Structure 300043 · Dixie County, FL

CR 357 over Shired Creek

Carries CR 357 over Shired Creek, 10.5 Mi South Of CR 351.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT340 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 3/9Substructure 3/9

340 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built196066 years old
Length339.9 ft103.6 m
Daily traffic150counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyDixie
Location10.5 Mi South Of CR 351
CarriesCR 357
CrossesShired Creek
Coordinates29.40192, -83.20181

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length339.9 ft (103.6 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area808.1 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2024)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number300043

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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