Bridge conditions in Oconee County, South Carolina

215 inventoried bridges · 27 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Of the 215 Oconee County bridges in the federal inventory, 27 carry a poor rating. That 12.6% share is roughly 2x the national average.

27 of the 215 bridges in Oconee County, South Carolina, are rated in poor condition (12.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
68 bridges (31.6%) are rated good and 120 (55.8%) fair.
The median Oconee County bridge was built in 1968.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Sc 188 over Lake Keowee (cane Ck) (built 1969), carrying about 7,100 vehicles a day.

Good 31.6% · Fair 55.8% · Poor 12.6% of 215 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Sc 188 over Lake Keowee (cane Ck)	1969	7,100	Poor
Sc 11 over Little Cane Creek	1969	6,200	Poor
Sc 11 over I-85	1976	3,900	Poor
S-37-36 over Coneross Creek	1973	1,750	Poor
S-37-51 over Snow Creek	1952	1,350	Poor
S-37-193 over Chauga River	1965	1,350	Poor
S-37-109 over Colonels Fork Creek	1960	1,050	Poor
S-37-106 over Colonel Fork Creek	1975	800	Poor
S-37-57 over Trib to Little River	1956	700	Poor
S-37-31 over Snow Creek	1962	600	Poor
S-37-99 over Beaverdam Creek	1956	550	Poor
S-37-173 over Little River	1956	500	Poor
S-37-52 over Beaver Dam Creek	1960	450	Poor
S-37-174 over Trib to Oconee Creek	1993	425	Poor
S-37-59 over Trib to Cane Creek	1951	375	Poor
S-37-429 over Tr. to Choestoea Creek	1967	375	Poor
S-37-68 over Barton Creek	1962	300	Poor
S-37-206 over Trib to Beaver Dam Ck	1958	275	Poor
S-37-208 over Snow Creek	1959	275	Poor
S-37-90 over Trib to Toxaway Creek	1966	275	Poor
C-37-523 over N. Fork Little River	1981	200	Poor
S-37-339 over Long Creek	1964	175	Poor
S-37-34 over Toxaway Creek	1966	175	Poor
S-37-34 over Chauga Creek	1967	175	Poor
S-37-193 over Whetstone Creek	1960	150	Poor
S-37-177 over Trib to Coneross Ck	1962	125	Poor
S-37-200 over Trib to Lake Keowee	1964	125	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-85 NB over Hartwell Reservoir	1961	25,400	Fair
I-85 SB over Hartwell Reservoir	1961	25,400	Fair
I-85 NB over Fairplay Creek	1961	23,650	Fair
I-85 SB over Fairplay Creek	1961	23,650	Fair
US 76 over Seneca Creek	1958	23,000	Fair
Sc 28 over Richland Creek	1961	16,300	Good
US 76 over Richland Creek	1965	14,300	Fair
S-37-488 over Norfolk Southern Railway	2005	13,200	Good
S-402 over Trib to Richland Creek	2010	11,400	Good
Sc 130 over Lake Keowee (S. Canal)	1968	10,100	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Oconee County → - all 215, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

All of South Carolina: South Carolina bridge conditions by county · every download on the data page.

Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.