South Carolina Route 391 Bridge, Spanning Saluda River on South Carolina Route 391, Saluda

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The Route 391 bridge is identified as Saluda 3 in the Department's Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory and is one of 148 bridges of this type remaining in the State. Its significance is derived from its architectural design and integrity of the structure in addition to its location marking the site of Bates Ferry. It was determined eligible for the National Register January 28,

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This documentation was undertaken in December, 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, SOUTH CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE HAER No. (page 2) The Route 391 bridge over the Saluda River is a Warren through truss with polygonal upper cord and rigid joints. Length of the main span metal truss is 202 feet. Deck width, curb to curb, is feet. Total length of the bridge with concrete approach spans is 890 feet.

The bridge is believed to have been constructed in It is one of seven Warren through trusses of this design (polygonal cords and regid joints) and represents one of the less common designs found in the survey. The structure is one of 170 metal truss bridges originally identified in the S. C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation's Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory compiled by Clemson University in December, Approximately 148 of the structures are currently in use. The location of this bridge in relation to other metal truss bridges in the State can be seen on page 3. The bridge is identified as Saluda 3 in the bridge inventory and is one of four metal truss bridges originally found in Saluda County. All four bridge structures in the county have been scheduled for replacement.

A bar chart on page 4 refelcts the variety of metal truss bridge designs currently existing within the State. A listing of the various type of metal truss bridges can be found on pages 5 through 7 while bridge builders are listed on pages 8 through 10. Location of the bridge within Saluda County is shown on page 11. This through truss belongs to a family of similar bridges designed by the during the Files in the office of (Columbia) indicate that this bridge, like Saluda 2, replaced a previous bridge on the site which washed away in the floods of Like Saluda 2, this bridge crosses over a portion of the Saluda River which has become Lake Murray. The setting for the two bridges is therefore quite similar. The bridge appears to have been well maintained, and has a fresh coat of silver paint.

Some structural members appear to have been damaged from blows by logging trucks. The Mills map of SC reveals that a ferry, known as Bates Ferry, existed at this site in the early 3 ~- -( .-, I I 'I. , ~ \ &lfl!Al:>l<al .!, !ill! ~ \ ~ -- \o\ . I . . 1 Note: Integers around border represent ); A. I ffMJfflt!L@i,: 4 Highway District numbers - l" I ' / . .. r, . \ ltia:-F..'-f~ \ I '' '- ' . MMt-A299! / .. -? I \.) / f J Ollf9:Wilot4 \ I ~ r f / ( / \ I ~ // "~1 I J ) '\ \ ,, ') \ ( \.. \. 2 ) \ '\ \ \ ' - ( / J' \- ::i:: C/J J >-- 0 , '"' / ~<GE:TQ,'IN rn C . )-, I I I z ::i:: I ''\ ?

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' C: t:, Dar Chart ShowJng 1'ru~s Dtstrlbutlon in Sou.th Carolina Cl I: ! SOUTH CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE ~ HAER No. (page 5) Table~~- Identification of Pony Trusses Pratt, Full Hip Length Warren, Parallel Length Warren, Polygonal Length Rigid Feet Chords Feet Upper Chord Feet Cherokee A-1 80 Spartanburg 29 97 Spartanburg 26 108 Chesterfield 1 77 Abbeville A-2 95 Laurens 2 106 Chesterfield 2 77 Anderson 11 92 Edgefield 1 106 Spartanburg A-9 64 Pickens 3 90 Anderson 17 102 Spartanburg 12 63 Spartanburg 13 82 Edgefield 2 101 Spartanburg 24 60 Spartanburg 14 82 Spartanburg 11 101 Total (6) Spartanburg 15 81 Oconee 2 100 Spartanburg 16 81 Abbeville 2 100 Spartanburg 7 81 Abbeville 3 100 Pratt, Full Hip Newberry 4 81 Abbeville 4 100 Pin-Conno.rt'.

