Structure 5793 · Lancaster County, SC

S-29-12 over Bear Creek

Carries S-29-12 over Bear Creek, Springdale Rd-lancaster.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

90 ft end to end, longest span 15 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 slab bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic7,900counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyLancaster
LocationSpringdale Rd-lancaster
CarriesS-29-12
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates34.71139, -80.78472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area243.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,900 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000005793

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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