Structure 164532 · Polk County, FL

E. Caldwell BLVD over Csx Rr

Carries E. Caldwell BLVD over Csx Rr, 0.3 Mi West Of Us-17.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT197 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

197 ft end to end, longest span 116 ft: about 3 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.

Built20179 years old
Length196.9 ft60 m
Daily traffic6,580counted 2025
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyPolk
Location0.3 Mi West Of Us-17
CarriesE. Caldwell BLVD
CrossesCsx Rr
Coordinates28.20094, -81.58675

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length196.9 ft (60 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Area1,722 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,580 (2025)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number164532

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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