Structure 860478 · Broward County, FL

I-595 Viaduct over Perimeter Rd. / Fec Rr

Carries I-595 Viaduct over Perimeter Rd. / Fec Rr, Ft. Laud. Airport.

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
5,814 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

5,814 ft end to end, longest span 112 ft: about 16 football fields, or 1.1 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.

Built198739 years old
Length5814.0 ft1772.1 m
Daily traffic72,000counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyBroward
LocationFt. Laud. Airport
CarriesI-595 Viaduct
CrossesPerimeter Rd. / Fec Rr
Coordinates26.08150, -80.13924

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5814.0 ft (1772.1 m)
Max Span111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Width140.7 ft (42.9 m)
Deck Area76023.1 sq m
Main Spans48
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic72,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number860478

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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