Structure 8760 · Laurens County, SC

US 25 over S-47

Carries US 25 over S-47, 13.7 Mi SW Of Laurens.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT205 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

205 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 3 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.

Built199432 years old
Length205.1 ft62.5 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyLaurens
Location13.7 Mi SW Of Laurens
CarriesUS 25
CrossesS-47
Coordinates34.40024, -82.22280

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length205.1 ft (62.5 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Area1618.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000008760

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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