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S-38-94 over Southern Railroad

Orangeburg County, South Carolina · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

S-38-94 over Southern Railroad in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2001, making it 24 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 44 of the 274 inventoried bridges in Orangeburg County rated good (16.1%); 22 (8.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 94 ft
Location	3MI N Orangeburg
NBI structure number	000000000006760
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-26 over Gramling Creek	1960	56,200	Fair
I-26 over Gramling Creek	1960	55,600	Fair
I-26 over Middle Pen Creek	1960	55,600	Fair
I-26 over Mill Creek	1960	53,700	Fair
I-26 over Saddler Swamp	1960	29,400	Fair
I-26 over Earley Branch	1960	29,400	Fair