Structure 920131 · Osceola County, FL

Friars Cove 235.9 over SR 91 Tpk

Carries Friars Cove 235.9 over SR 91 Tpk, 0.5 Mi S Of 3 Lakes Toll.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

186 ft end to end, longest span 56 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.

Built196462 years old
Length186.4 ft56.8 m
Daily traffic36,000counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyOsceola
Location0.5 Mi S Of 3 Lakes Toll
CarriesFriars Cove 235.9
CrossesSR 91 Tpk
Coordinates28.17344, -81.30218

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length186.4 ft (56.8 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area585.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number920131

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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