Structure 524011 · Holmes County, FL

Love Road over Whitewater Branch

Carries Love Road over Whitewater Branch, 0.5 Mi N Smith Chapel RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

27 ft end to end, longest span 13 ft. Lengths and the car 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length27.2 ft8.3 m
Daily traffic24counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyHolmes
Location0.5 Mi N Smith Chapel RD
CarriesLove Road
CrossesWhitewater Branch
Coordinates30.98478, -85.80118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Max Span13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area41.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number524011

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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