Structure 7254 · Fairfield County, SC

S-20-21 over I-77

Carries S-20-21 over I-77, 6mi SE Winnsboro.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT332 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

332 ft end to end, longest span 105 ft: 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length332.0 ft101.2 m
Daily traffic125counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyFairfield
Location6mi SE Winnsboro
CarriesS-20-21
CrossesI-77
Coordinates34.36248, -80.99686

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length332.0 ft (101.2 m)
Max Span105.0 ft (32 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area1153.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic125 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007254

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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