Structure 4786 · Florence County, SC

S-21-63 over I-95

Carries S-21-63 over I-95, 3 Mi NW Florence.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT343 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

343 ft end to end, longest span 78 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length342.8 ft104.5 m
Daily traffic6,000counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyFlorence
Location3 Mi NW Florence
CarriesS-21-63
CrossesI-95
Coordinates34.23896, -79.78821

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length342.8 ft (104.5 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Area1201.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000004786

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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