Structure 870407 · Miami-Dade County, FL

Sr821 Heft NB 17.8 over SR 874 & Scl Rr

Carries Sr821 Heft NB 17.8 over SR 874 & Scl Rr, 0.5 Mile S Of SW 120 ST.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT524 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

524 ft end to end, longest span 131 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length524.0 ft159.7 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
Location0.5 Mile S Of SW 120 ST
CarriesSr821 Heft NB 17.8
CrossesSR 874 & Scl Rr
Coordinates25.65025, -80.38475

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length524.0 ft (159.7 m)
Max Span131.2 ft (40 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area2698.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic110,200 (2024)
That is about 55,100 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number870407

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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