Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Bascule [16]
Approach Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 951.9 m = 3123.2 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 49.5 m = 162.4 ft
Approach Spans: 62
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 11.3 m = 37.1 ft for a 9.8 m = 32.2 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 5.55 m = 18.2 ft and Navigational Clearance: 7.6 m = 24.9 ft
Location
Sarasota [64175]: Manatee County [081], Florida [12]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 1
0.7MI EAST OF SR-789
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 13.5 / HS 15 [3]
Operating: 40.8 metric ton = 44.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 24.5 metric ton = 27.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: March 1999 [399] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 0.6 km = 0.4 mi
Traffic
ADT: 16500 (2020) and Trucks: 5%
Future ADT: 20625 (In 2040
)