Structure 5280002P0000000 · Monroe County, FL

Main Park Road over Buttonwood Canal

Carries Main Park Road over Buttonwood Canal, 37.33 Miles From Park Ent.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT388 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

388 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length388.1 ft118.3 m
Daily traffic690counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMonroe
Location37.33 Miles From Park Ent
CarriesMain Park Road
CrossesButtonwood Canal
Coordinates25.14969, -80.92158

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length388.1 ft (118.3 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area1277.6 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic690 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5280002P0000000

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.