Structure 278 · Fairfield County, SC

Sc 200 over Beaver Dam Creek

Carries Sc 200 over Beaver Dam Creek, 6.5 Mi N Of Winnsboro.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT154 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

154 ft end to end, longest span 22 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 1963
Length153.9 ft46.9 m
Daily traffic1,650counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyFairfield
Location6.5 Mi N Of Winnsboro
CarriesSc 200
CrossesBeaver Dam Creek
Coordinates34.44139, -81.03556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area511.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1963)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,650 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000000278

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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