Structure 134070 · Manatee County, FL

Magellan Drive over Bowlees Creek

Carries Magellan Drive over Bowlees Creek, 0.7 Mi E Of Us-41.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

32 ft end to end. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic233counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyManatee
Location0.7 Mi E Of Us-41
CarriesMagellan Drive
CrossesBowlees Creek
Coordinates27.41881, -82.56470

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area85.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic233 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number134070

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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