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Sc 188 over Lake Keowee (cane Ck)

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

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

Sc 188 over Lake Keowee (cane Ck) in Oconee County, South Carolina, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 27 of the 215 inventoried bridges in Oconee County rated poor (12.6%); 27 (12.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 691 ft
Location	4.0 Mi N of Seneca
NBI structure number	000000000005592
Condition class	Poor

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