Structure 3491 · Spartanburg County, SC

I-26 WB over Csxt Rr

Carries I-26 WB over Csxt Rr, 7.0 Mi S Of Spartanburg.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

174 ft end to end, longest span 58 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 1995
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic15,950counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountySpartanburg
Location7.0 Mi S Of Spartanburg
CarriesI-26 WB
CrossesCsxt Rr
Coordinates34.86073, -81.98176

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area757.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,950 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003491

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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