Structure 120042 · Lee County, FL

Broadway ST over Caloosahatchee River

Carries Broadway ST over Caloosahatchee River, 0.2 Mile N/o Sr-80.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT547 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

547 ft end to end: about 1.5 football fields. 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built196957 years old
Length546.9 ft166.7 m
Daily traffic3,200counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyLee
Location0.2 Mile N/o Sr-80
CarriesBroadway ST
CrossesCaloosahatchee River
Coordinates26.71348, -81.60999

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length546.9 ft (166.7 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1783.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,200 (2024)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number120042

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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