Home › South Carolina › Laurens County › S-30-48 over Saluda River

S-30-48 over Saluda River

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

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

S-30-48 over Saluda River in Laurens 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 1975, making it 50 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 125 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 160 of the 254 inventoried bridges in Laurens County rated fair (63.0%); 11 (4.3%) 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 180 ft
Location	16.9 Mi SW Laurens
NBI structure number	000000000006720
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-385 over Sc 14 CSX RR Co Rd	1958	46,000	Fair
I-26 over Br to Millers Fork Ck	1959	41,800	Fair
I-26 over Millers Fork Creek	1960	41,800	Fair
I-385 over Warrior Creek	1957	30,200	Fair
I-26 over Beards Creek	1959	25,500	Fair
I-385 over EB Lane of I-26	2010	23,300	Good