Structure 290041 · Columbia County, FL

Falling Creek RD over Falling Creek

Carries Falling Creek RD over Falling Creek, 1 Mi Northeast Of US 41.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

130 ft end to end, longest span 27 ft. 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.

Built1951rebuilt 2013
Length129.6 ft39.5 m
Daily traffic1,300counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyColumbia
Location1 Mi Northeast Of US 41
CarriesFalling Creek RD
CrossesFalling Creek
Coordinates30.26111, -82.66844

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length129.6 ft (39.5 m)
Max Span27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area327.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number290041

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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