Structure 8974 · Charleston County, SC

Ramp On Sc 30 WB over Marsh

Carries Ramp On Sc 30 WB over Marsh, Charleston.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT736 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

736 ft end to end, longest span 121 ft: about 2.0 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length735.9 ft224.3 m
Daily traffic2,139counted 2014
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyCharleston
LocationCharleston
CarriesRamp On Sc 30 WB
CrossesMarsh
Coordinates32.77535, -79.95873

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length735.9 ft (224.3 m)
Max Span121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area1996.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,139 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000008974

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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