Structure 5543 · Greenwood County, SC

S-24-495 over Big Curl Tail CR

Carries S-24-495 over Big Curl Tail CR, 3.8mi SW Greenwood.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

60 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built196957 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic1,800counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyGreenwood
Location3.8mi SW Greenwood
CarriesS-24-495
CrossesBig Curl Tail CR
Coordinates34.16701, -82.21991

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area153.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,800 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000005543

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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