Structure 1977 · Richland County, SC

US 21/us 76 over Rr Csxt & Rr Ns

Carries US 21/us 76 over Rr Csxt & Rr Ns, City Of Columbia.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT687 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

687 ft end to end: about 1.9 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1987
Length687.0 ft209.4 m
Daily traffic31,400counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyRichland
LocationCity Of Columbia
CarriesUS 21/us 76
CrossesRr Csxt & Rr Ns
Coordinates33.99054, -81.03824

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length687.0 ft (209.4 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Area3769.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000001977

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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