Structure 890143 · Martin County, FL

WB Martin Downs Bl over S Fork St. Lucie River

Carries WB Martin Downs Bl over S Fork St. Lucie River, 0.34 Mi W Of Kanner HWY.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,847 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,847 ft end to end, longest span 129 ft: about 5.1 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.

Built199135 years old
Length1847.1 ft563 m
Daily traffic18,750counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMartin
Location0.34 Mi W Of Kanner HWY
CarriesWB Martin Downs Bl
CrossesS Fork St. Lucie River
Coordinates27.17429, -80.26097

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1847.1 ft (563 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area8895.4 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,750 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number890143

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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