..~ Spartanburg A-10 80 Oconee 3 92 Spartanburg A;..5 80 Spartanburg 18 83 Spartanburg A-3 75 Spartanburg 5 80 Abbeville 5 80 Greenville 8 62 Edgefield A-1 80 Anderson 5 80 .Chesterfield 3 62 Abbeville 1 76 Anderson 25 80 Cherokee 8 60 Anderson 9 76 Anderson 19 77 Spartanburg A-1 60 Spartanburg 32 72 Anderson 21 74 Cherokee 6 57 Pickens 2 72 Anderson 13 73 Chester A-1 '40 McCormick A-1 72 Anderson 15 73 Anderson 3 72 Anderson 8 i2 Total (7) Laurens 3 71 Anderson 12 69 Laurens 5 71 .1nders on 18 68 Pratt, Half Hip, Cherokee 5 70 Anderson 14 67 Rigid Anderson 7 70 Anderson 10 57 Pickens 4 65 Total = Union A-2 80 Chester 2 62 Spartanburg 23 61 Total (1) Spartanburg 17 61 Anderson 16 61 Pratt, Ralf Hip Saluda 4 61 Pin-Connected Cherokee 7 60 Anderson 23 60 Spartanburg 19 Spartanburg A-4 60 61 Anderson 22 Spartanburg 27 61 58 .

Spartanqurg A-'7 54 Spartanburg 20 53 Spartanburg 25 52 Total (3) Oconee 8 so Oconee 7 49 Oconee 6 48 King Post Anderson 2 45 Anderson 4 45 Spartanburg 21 38 Greenville 7 43 Spartanburg 34 30 Greenville 6 43 (2) Anderson 20 40 Total Edgefield 6 40 McCormick 7 39 Anderson 24 30 total Total number of pony trusses listed 89 SOUTH CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE HAER No. (page 6) Table~~~- Identification of Through Trusses ~.

Rigid Length Feet Parker, Rigid Length Feet I Warren,Polygonal, Rigid Length Feet Spartanburg 10 153 Georgetown 1 187 Spartanburg 2 204 Cherokee 1 153 Aiken 1 178 McCormick 1 202 McCormick 5 Berkeley 1 171 Saluda 2 202 Spartanburg 9 130 Union 2 171 Saluda 3 202 Laurens 4 130 Sumter 1 170 Saluda 1 200 Greenville A-1 ~30 Greenwood 1 161 McCormick 2 200 Newberry 2 121 Oconee A-1 153 Newberry 1 150 Newberry 3 121 Oconee 5 153 Lancaster 1 120 McCormick 3 Total (7) 152 Spartanburg 1 .. 120 Laurens 1 151 ~partanburg 4 120 Edgefield 5 150 Newberry A-2 120 Edgefield 4 150 Spartanburg A-4 120 Cherokee 2 150 Warren, Parallel Spartanburg 8 113 Greenville 10 150 Ridd s.partanburg 28 102 Union 1 143 Newberry 5 100 Allendale 3 * York l 340 Newberry 6 100 Spartanburg.

33 100 100 Total= Spartanburg 3 - Total"" (2) Newberry A-1 100 Spartanburg 31 9.6 Total = Pratt, Camelback, ~n,Parallel Pin-Connected Pin-Connected Pin-Connected Spartanburg A-5 160 Anderson 1 170 Greenville l 164 Spartanburg 30 154 Newberry A-3 160 Total= (1) McCormick 6 141 Oconee A-2 150 Anderson A-1 135 Total= (3) Edgefield A-2 126 Edgefield 3 122 Union A-1 120 Spartanburg A-6 100 Spartanburg A-8 100 Petit Howe, Cherokee 4 100 Pin-Connected Timber Abbeville A-1 90 Spartanburg A-2 90 Greenville 5 200 Greenville 9 34 Spartanburg A-1 90 Pickens A-1 65 McCormick 8 90 Total (1) Total= (2) Oconee 4 87 Total Total number of through trusses listed 66 *Length was not determined SOUTH CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE HAER No.

