Structure 860319 · Broward County, FL

South Andrews Ave. over New River & New River DR

Carries South Andrews Ave. over New River & New River DR, 0.2mi S Of Broward Blvd..

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT621 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

621 ft end to end: about 1.7 football fields. 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built198145 years old
Length621.1 ft189.3 m
Daily traffic20,500counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyBroward
Location0.2mi S Of Broward Blvd.
CarriesSouth Andrews Ave.
CrossesNew River & New River DR
Coordinates26.11721, -80.14327

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length621.1 ft (189.3 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area3066.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number860319

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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