Structure 44031 · DeSoto County, FL

Pine Level St. over Horse Creek

Carries Pine Level St. over Horse Creek, 3.2 Mi W Of Sr-70.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT135 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

135 ft end to end, longest span 14 ft. 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.

Built198442 years old
Length134.5 ft41 m
Daily traffic300counted 2025
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyDeSoto
Location3.2 Mi W Of Sr-70
CarriesPine Level St.
CrossesHorse Creek
Coordinates27.23752, -81.98686

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length134.5 ft (41 m)
Max Span14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area299.3 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2025)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number044031

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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