Structure 866100 · Broward County, FL

Atlantic Shores Bl over Three Island Canal

Carries Atlantic Shores Bl over Three Island Canal, .02mi E Of Diplomat PKWY.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

225 ft end to end, longest span 45 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 slab bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic8,403counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyBroward
Location.02mi E Of Diplomat PKWY
CarriesAtlantic Shores Bl
CrossesThree Island Canal
Coordinates25.99532, -80.12948

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area1481.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,403 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number866100

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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