Structure 4193 · Pickens County, SC

US 123 over S.c. 135

Carries US 123 over S.c. 135, City Of Easley.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

190 ft end to end: 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.

Built196363 years old
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic25,300counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyPickens
LocationCity Of Easley
CarriesUS 123
CrossesS.c. 135
Coordinates34.81817, -82.60138

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area1100.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000004193

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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