Structure 860018 · Broward County, FL

Las Olas Boulevard over Intracoastal Waterway

Carries Las Olas Boulevard over Intracoastal Waterway, W.of A1a On Las Olas Blv..

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
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,095 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,095 ft end to end: about 3.0 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built195868 years old
Length1095.1 ft333.8 m
Daily traffic16,300counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyBroward
LocationW.of A1a On Las Olas Blv.
CarriesLas Olas Boulevard
CrossesIntracoastal Waterway
Coordinates26.12000, -80.11058

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length1095.1 ft (333.8 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area6275.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number860018

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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