Structure 220 · Spartanburg County, SC

US 29 over Pacolet River

Carries US 29 over Pacolet River, 6.5 Mi NE Spartanburg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT473 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

473 ft end to end, longest span 185 ft: about 7 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 deck arch.

Built1925rebuilt 1972
Length473.4 ft144.3 m
Daily traffic12,200counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountySpartanburg
Location6.5 Mi NE Spartanburg
CarriesUS 29
CrossesPacolet River
Coordinates34.99367, -81.83343

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length473.4 ft (144.3 m)
Max Span185.4 ft (56.5 m)
Deck Width73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Deck Area3232.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000000220

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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