Structure 858 · Florence County, SC

US 52 over Jefferies Creek

Carries US 52 over Jefferies Creek, City Of Florence.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT132 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

132 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft. 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.

Built1938rebuilt 1962
Length131.9 ft40.2 m
Daily traffic24,100counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyFlorence
LocationCity Of Florence
CarriesUS 52
CrossesJefferies Creek
Coordinates34.17350, -79.76563

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width81.4 ft (24.8 m)
Deck Area997.0 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1962)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,100 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000000858

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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