Structure 175950 · Sarasota County, FL

Osprey Avenue over Hudson Bayou

Carries Osprey Avenue over Hudson Bayou, 0.1 Mi South Of Us-41.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

40 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 deck arch.

Built1916rebuilt 1973
Length39.7 ft12.1 m
Daily traffic10,200counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountySarasota
Location0.1 Mi South Of Us-41
CarriesOsprey Avenue
CrossesHudson Bayou
Coordinates27.32685, -82.53381

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Area146.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1916 (reconstructed 1973)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,200 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number175950

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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