Structure 207 · Laurens County, SC

US 221 over Little River

Carries US 221 over Little River, Laurens City Limits.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

93 ft end to end, longest span 47 ft. Lengths and the car 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 deck arch.

Built1925rebuilt 1970
Length92.8 ft28.3 m
Daily traffic7,800counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyLaurens
LocationLaurens City Limits
CarriesUS 221
CrossesLittle River
Coordinates34.50466, -82.00987

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area645.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,800 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000000207

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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