Road S-47 Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek on Road S-47, Ruby

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The Road bridge is identified as Chesterfield 2 in the Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory and represents one of 148 metal truss bridges remaining in South Carolina. It is one of five Pratt pony trusses (full hip) with rigid joints that were identified in the survey. It's importance is derived from its architectural significance and historic integrity. It was determined eligible for the National Register January 1,

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This documentation was undertaken in November, in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement by the S. C. Department of Highways and Public Trans- portation as a means to mitigate the replacement of this metal truss bridge. Paul F. Embler Envir. Requirements Coordinator S. C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation Drawer 191 Columbia, RlAD BRimE HAER No. sc-o4 (Page 2) The Road bridge is a Pratt pony truss structure of full hip and rigid joint design. Length of the structure is 77 feet while the width, curb to curb, is feet. Although the bridge designer is unknown, bridge plate information shows the builder to be Atlantic Bridge Company, Greens- boro, North Carolina.

Date of construction was It is one of 12 Pratt pony trusses with full hips remaining in the state and one of five such structures with rigid joints. It is one of only a few metal truss bridges in South Carolina having a bridge plate. The structures is one of 170 metal truss bridges identified in the Department of Highways and Public Transportation's Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory compiled by Clemson University in December Because of the need to replace many of these structures, approximately 148 of these structures currently remain in use. Location of the Road bridge over Deep Creek in relation to other metal truss bridges in the State can be found in Figure 1, page 3.

The bridge is identified as Chesterfield 2 in the statewide survey and repre- sents 1 of 3 metal truss bridges located in Chesterfield County. Figure 2, page 4 shows a bar chart reflecting the distribution of the various metal truss bridge designs within the State. A listing on page 5 through 7 depicts the various structures identified in the statewide survey while bridge builders are shown on page 8 through 10. An exact location of the bridge can be found on page 11. :R:>AD BRimE -- -- -- - - ~-- - - -- - . HAER No. (Page 3) .. 41 QI = CII 41 CIO C -= Ill ~ 41 41 QI C CIO 41 0 Ill CIO ~ ,.J ~ C CII = < I I ! !. I i 1 - ...r-I }. _/ . .i: 1: ,.- .,. . : --- f Ill "'CIO= - I:.., -3- ROAD FRIIl3E HAER No.

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