Structure 50801 · Glades County, FL

Herbert Hoover Dyk over Lake Okeechobee Rim Cnl

Carries Herbert Hoover Dyk over Lake Okeechobee Rim Cnl, 0.5 Mi East Of Cr-720.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT96 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

96 ft end to end, longest span 25 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.

Built198046 years old
Length96.5 ft29.4 m
Daily traffic21counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyGlades
Location0.5 Mi East Of Cr-720
CarriesHerbert Hoover Dyk
CrossesLake Okeechobee Rim Cnl
Coordinates26.79457, -80.96869

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Max Span24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area179.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number050801

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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