Structure 876733 · Miami-Dade County, FL

Fountain Street over Biscayne Bay

Carries Fountain Street over Biscayne Bay, Macarthur Cswy To Palm Is.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT592 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

592 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built198838 years old
Length591.9 ft180.4 m
Daily traffic2,250counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
LocationMacarthur Cswy To Palm Is
CarriesFountain Street
CrossesBiscayne Bay
Coordinates25.77839, -80.16316

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length591.9 ft (180.4 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2345.2 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,250 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number876733

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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