Structure 714 · Charleston County, SC

US 52/rivers AVE over Rr Csxt @ S-10-39

Carries US 52/rivers AVE over Rr Csxt @ S-10-39, In N Charleston.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

225 ft end to end, longest span 63 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.

Built1936rebuilt 1976
Length224.7 ft68.5 m
Daily traffic19,300counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Carolina
CountyCharleston
LocationIn N Charleston
CarriesUS 52/rivers AVE
CrossesRr Csxt @ S-10-39
Coordinates32.87302, -79.99749

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length224.7 ft (68.5 m)
Max Span62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Width100.4 ft (30.6 m)
Deck Area2096.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 1976)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000714

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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