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
TRIB-BENS CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1993 150
UNNAMED STREAM South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1967 150
HORSEPEN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1987 150
CEDAR CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1994 150
GREGORY CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1967 150
LITTLE RIVER -LO LINE BR South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
PONDERS BRANCH South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
BROWNS BRANCH South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
CLINTON BRANCH South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
CUNNING FORD CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
BR OF ENOREE RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
LITTLE CHOESTOEA CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1968 150
CLOUDS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
BR TO SALUDA RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
BR. MANCHESTER CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1968 150
PUDDING SWAMP NO. 2 South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1996 150
HAMMOND BRANCH South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 150
PERKINS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 150
INDIAN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 150
INDIAN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 150
BR TO INDIAN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 150
MILL CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1970 150
DUNNS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1971 150
WARRIOR CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1971 150
REBECCA South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1971 150
BR TO BUCKHORN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1971 150
GRAYS CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1972 150
MIDDLE TYGER RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1972 150
TRIB MIDDLE TYGER RV South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1975 150
TRIB TO KINLEY CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1975 150
BAKER CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1975 150
MILL CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1976 150
HANNAH CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1977 150
TRIB TO CARPENTER CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1979 150
WILSON CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1980 150
WHIPPY SWAMP South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1993 150
TOWN CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1987 131
REEDY CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Poor 1956 125
SECOND CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1960 125
BAILEY CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1967 125
PARK CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Good 1967 125
LONG CANE CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1967 125
COOSAWHATCHIE RIVER South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1967 125
TRIB TO ROCKY CR South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1967 125
LEMON SWAMP South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1979 125
LEMON SWAMP South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1979 125
BYRD CREEK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1979 125
JOHNSON CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 2014 125
BR OF THICKETTY CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1980 125
TRIB TO REEDY CK South Carolina Scour Critical — Countermeasures Installed Fair 1980 125

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.