Structure 9773 · Laurens County, SC

Sc 72 Ebl over Csx Rail Road

Carries Sc 72 Ebl over Csx Rail Road, 2 Mi NE Cross Hill.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT204 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

204 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length203.7 ft62.1 m
Daily traffic3,200counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyLaurens
Location2 Mi NE Cross Hill
CarriesSc 72 Ebl
CrossesCsx Rail Road
Coordinates34.34963, -81.96845

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length203.7 ft (62.1 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area888.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000009773

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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