Scour Critical Bridges in South Carolina

1,263 bridges in South Carolina at risk from water erosion around foundations.

Scour Critical Bridges

Scour is the erosion of soil and rock around a bridge's foundation caused by moving water. When foundations are exposed or undermined, a bridge can collapse even if its deck and superstructure are in good condition. Scour is the leading cause of bridge failures in the US. These 1,263 bridges in South Carolina have been identified as vulnerable to scour damage.

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Bridge State Scour Status Condition Year Built ADT
PUDDING SWAMP South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1976 850
BR TO BIG ALLISON CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1964 850
TRIB ENOREE RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1967 850
TRIB N. TYGER RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1965 850
GILLS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1966 850
LITTLE GENEROSTEE CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1988 800
BEAVERDAM CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1979 800
WEAVER CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1978 800
GOLDEN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1955 800
HEN COOP CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 800
TRIB TO 12 MILE CR South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 800
ROCKY CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1968 800
KINGS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1979 800
OCONEE CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1959 800
SWEETWATER CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1976 800
N.FORK LITTLE RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1960 800
BR OF BLACK RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1995 800
JUMPING RUN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 2016 800
SHOALLY CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1961 800
HANNAHS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1974 800
COLONEL FORK CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1975 800
JUNEBURN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1975 800
TRIB TO GRIST BR South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1964 800
PARKERS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1974 800
BARKERS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1966 800
BLUE CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1986 800
NINETY-SIX CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 800
CHOESTOEA CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1966 800
WEAVER CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1977 800
CROOKED RUN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1981 750
EDISTO RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1980 750
SMALL CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1974 750
BEAVERDAM CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1957 750
BEECH CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1982 750
WEST CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 750
TRIB REEDY RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1969 750
LONG BRANCH South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 750
EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1978 750
TRIB TO WATEREE CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1963 750
BR MANCHESTER CR South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1976 750
HICKLIN BRANCH South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1974 750
TURKEY CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1977 750
BEAVERDAM CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1966 750
TRIB TO CRANE CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1982 750
TRIB TO LITTLE RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1956 700
TRIB TO LITTLE RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1956 700
TRIB TO LITTLE RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1956 700
WATERMELON CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1980 700
E. BR OF WILSON CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1986 700
OIL CAMP CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1978 700

Scour Critical Rating Codes

Code 2 — UnaddressedBridge is scour critical with no countermeasures installed. The foundation is vulnerable and no protective action has been taken.
Code 3 — Countermeasures InstalledProtective measures (riprap, sheet piling, etc.) have been installed to reduce scour risk, but the bridge remains classified as scour critical.
Code 6 — Countermeasures IneffectiveProtective measures were installed but have been assessed as ineffective. The bridge requires re-evaluation and additional action.

About Scour Critical Bridges

Scour critical bridges have been identified through underwater inspection or analysis as having foundations that are unstable or could become unstable during flood conditions. FHWA requires action plans for all scour critical bridges. Famous scour failures include the 1987 Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse in New York.