Structure 470029 · Calhoun County, FL

Sr20 over Apalachicola River

Carries Sr20 over Apalachicola River, 3.0mi East Of Sr71.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
8,397 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

8,397 ft end to end, longest span 280 ft: about 23 football fields, or 1.6 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 through truss.

Built1938rebuilt 1998
Length8397.0 ft2559.4 m
Daily traffic5,266counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyCalhoun
Location3.0mi East Of Sr71
CarriesSr20
CrossesApalachicola River
Coordinates30.44208, -85.00543

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length8397.0 ft (2559.4 m)
Max Span279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area20731.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,266 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number470029

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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