Bridge conditions in Pickens County, South Carolina

290 inventoried bridges · 35 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Pickens County has 35 bridges rated poor out of 290 inventoried, a 12.1% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

35 of the 290 bridges in Pickens County, South Carolina, are rated in poor condition (12.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
131 bridges (45.2%) are rated good and 124 (42.8%) fair.
The median Pickens County bridge was built in 1978.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Sc 8 over Rices Creek (built 1920), carrying about 14,600 vehicles a day.

Good 45.2% · Fair 42.8% · Poor 12.1% of 290 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 8 over Rices Creek	1920	14,600	Poor
US 123 over Georges Creek	1948	12,200	Poor
US 178 over Eighteen Mile Creek	1951	8,500	Poor
Sc 93 over Norfolk Southern RR	1954	5,500	Poor
S-39-30 over Trib to 18 Mile CR	1958	5,000	Poor
S-39-135 over Hamilton CR	1957	4,200	Poor
Sc 8 over Oolenoy River	1938	3,800	Poor
Sc 11 over Gville Water Works Pipes	1970	3,300	Poor
S-39-355 over Trib to Machine Ck	1967	3,200	Poor
Sc 135 over Trib Carpenter Ck (1)	1959	3,100	Poor
S-39-160 over Trib to Keowee River	1958	2,800	Poor
S-39-270 over Fifteen Mile Creek	1965	2,800	Poor
S-39-56 over Mid Br of Bushy CR	1967	2,500	Poor
S-39-90 over Wolf Creek	1967	2,500	Poor
S-39-32 over Crow Creek	1960	2,400	Poor
S-39-90 over Rices Creek	1957	2,300	Poor
Sc 135 over Adam Creek	1959	1,850	Poor
S-39-395 over Fifteen Mile Creek	1964	1,650	Poor
S-39-230 over Brushy Creek	1961	1,500	Poor
S-39-64 over Eighteen Mile Creek	1978	750	Poor
S-39-204 over Rices Creek	1958	700	Poor
S-39-44 over Eighteen Mile Creek	1966	600	Poor
S-39-71 over Carpenter Creek	1963	475	Poor
S-39-26 over Trib to Saluda River	1969	475	Poor
S-39-277 over Twelve Mile Creek	1964	350	Poor
S-39-272 over North Fork 12 Mi.cr	1965	350	Poor
S-39-159 over Praters Creek	1954	275	Poor
S-39-226 over Br of Wolf Creek	1961	275	Poor
S-39-33 over Middle Fork Creek	1954	225	Poor
S-39-222 over Rices Creek	1962	225	Poor
S-39-222 over Twelve Mile Creek	1965	225	Poor
C-39-477 over Trib Rocky Bottom Creek	1968	200	Poor
S-39-25 over Trib to Oolenoy River	1955	125	Poor
S-39-67 over Town Creek	1964	125	Poor
S-39-98 over Trib to Rocky Bottom Ck	1981	125	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 76 over Seneca River	1958	32,400	Fair
US 76 over NS RR	1960	27,000	Fair
Sc 93 over US 76	2001	25,400	Good
Sc 93 over US 123	2001	25,400	Good
US 123 over S.c. 135	1963	25,300	Fair
US 123 over Trib to 18 Mi Creek	1963	23,700	Fair
Sc 153 over US 123	1985	21,300	Fair
US 123 over Trib to 18 Mi.creek	1960	19,500	Fair
Sc 8 over NS RR	1938	18,400	Fair
Sc 8 over Rices Creek	1920	14,600	Poor

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

Every bridge in Pickens County → - all 290, 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.