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S-11-286 over Kings Creek

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

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

S-11-286 over Kings Creek in Cherokee 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 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 475 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 18 of the 200 inventoried bridges in Cherokee County rated poor (9.0%); 18 (9.0%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 89 ft
Location	5.9MI SE Blacksburg
NBI structure number	000000000007984
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 Thicketty Creek	2002	66,900	Good
I-85 NB over Broad River	2004	59,200	Good
I-85 over Buffalo Creek	2003	57,300	Good
I-85 over Southern Railroad	2019	50,700	Good
I-85 SB over Cherokee Creek	2002	31,250	Good
I-85 NB over Cherokee Creek	2002	31,250	Good