Structure 10092 · Charlotte County, FL

Us-41 NB (sr-45) over Peace River

Carries Us-41 NB (sr-45) over Peace River, 0.3mi North Of Us-17.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,090 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

5,090 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 14 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198343 years old
Length5089.9 ft1551.4 m
Daily traffic28,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyCharlotte
Location0.3mi North Of Us-17
CarriesUs-41 NB (sr-45)
CrossesPeace River
Coordinates26.94496, -82.05681

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5089.9 ft (1551.4 m)
Max Span109.6 ft (33.4 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area23115.9 sq m
Main Spans66
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number010092

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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