Structure 1876 · Florence County, SC

US 301 over Douglas Swamp

Carries US 301 over Douglas Swamp, 1mi SW Of Olanta.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT88 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

88 ft end to end, longest span 22 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1924rebuilt 1952
Length87.9 ft26.8 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyFlorence
Location1mi SW Of Olanta
CarriesUS 301
CrossesDouglas Swamp
Coordinates33.93200, -79.94728

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area257.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 1952)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000001876

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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