Structure 945250 · St. Lucie County, FL

Westmoreland BLVD over Howard Creek

Carries Westmoreland BLVD over Howard Creek, 0.6mi W Of Us-1.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT199 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

199 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft: about 3 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.

Built195868 years old
Length199.5 ft60.8 m
Daily traffic11,300counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountySt. Lucie
Location0.6mi W Of Us-1
CarriesWestmoreland BLVD
CrossesHoward Creek
Coordinates27.25865, -80.29047

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length199.5 ft (60.8 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area1112.6 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number945250

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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