Structure 4 · Bamberg County, SC

US 21 over Edisto River

Carries US 21 over Edisto River, .2 Mi NW US 21 & Sc 61.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT707 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

707 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2.0 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1927rebuilt 1955
Length707.0 ft215.5 m
Daily traffic1,400counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyBamberg
Location.2 Mi NW US 21 & Sc 61
CarriesUS 21
CrossesEdisto River
Coordinates33.17753, -80.80236

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length707.0 ft (215.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area2198.1 sq m
Main Spans24
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1955)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000000004

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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