Structure 7658 · Cherokee County, SC

S-11-104 over Thicketty Creek

Carries S-11-104 over Thicketty Creek, 11.6mi SE Gaffney.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT395 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

395 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built198343 years old
Length395.0 ft120.4 m
Daily traffic50counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyCherokee
Location11.6mi SE Gaffney
CarriesS-11-104
CrossesThicketty Creek
Coordinates34.92611, -81.56167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length395.0 ft (120.4 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area1300.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000007658

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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