Upstate bridge collapses as SC continues efforts to repair aging system

A Pickens County bridge collapsed Monday, July 21, 2025. (Provided/Department of Transportation)

The collapse of an Upstate bridge on Monday put an exclamation point on officials’ need to fix the state’s aging infrastructure.

The car-sized hole in a bridge over Lake Keowee in Pickens County appeared just days after the state Department of Transportation’s governing board approved the next round of bridges for repair. No one was injured when part of an entire lane fell into the water…

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