Structure 160307 · Polk County, FL

Cr-557a over I-4 (sr-400)

Carries Cr-557a over I-4 (sr-400), 1.5 Mi East Of Sr-559.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT327 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

327 ft end to end, longest span 165 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length327.4 ft99.8 m
Daily traffic3,200counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyPolk
Location1.5 Mi East Of Sr-559
CarriesCr-557a
CrossesI-4 (sr-400)
Coordinates28.16518, -81.77726

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length327.4 ft (99.8 m)
Max Span165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area1437.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,200 (2024)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number160307

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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