	Good