Structure 6700 · Horry County, SC

S-26-915 over Simpson Creek

Carries S-26-915 over Simpson Creek, 3.5mi SE Loris.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

60 ft end to end. 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 slab bridge.

Built201511 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic500counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyHorry
Location3.5mi SE Loris
CarriesS-26-915
CrossesSimpson Creek
Coordinates34.00782, -78.83474

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area201.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000006700

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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