Bridge conditions in Spartanburg County, South Carolina 643 inventoried bridges · 65 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
About one in 10 bridges in Spartanburg County is rated in poor condition: 65 of 643 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in South Carolina.
65 of the 643 bridges in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, are rated in poor condition (10.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .334 bridges (51.9%) are rated good and 244 (37.9%) fair.
The median Spartanburg County bridge was built in 1983 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Sc 9 over Sc 85 (built 1958), carrying about 27,100 vehicles a day.
Good 51.9% · Fair 37.9% · Poor 10.1% of 643 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 9 over Sc 85 1958 27,100 Poor I-26 EB over Sc 85 1959 24,550 Poor I-26 WB over Sc 85 1959 24,550 Poor US 221 over Csxt RR 1949 24,000 Poor US 176 over NS RR 1954 19,500 Poor US 221 over I-85 1988 12,900 Poor Sc 146 over Enoree River 1958 12,400 Poor US 29 over NS 1939 12,200 Poor S-42-31 over Peters Creek 1963 11,000 Poor Sc 129 over Jordan Creek 1952 10,300 Poor Sc 9 over Lake Bowen 1959 10,000 Poor S-42-525 over Sc 85 1958 9,500 Poor S-42-65 over Sc 85 1958 8,700 Poor S-42-41 over Sc 85 1958 8,200 Poor Sc 290 over South Tyger River 1940 7,400 Poor Sc 11 over S Pacolet River 1964 6,300 Poor S-42-43 over Pacolet River 1959 5,900 Poor S-42-242 over South Tyger River 1955 5,600 Poor S-42-191 over Br of Lawson Fork CR 1971 5,500 Poor S-42-191 over Sc 85 1958 5,500 Poor S-42-967 over Fair Forest Creek 1981 5,100 Poor Sc 56 over Fairforest Creek 1950 4,100 Poor S-42-42 over Pacolet River 1968 4,000 Poor C-42-787 over Csxt RR 1913 3,500 Poor S-42-242 over I-85 1959 3,300 Poor S-42-138 over Trib to Lawsons Fork CR 1978 3,300 Poor S-430 over Jimmies Creek 1960 3,100 Poor Sc 150 over Pacolet River 1953 2,900 Poor S-42-88 over Fairforest Creek 1987 2,900 Poor S-42-77 over Middle Tyger River 1977 2,800 Poor S-42-974 over Meadow Creek 1960 2,700 Poor S-42-651 over Beaverdam Creek 1968 2,200 Poor S-42-196 over Tims Creek 1960 1,850 Poor S-42-105 over Br of Island Creek 1969 1,450 Poor S-42-725 over Maple Creek 1982 1,350 Poor S-42-30 over Richland Creek 1962 1,300 Poor S-42-52 over Motlow Creek 2003 1,250 Poor Sc 56 over Tyger River 1930 1,250 Poor S-42-219 over Grays Creek 1964 1,150 Poor S-42-197 over South Tyger River 1969 1,100 Poor Sc 150 over Fairforest Creek 1983 950 Poor Sc 92 over I-26 1960 650 Poor S-42-108 over Richland Creek 1959 600 Poor C-42-1580 over Fairforest Creek 1982 550 Poor S-42-234 over Trib Enoree River 1956 475 Poor S-42-184 over Pacolet River 1955 450 Poor S-42-184 over Jamison Creek 1955 450 Poor S-42-906 over Kelsey Creek 1967 425 Poor S-42-268 over Trib-pacolet Riv 1964 400 Poor S-42-93 over Mcelwain Creek 1959 325 Poor S-42-317 over Frey Creek 1925 300 Poor S-42-317 over N. Tyger River 1940 300 Poor C-42-745 over Middle Tiger River 2001 250 Poor C-42-10 over Cedar Shoals CR 1940 225 Poor C-42-3787 over NS RR 1945 225 Poor S-42-209 over Spivey Creek 1955 225 Poor C-42-346 over Buck CR 1960 225 Poor C-42-725 over Maple Creek 1969 225 Poor C-42-931 over Fawn Br 1982 225 Poor C-42-4440 over Trib Dutchman CR 1983 225 Poor C-42-837 over Trib to Meadow Ck 1984 225 Poor C-42-2388 over Fairforest Creek 1997 225 Poor S-42-195 over Bens Creek 1976 150 Poor S-42-781 over Br of Peters Creek 1968 125 Poor S-42-115 over Hacker Creek 1954 100 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition I-85 over Grays Creek 1959 104,300 Fair I-85 over US 29 2000 98,800 Good I-85 over Frey Creek 1960 97,800 Fair I-85 over NS RR 2000 97,800 Good I-85 over North Tyger River 2000 97,800 Good I-85 over Fair Forest Creek 1993 80,500 Good I-85 over Big Shoally Creek 1993 70,900 Fair I-85 over Little Shoally Creek 1993 70,900 Good I-26 over Fairforest Creek 1960 68,300 Good I-85 over South Tyger River 2000 49,550 Fair
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory , 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.
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