Structure 700137 · Brevard County, FL

Sr-520 EB over Indian River

Carries Sr-520 EB over Indian River, SR 520 EB - Indian River.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,326 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,326 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 6.5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length2326.1 ft709 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyBrevard
LocationSR 520 EB - Indian River
CarriesSr-520 EB
CrossesIndian River
Coordinates28.35634, -80.71811

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2326.1 ft (709 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Area8153.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number700137

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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