Structure 874264 · Miami-Dade County, FL

SW 2nd Ave. over Miami River

Carries SW 2nd Ave. over Miami River, 0.1 Mi. N Of SW 7th 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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT567 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

567 ft end to end: about 1.6 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).

Built200323 years old
Length567.3 ft172.9 m
Daily traffic1,042counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
Location0.1 Mi. N Of SW 7th ST
CarriesSW 2nd Ave.
CrossesMiami River
Coordinates25.76890, -80.19747

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length567.3 ft (172.9 m)
Max Span253.6 ft (77.3 m)
Deck Width81.4 ft (24.8 m)
Deck Area4287.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,042 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number874264

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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