Structure 130082 · Manatee County, FL

US 41 (sr 45) over Bowlees Creek

Carries US 41 (sr 45) over Bowlees Creek, 800ft Sotuh Of Bay DR.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT151 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

151 ft end to end, longest span 30 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.

Built197749 years old
Length151.2 ft46.1 m
Daily traffic42,000counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyManatee
Location800ft Sotuh Of Bay DR
CarriesUS 41 (sr 45)
CrossesBowlees Creek
Coordinates27.41631, -82.57464

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length151.2 ft (46.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width102.4 ft (31.2 m)
Deck Area1438.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic42,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number130082

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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