Structure 8134 · Berkeley County, SC

I-526 EB over Beresford Creek

Carries I-526 EB over Beresford Creek, Near Charleston.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,300 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,300 ft end to end: about 3.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length1299.9 ft396.2 m
Daily traffic33,450counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyBerkeley
LocationNear Charleston
CarriesI-526 EB
CrossesBeresford Creek
Coordinates32.87333, -79.92229

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1299.9 ft (396.2 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area5744.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,450 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000008134

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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