Structure 930468 · Palm Beach County, FL

EB Blue Heron BLVD over C-17 Canal

Carries EB Blue Heron BLVD over C-17 Canal, 1 Mile East Of I-95.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT164 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

164 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft: about 2 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.

Built199729 years old
Length164.0 ft50 m
Daily traffic20,500counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyPalm Beach
Location1 Mile East Of I-95
CarriesEB Blue Heron BLVD
CrossesC-17 Canal
Coordinates26.78289, -80.09142

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length164.0 ft (50 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area745 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number930468

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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