Structure 6615 · Barnwell County, SC

S-6-20 over Three Runs Creek

Carries S-6-20 over Three Runs Creek, 8mi SW Barnwell.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT135 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

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

Built197551 years old
Length134.8 ft41.1 m
Daily traffic550counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyBarnwell
Location8mi SW Barnwell
CarriesS-6-20
CrossesThree Runs Creek
Coordinates33.17611, -81.48070

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area415.1 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2023)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000006615

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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