Orange Avenue over Halifax River

This bridge is no longer in the current National Bridge Inventory database, and has likely been demolished or abandoned.

Map

Coordinates:
+29.20944, -81.01167
29°12'34" N, 81°00'42" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	Orange Avenue over Halifax River
Structure number:	794003
Location:	0.4Mi. West of SR-A1A
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) `[16]`
Length of largest span:	137.5 ft. `[41.9 m]`
Total length:	1455.8 ft. `[443.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	24.0 ft. `[7.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	36.1 ft. `[11.0 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	17.1 ft. `[5.2 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	20.0 ft. `[6.1 m]`
Owner:	County Highway Agency `[02]`
Year built:	1954
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	M 18 / H 20 `[4]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Movable - Bascule `[16]`
Deck type:	Open Grating `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	19,575 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning `[2]`
Scour condition:	Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. `[U]`
Sufficiency rating:	31.3
Estimated cost of work:	$50,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2014	Poor	Fair	Poor	Fair	19575	31.3
April 2012	Poor	Fair	Poor	Satisfactory	19575	31.3
April 2010	Poor	Fair	Poor	Satisfactory	19575	31.3
April 2008	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	19575	42.8
April 2006	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	19575	42.8
April 2004	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	19575	42.8
April 2003	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	19575	42.8
April 2002	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	19575	42.8
April 2000	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	19235	42.9
April 1998	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	18573	45.2
February 1996	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	6555	48.0
February 1994	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	24000	49.7
February 1992	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	23000	50.0
January 1991	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair	16274	43.9