Structure 870593 · Miami-Dade County, FL

Sr-826 EB over Intracoastal Waterway

Carries Sr-826 EB over Intracoastal Waterway, 0.1 Mile West Of A1a.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,398 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,398 ft end to end: about 3.9 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).

Built198937 years old
Length1398.0 ft426.1 m
Daily traffic26,000counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
Location0.1 Mile West Of A1a
CarriesSr-826 EB
CrossesIntracoastal Waterway
Coordinates25.92979, -80.13015

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length1398.0 ft (426.1 m)
Max Span146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Deck Width65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Area8,522 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge3

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 Number870593

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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