Structure 574132 · Okaloosa County, FL

College RD Bypass over Turkey Creek

Carries College RD Bypass over Turkey Creek, 0.85 Mi West Of SR 85.

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
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,416 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,416 ft end to end, longest span 32 ft: about 3.9 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 slab bridge.

Built199729 years old
Length1415.7 ft431.5 m
Daily traffic9,100counted 2025
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyOkaloosa
Location0.85 Mi West Of SR 85
CarriesCollege RD Bypass
CrossesTurkey Creek
Coordinates30.53189, -86.50587

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length1415.7 ft (431.5 m)
Max Span31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area5091.7 sq m
Main Spans45
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,100 (2025)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number574132

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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