Structure 934156 · Palm Beach County, FL

Congress AVE (nb) over Cheney Way/csx Rr

Carries Congress AVE (nb) over Cheney Way/csx Rr, 0.5mi N Of 45th Street.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT596 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

596 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 1.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length595.8 ft181.6 m
Daily traffic18,000counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyPalm Beach
Location0.5mi N Of 45th Street
CarriesCongress AVE (nb)
CrossesCheney Way/csx Rr
Coordinates26.76618, -80.08807

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length595.8 ft (181.6 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area2941.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number934156

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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