Structure 584178 · Santa Rosa County, FL

Deaton Bridge Road over Blackwater River

Carries Deaton Bridge Road over Blackwater River, 2.14 Mi S Of Bob Pitts RD.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT253 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

253 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft: about 4 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.

Built199927 years old
Length253.3 ft77.2 m
Daily traffic500counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountySanta Rosa
Location2.14 Mi S Of Bob Pitts RD
CarriesDeaton Bridge Road
CrossesBlackwater River
Coordinates30.70480, -86.88186

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.3 ft (77.2 m)
Max Span23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area702.5 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number584178

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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