Structure 904250 · Monroe County, FL

Caribbean Drive over Summerland Key Cove

Carries Caribbean Drive over Summerland Key Cove, 100ft. E Of Us1 At Mm24.5.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 deck arch.

Built196066 years old
Length24.3 ft7.4 m
Daily traffic781counted 2013
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMonroe
Location100ft. E Of Us1 At Mm24.5
CarriesCaribbean Drive
CrossesSummerland Key Cove
Coordinates24.66125, -81.45114

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Max Span24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area61.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic781 (2013)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number904250

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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