Structure 524152 · Holmes County, FL

Smith Chapel Road over Unnamed Branch

Carries Smith Chapel Road over Unnamed Branch, 0.48 Mi West Of CR 177a.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 5/9

A culvert 38 ft across with 5 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built200224 years old
Length37.7 ft11.5 m
Daily traffic22counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyHolmes
Location0.48 Mi West Of CR 177a
CarriesSmith Chapel Road
CrossesUnnamed Branch
Coordinates30.97897, -85.77864

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignCulvert
Total Length37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Max Span7.9 ft (2.4 m)
Deck Area77.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number524152

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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