Structure 724420 · Duval County, FL

Howell Drive over Ribault River

Carries Howell Drive over Ribault River, 200ft N Of Ribault Scenic.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT480 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

480 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 7 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.

Built20197 years old
Length480.0 ft146.3 m
Daily traffic8,641counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyDuval
Location200ft N Of Ribault Scenic
CarriesHowell Drive
CrossesRibault River
Coordinates30.39361, -81.71333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length480.0 ft (146.3 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Area2501.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,641 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number724420

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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