Structure 130129 · Manatee County, FL

I-275 NB over Terra Ceia River

Carries I-275 NB over Terra Ceia River, 1.2mi. West Of Us-41.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,820 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,820 ft end to end, longest span 35 ft: about 5.1 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.

Built198442 years old
Length1819.9 ft554.7 m
Daily traffic51,000counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyManatee
Location1.2mi. West Of Us-41
CarriesI-275 NB
CrossesTerra Ceia River
Coordinates27.58204, -82.56321

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length1819.9 ft (554.7 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area7266.6 sq m
Main Spans52
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic51,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number130129

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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