Structure 4185 · Newberry County, SC

S-36-244 over Bush River

Carries S-36-244 over Bush River, 7.4 Mi SE Newberry.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

240 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 3 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic550counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyNewberry
Location7.4 Mi SE Newberry
CarriesS-36-244
CrossesBush River
Coordinates34.16848, -81.61024

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area614.9 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
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 Number000000000004185

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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