Structure 10483 · Lexington County, SC

US 378 over Hollow Creek

Carries US 378 over Hollow Creek, 12 Mi NW Of Leesville.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

208 ft end to end, longest span 70 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built20215 years old
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic10,800counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyLexington
Location12 Mi NW Of Leesville
CarriesUS 378
CrossesHollow Creek
Coordinates34.02054, -81.44433

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area900.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,800 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000010483

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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