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S-1426 over Long Branch

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

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

S-1426 over Long Branch in Orangeburg 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 substructure, rated 0 (failed condition, out of service) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 22 of the 274 inventoried bridges in Orangeburg County rated poor (8.0%); 22 (8.0%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Deck	4	Poor condition
Superstructure	4	Poor condition
Substructure	0	Failed condition, out of service

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