Structure 6557 · Oconee County, SC

Sc 11 over Colonels Fork Creek

Carries Sc 11 over Colonels Fork Creek, 3.0mi NE Of Westminster.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

150 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic6,200counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyOconee
Location3.0mi NE Of Westminster
CarriesSc 11
CrossesColonels Fork Creek
Coordinates34.68124, -83.04220

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area662.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000006557

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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