(page 7) Table - - - Identification of Swing Spans, Deck Trusses, and Cantilever Spans S'Wing Spans Deck Trusses Cantilever Spans Pratt or Warren, - - truss, Length Warren Feet Pratt, Rigid Length, Feet Rigid Length Feet through ' Beaufort 3 274 Aiken 1 180 Charleston 1-A Beaufort 4 250 Charleston 1-B 760 Allendale 3 248 I Total= (1) Beaufort 2 248 I Total,. (2) I Charleston 4 248 Charleston 5 248 Parker, Horry 1 217 Rigid Horry 2 217 McCormick 4 Anderson 6 200 I Berkeley 1 171 Union 3 182 - I Total = (1) Beaufort 1 172 II Charleston 6 172 Charleston 2 150 Warren, Total= Rigid I Aiken l 180 I Charle!=:ton 1-A 90 Warren, Pony (2) Total Charleston 3 156 Total = (1) SOUTH CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE HAER No.

(page 8) Table Bridge Builders in South Carolina (as determined from bridge plates) Bridge Company Name Identification Date Bridge Description Austin Brothers McCormick 6 pin-connected Pratt Atlanta, Georgia through truss II McCormick 2 200 1 Warren through truss " McCormick 3 ? 152 I Parker through truss " Saluda 4 61' Warren pony truss Atlantic Bridge Co. McCormick. 5 Pratt through truss Charlott.e, NC It Spartanburg l Pratt through truss II Georgetown l Parker through truss Atlantic Bridge Co. Newberry 2 Pratt through truss Greensboro, NC ii Chesterfield 2 77' Pratt pony truss .. Atlantic Bridge Co.

Spartanburg 2 Warren through t::uss Roanoke, Virginia II Spartanburg 12 63' Pratt pony truss Greenville Steel Spartanburg 17 61' Warren pony truss and Foundry Company Greenville, SC Saluda 2 Warren through truss " Laurens 5 71' Warren pony truss - " Anderson 16 61' Warren pony truss " Anderson 2 45' Warren pony truss " Anderson 5 ? 81' Warren pony truss SOUTH CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE HAER No. (page 9) Bridge Company Name Identification Date Bridge Description Roano_ke Iron and Union l Parker through truss Bridge Works, Roanoke, VA Edgefield 4 Parker through t-:-uss " Greenwood l Parker through truss II Edgefield 5 Parker through truss It Saluda l Warren through truss " Laurens 2 Warren pony truss .

Spartanburg 3 Pratt through truss Virginia Bridge and Spartanburg 28 Pratt through truss Iron Co., Ronoake, VA. II Aiken 1 Parker through truss II Charleston 2 Swing span II Horry l Swing span Virginia Bridge Co. Beaufort: 1 Swing_ span Roanoke, VA " Charleston 6 Swing span Vincennes Steel Corp. Allendale 3 Swing span Vincennes, Indiana " Beaufort: 3 Swing span I 1 Southern Engineering I Spartanburg 33 Warren through truss Co., Charlotte, NC I I I Bethlehem Fabricators, Inc., Bethlehem, PA Horry 2 Swing span Georgia Bridge and Spartanburg 11 Warren pony truss Iron Co. Atlanta, Ga. Spartanburg 26 Warren pony truss Carolina Steel and Edgefield 1 Warren pony truss Iron Co., Greensboro, SOUTJI CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE HAER No.

(page 10) Bridge Company Name Identification Date Bridge Description Converse Bridge and Cherokee A-1 80' Pratt pony truss Steel Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. McClintic-Marshall Co. Charleston 1-A cantilever through Pittsburgh, PA truss No Company Name Edgefield 3 pin-connected Pratt on Bridge Plate through truss " Greenville 7 43' Warren pony truss SOUTH CAROLINA ROUTE 391 BRIDGE HAER No. (page 11) ,., l " I) 0 " ,, 0 j ./. 0 ,., , l .J l 0 C, l i l. ) l l i I ., l 'lo ? 0 l " 0 ~ 0 2 0 ... 1, .J SALUDA COUNTY .J l " ::, !