Structure 3008 · Laurens County, SC

I-26 WB over Csx Rr & L-973

Carries I-26 WB over Csx Rr & L-973, 12.2 Mi SE Of Laurens.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT224 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

224 ft end to end, longest span 56 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 1987
Length224.1 ft68.3 m
Daily traffic20,900counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyLaurens
Location12.2 Mi SE Of Laurens
CarriesI-26 WB
CrossesCsx Rr & L-973
Coordinates34.46750, -81.80452

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length224.1 ft (68.3 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area887.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,900 (2023)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003008

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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