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BRIDGE COLLAPSE

Central Florida Structurally-Deficient Bridges

POSTED: 9:35 am EDT August 2, 2007
UPDATED: 10:26 am EDT August 2, 2007

These are details on several structurally-deficient bridges in the Central Florida area.

  • Six out of 800 bridges in Central Florida are structurally-eficient and scheduled to be replaced.

  • Florida Department of Transportation engineers inspect bridges every two years. Structurally-deficient bridges are inspected more frequently.


  • "Deficient" means a bridge has structural issues. For example, a structurally-deficient bridge might have problems with breams, pilings or erosion under water. It does not mean is it in danger of collapsing. It means it does not meet FDOT standards.

  • Brevard County
  • Sebastian River Bridges
    U.S. 1 in South Brevard Co.
    Scheduled for replacement
    Bids opened in July
    Construction to start in November
  • U.S. 192 Causeway (3)
    Eastbound low level bridge
    Westbound low level bridge
    Eastbound/Westbound low level bridge
    Scheduled for replacement in 2009 or 2010

  • Flagler County
    S.R. over Little Haw Creek
    Schedule to be replaced after hurricane season 2007


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