Structure 9163 · Florence County, SC

Sc 541 over Camp Branch

Carries Sc 541 over Camp Branch, 3.0 Mi E Of Olanta.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

30 ft end to end. 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.

Built199729 years old
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic600counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyFlorence
Location3.0 Mi E Of Olanta
CarriesSc 541
CrossesCamp Branch
Coordinates33.95500, -79.86917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area108.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic600 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000009163

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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