Structure 1652 · Spartanburg County, SC

US 221 over Csxt Rr

Carries US 221 over Csxt Rr, 4.7 Mi S Chesnee.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT159 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

159 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft: about 2 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.

Built1949rebuilt 1980
Length159.1 ft48.5 m
Daily traffic24,000counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountySpartanburg
Location4.7 Mi S Chesnee
CarriesUS 221
CrossesCsxt Rr
Coordinates35.07869, -81.86471

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length159.1 ft (48.5 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width73.8 ft (22.5 m)
Deck Area1091.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1949 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000001652

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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