Structure 10032 · Charlotte County, FL

Us-41 NB (sr 45) over Alligator Creek

Carries Us-41 NB (sr 45) over Alligator Creek, 0.4 Mi S/o Cr-765.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

156 ft end to end, longest span 27 ft: 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 slab bridge.

Built1971rebuilt 2001
Length155.8 ft47.5 m
Daily traffic7,950counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyCharlotte
Location0.4 Mi S/o Cr-765
CarriesUs-41 NB (sr 45)
CrossesAlligator Creek
Coordinates26.88776, -82.02009

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length155.8 ft (47.5 m)
Max Span26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area650.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,950 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number010032

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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