Structure 870356 · Miami-Dade County, FL

I-95 SB (870453) over Sw/nw 8th ST - Miami Rv

Carries I-95 SB (870453) over Sw/nw 8th ST - Miami Rv, Downtown Interchg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,390 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

5,390 ft end to end, longest span 185 ft: about 15 football fields, or 1.0 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.

Built196759 years old
Length5390.1 ft1642.9 m
Daily traffic37,500counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
LocationDowntown Interchg
CarriesI-95 SB (870453)
CrossesSw/nw 8th ST - Miami Rv
Coordinates25.77060, -80.19937

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5390.1 ft (1642.9 m)
Max Span185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area32529.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic37,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge46

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number870356

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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