Structure 6075 · Darlington County, SC

I-20 WB over Sparrow Swamp

Carries I-20 WB over Sparrow Swamp, 2mi N Of Lamar.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

240 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 slab bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic14,300counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyDarlington
Location2mi N Of Lamar
CarriesI-20 WB
CrossesSparrow Swamp
Coordinates34.20315, -80.06086

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Area1229.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000006075

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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