Structure 125712 · Lee County, FL

El Dorado Blvd. over Hermosa Canal

Carries El Dorado Blvd. over Hermosa Canal, 0.2mi N/o Tropicana PKWY.

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
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

51 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197551 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic4,300counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyLee
Location0.2mi N/o Tropicana PKWY
CarriesEl Dorado Blvd.
CrossesHermosa Canal
Coordinates26.67044, -82.02339

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Width62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Area296.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number125712

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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