Structure 8525 · Charleston County, SC

I-526 WB over US 52&s-60&rr Csxt&ns

Carries I-526 WB over US 52&s-60&rr Csxt&ns, In N. Charleston.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
10,615 FT OVERALL2,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

10,615 ft end to end, longest span 187 ft: about 29 football fields, or 2.0 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built199234 years old
Length10615.2 ft3235.5 m
Daily traffic41,150counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyCharleston
LocationIn N. Charleston
CarriesI-526 WB
CrossesUS 52&s-60&rr Csxt&ns
Coordinates32.88871, -80.01116

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length10615.2 ft (3235.5 m)
Max Span187.0 ft (57 m)
Deck Width48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Area47561.8 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,150 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge18

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000008525

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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