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CR-717 over OKEECHOBEE RIM CANAL

Palm Beach County, Florida

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Coordinates:
+26.70552, -80.71304
26°42'20" N, 80°42'47" W
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Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:CR-717 over OKEECHOBEE RIM CANAL
Structure number:930072
Location:1.9 MI WEST OF SR-715
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Rural) [09]
Length of largest span:154.2 ft. [47.0 m]
Total length:446.2 ft. [136.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:14.4 ft. [4.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:6.6 ft. [2.0 m]
Owner:County Highway Agency [02]
Year built:1935
Year reconstructed:1998
Historic significance:Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [3]
Design load:M 9 / H 10 [1]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Movable - Swing [17]
Deck type:Open Grating [3]

Latest Available Inspection: September 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:1,260 [as of 2018]
Truck traffic:1% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
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 minimum criteria [6]
Channel protection:Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Pier/abutment protection:In place but in a deteriorated condition [3]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:47.8
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$438,633,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
September 2018FairGoodSatisfactoryGood126047.8
September 2016FairGoodSatisfactoryGood126046.8
September 2014FairGoodSatisfactoryGood126046.8
September 2012FairGoodSatisfactoryGood126046.8
September 2010FairGoodSatisfactoryGood126046.8
September 2008FairGoodSatisfactoryGood126046.8
September 2006FairGoodSatisfactoryGood126046.8
October 2004FairVery GoodSatisfactoryGood126047.8
October 2002FairVery GoodSatisfactoryGood126051.0
October 2001GoodVery GoodVery GoodVery Good126051.0
October 2000GoodVery GoodVery GoodVery Good80055.6
October 1998GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent80055.6
October 1997FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory80016.3
September 1995FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory150023.8
September 1993FairGoodSatisfactorySatisfactory50025.6
August 1991FairGoodSatisfactorySatisfactory50036.2