Structure 124134 · Lee County, FL

Cr-78 Pine Isld RD over Matlacha Pass

Carries Cr-78 Pine Isld RD over Matlacha Pass, 1.9 Mi W/o Cr-765.

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
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT675 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

675 ft end to end: about 1.9 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built201214 years old
Length674.9 ft205.7 m
Daily traffic12,000counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyLee
Location1.9 Mi W/o Cr-765
CarriesCr-78 Pine Isld RD
CrossesMatlacha Pass
Coordinates26.63256, -82.06786

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length674.9 ft (205.7 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area2941.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number124134

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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