Structure 130081 · Manatee County, FL

Us-301 SB over 26th AVE E & Csx Rr

Carries Us-301 SB over 26th AVE E & Csx Rr, 0.7mi SE Of Us-41/us-301.

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 FT595 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

595 ft end to end, longest span 137 ft: about 1.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length595.1 ft181.4 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyManatee
Location0.7mi SE Of Us-41/us-301
CarriesUs-301 SB
Crosses26th AVE E & Csx Rr
Coordinates27.47697, -82.54994

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length595.1 ft (181.4 m)
Max Span136.8 ft (41.7 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2394.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number130081

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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