UPDATED: 271 roads, 143 bridges closed in South Carolina after downpour, flooding

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Updated Oct 7, 2015
Road and bridge closures as of 8 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.Road and bridge closures as of 8 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

UPDATE: 10/7/2015, 8 a.m. Eastern: SCDOT had to close a few more roads overnight, bringing the state-maintained total up to 271 roads and 143 bridges closed. Interstate closings are as follows:

•I-95 from MM 99.69 to MM 133.91
•I-95 southbound from MM 122 to MM 132
•I-95 northbound from MM 123 to MM 125
•I-95 from MM 146.77 to MM 161.2
•I-95 from MM 84.85 to MM 99.69
•I-95 northbound from MM 85.84 to MM 90.54
•I-95 from MM 133.91 to MM 146.77

UPDATE: 10/6/2015, 6 p.m. Eastern: According to SCDOT, road closures are down below 300 to 262 across the state, and bridge closures are down to 147. Interstate closings are as follows:

•I-95 from MM 99.69 to MM 133.91
•I-95 southbound from MM 122 to MM 132
•I-95 northbound from MM 123 to MM 125
•I-95 from MM 146.77 to MM 161.2
•I-95 from MM 84.85 to MM 99.69
•I-95 northbound from MM 85.84 to MM 90.54
•I-95 from MM 133.91 to MM 146.77

UPDATE: 10/6/2015, 9 a.m. Eastern: According to SCDOT, road closures are down to 306, but bridge closures are up to 163 in the state. Interstate closings are as follows:

•I-26 westbound from mile marker .22 to mile marker .45 (Spruill Ave. exit)
•I-95 from MM 99.69 to MM 133.91
•I-95 southbound from MM 122 to MM 132
•I-95 northbound from MM 123 to MM 125
•I-95 from MM 146.77 to MM 161.2
•I-26 at MM 108.32
•I-95 from MM 84.85 to MM 99.69
•I-95 northbound from MM 85.84 to MM 90.54
•I-95 from MM 133.91 to MM 146.77

UPDATE: 10/5/2015, 4 p.m. Central: South Carolina DOT says there are 374 roads and 161 bridges closed as of 4 p.m. Eastern time Monday. Interstate closings are as follows:

•I-26 eastbound from mile marker 219 to mile marker 220.95
•I-26 westbound from mile marker .22 to mile marker .45 (Spruill Ave. exit)
•Meeting Street ramp on I-26 from MM 0 to MM .46
•I-95 from MM 99.69 to MM 133.91
•I-95 southbound from MM 122 to MM 132
•I-95 northbound from MM 123 to MM 125
•I-95 from MM 146.77 to MM 161.2
•I-26 at MM 108.32
•I-95 from MM 84.85 to MM 99.69
•I-95 northbound from MM 85.84 to MM 90.54
•I-95 southbound from MM 133.91 to MM 136
•I-95 from MM 133.91 to MM 146.77

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Original story follows:

There are close to 400 roads and more than 150 bridges closed in South Carolina as of 7:45 a.m. Monday morning, according to the South Carolina DOT.

According to SCDOT’s Twitter feed, 389 roads and 158 bridges remain closed as a result of rains from Hurricane Joaquin, including several interstates.

Interstate closings as of 8 a.m. Monday include:

•I-26 westbound from mile marker .22 to mile marker .45 (Spruill Ave. exit)
•Meeting Street ramp on I-26 from MM 0 to MM .46
•I-26 from MM 219 to MM 220.95
•I-95 northbound from MM 123 to MM 125
•I-95 southbound from MM 122 to MM 132
•I-95 from MM 146.77 to MM 161.2
•I-26 at MM 108.32
•I-95 northbound from MM 85.84 to MM 90.54
•I-126 from MM 0 to MM 3.68
•I-20 from MM65 to MM 68
•I-95 from MM 133.91 to MM 136

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