Structure 870551 · Miami-Dade County, FL

Sr-934 EB over East Biscayne Bay

Carries Sr-934 EB over East Biscayne Bay, NE 79th ST & Biscayne Bay.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,029 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,029 ft end to end: about 2.9 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).

Built197353 years old
Length1028.5 ft313.5 m
Daily traffic20,500counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
LocationNE 79th ST & Biscayne Bay
CarriesSr-934 EB
CrossesEast Biscayne Bay
Coordinates25.84960, -80.14465

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length1028.5 ft (313.5 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Area4608.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number870551

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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