Structure 900117 · Monroe County, FL

US 1 (sr 5) over Niles Channel

Carries US 1 (sr 5) over Niles Channel, Summerland Key (mm 25.5).

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,557 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

4,557 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 13 football fields. 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.

Built198145 years old
Length4557.1 ft1,389 m
Daily traffic16,900counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMonroe
LocationSummerland Key (mm 25.5)
CarriesUS 1 (sr 5)
CrossesNiles Channel
Coordinates24.66060, -81.42959

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length4557.1 ft (1,389 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area16529.1 sq m
Main Spans39
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,900 (2024)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number900117

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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