Bridge conditions in Sumter County, South Carolina

166 inventoried bridges · 17 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Sumter County has 17 bridges rated poor out of 166 inventoried, a 10.2% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

17 of the 166 bridges in Sumter County, South Carolina, are rated in poor condition (10.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
67 bridges (40.4%) are rated good and 82 (49.4%) fair.
The median Sumter County bridge was built in 1986.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I-95 over Hope Swamp (built 1967), carrying about 33,200 vehicles a day.

Good 40.4% · Fair 49.4% · Poor 10.2% of 166 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
I-95 over Hope Swamp	1967	33,200	Poor
US 76 over U.S. 15	1957	15,800	Poor
US 76 over U.S. 76 Business	1958	14,300	Poor
US 15 SB over Pocotaligo River	1935	10,600	Poor
S-43-55 over Shot Pouch Branch	1960	9,900	Poor
S-43-152 over RR Csxt & Divine Street	1940	5,100	Poor
S-43-269 over Us76/378&s-43-1428 1429	1990	4,500	Poor
S-43-40 over Cane Savannah Creek	1990	3,200	Poor
S-43-77 over Bush Branch	1982	2,600	Poor
S-43-466 over Turkey Creek	1967	2,200	Poor
US 76 over Rocky Bluff Swamp (1)	1951	2,100	Poor
US 76 over Rocky Bluff Swamp (2)	1951	2,100	Poor
S-43-114 over Turkey Creek	1972	1,400	Poor
S-43-52 over Duckford Branch	1980	800	Poor
S-43-535 over Sammy Swamp	1980	175	Poor
S-43-59 over Church Branch	1962	150	Poor
S-43-798 over Hope Swamp	1975	75	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-95 over Douglas Swamp	1967	33,700	Fair
I-95 over Hope Swamp	1967	33,200	Poor
I-95 over Pudding Swamp	1967	33,200	Fair
US 76 over Green Swamp	1941	30,400	Fair
US 76/US 378 over Long Branch	1941	26,400	Fair
US 521 over Shot Pouch Branch	1977	25,200	Fair
Sc 120 over Second Mill Pond	1964	25,100	Fair
Sc 120 over RR Csxt	1965	23,200	Good
US 521 over RR Csxt	1981	21,400	Fair
US 76 over U.S. 521	2014	15,800	Good

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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