Structure 10090 · Abbeville County, SC

Ga SR 72 over Savannah River

Carries Ga SR 72 over Savannah River, Ga/sc State Line.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,044 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,044 ft end to end, longest span 238 ft: about 5.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a girder bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length2044.0 ft623 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyAbbeville
LocationGa/sc State Line
CarriesGa SR 72
CrossesSavannah River
Coordinates34.06841, -82.64158

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length2044.0 ft (623 m)
Max Span237.9 ft (72.5 m)
Deck Width51.2 ft (15.6 m)
Deck Area9718.8 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000010090

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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