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Sc 198 over Buffalo Creek

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

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

Sc 198 over Buffalo Creek in Cherokee 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2000, making it 25 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,750 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
It is one of 90 of the 200 inventoried bridges in Cherokee County rated good (45.0%); 18 (9.0%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 350 ft
Location	Nc/sc State Line
NBI structure number	000000000010100
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-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