PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation sent FOX Carolina a list of nine bridges in Pickens County that are currently closed and in need of repair.
Lay Bridge Road was closed in 2022, Walhalla Highway Bridge was closed in 2024 and the remaining seven were closed in 2025, including the two closed last week.
SCDOT confirmed the bridge over Crowe Creek near Lake Keowee partially collapsed after a heavy truck ignored weight limits. More than 100 other bridges in the county also have load restrictions…