Structure 865748 · Broward County, FL

SW 11 Avenue over N Fork New River

Carries SW 11 Avenue over N Fork New River, 0.3mi S Of W.broward BLVD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT145 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

145 ft end to end: about 2 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1925rebuilt 2010
Length144.7 ft44.1 m
Daily traffic6,618counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyBroward
Location0.3mi S Of W.broward BLVD
CarriesSW 11 Avenue
CrossesN Fork New River
Coordinates26.11581, -80.15594

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length144.7 ft (44.1 m)
Max Span144.7 ft (44.1 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area255.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,618 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number865748

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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