Structure 80506000003137 · Wakulla County, FL

Cart Ford-bridge over Cart Ford

Carries Cart Ford-bridge over Cart Ford, National Forest.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

63 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198046 years old
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic51 lanes
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 48 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyWakulla
LocationNational Forest
CarriesCart Ford-bridge
CrossesCart Ford
Coordinates30.23419, -84.44089

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area94.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080506000003137

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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