Structure 6910 · Oconee County, SC

S-37-107 over Bear Swamp Crk

Carries S-37-107 over Bear Swamp Crk, 3 Mi S Walhalla.

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
CAR · 15 FT75 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

75 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.

Built197650 years old
Length75.1 ft22.9 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyOconee
Location3 Mi S Walhalla
CarriesS-37-107
CrossesBear Swamp Crk
Coordinates34.72050, -83.05276

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area192.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000006910

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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