Structure 170158 · Sarasota County, FL

Sr-789 over New Pass

Carries Sr-789 over New Pass, 1/4mi E/o Longboat Club D.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT965 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

965 ft end to end: about 2.7 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).

Built198640 years old
Length964.6 ft294 m
Daily traffic19,200counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountySarasota
Location1/4mi E/o Longboat Club D
CarriesSr-789
CrossesNew Pass
Coordinates27.33302, -82.58176

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length964.6 ft (294 m)
Max Span117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area5821.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number170158

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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