Structure 580174 · Santa Rosa County, FL

Sr281 Avalon Blvd. over East Bay

Carries Sr281 Avalon Blvd. over East Bay, 0.9 Miles N. Of Us98.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
18,425 FT OVERALL2,500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

18,425 ft end to end, longest span 225 ft: about 51 football fields, or 3.5 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built199927 years old
Length18424.9 ft5615.9 m
Daily traffic6,500counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountySanta Rosa
Location0.9 Miles N. Of Us98
CarriesSr281 Avalon Blvd.
CrossesEast Bay
Coordinates30.42067, -87.09052

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length18424.9 ft (5615.9 m)
Max Span225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area73568.3 sq m
Main Spans131
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,500 (2019)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number580174

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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