Structure 150107 · Pinellas County, FL

I-275 NB over Tampa Bay

Carries I-275 NB over Tampa Bay, 2.3 Mi W Of Sr-60.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
15,872 FT OVERALL2,500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

15,872 ft end to end, longest span 98 ft: about 44 football fields, or 3.0 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1992
Length15872.0 ft4837.8 m
Daily traffic83,500counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyPinellas
Location2.3 Mi W Of Sr-60
CarriesI-275 NB
CrossesTampa Bay
Coordinates27.92788, -82.58681

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length15872.0 ft (4837.8 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area91918.2 sq m
Main Spans315
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic83,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number150107

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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