Structure 4221 · Sumter County, SC

US 15 over S-43-114/1269 & Rr Csxt

Carries US 15 over S-43-114/1269 & Rr Csxt, Town Of Sumter.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT857 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

857 ft end to end, longest span 155 ft: about 2.4 football fields. 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.

Built201610 years old
Length857.0 ft261.2 m
Daily traffic14,500counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountySumter
LocationTown Of Sumter
CarriesUS 15
CrossesS-43-114/1269 & Rr Csxt
Coordinates33.91762, -80.33622

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length857.0 ft (261.2 m)
Max Span154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Deck Width86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Area6921.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000004221

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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