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General info on bridges in Miami Dade/Broward and Monroe

Total number of bridges – 1409

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534 older than 50 years

333 classified as "Functionally Obsolete"

36 classified as "Structurally Deficient"

 

We will be profiling 5 of the worst, most traveled bridges - 3 in Miami Dade, 2 in Broward:

Miami Dade:  (pdf cover page of most recent inspection reports attached)

875101 – NE 123rd St. over the Intracoastal Waterway

875300 – Alhambra Circle over Coral Gables Canal

874663 – Miami Ave. SB over Miami River

Broward: (waiting for pdf of cover page of inspection reports)

BR 860063 – Broward Blvd over the North Fork New River

BR 864080 – SW 45th st (Orange Drive over Drainage Canal N-17)

(The plan to rehab/repair these bridges and the associated cost will be included in my scripts)

 

MIAMI DADE BREAKDOWN:

Total  number of bridges in Miami Dade and Monroe Counties (District 6)

     State Owned = 464 

Local owned (City or County) = 354

TOTAL = 818

Structurally Deficient/Functionally Obsolete

               STATE OWNED

   Structurally Deficient  = 3

  Functionally Obsolete = 118

               LOCAL OWNED

         Structurally Deficient = 18

        Functionally Obsolete = 101

 

 

State Owned:

Average Health Index in District Six is 95.2

Average sufficiency rating is 85.6

District Six has 3 Bridges with a Sufficiency Rating below 50

The lowest Health Index of 6.76 (Old Seven Mile Bridge-Closed to traffic)

 

Local Government Owned Bridges:

Average Health Index is 86.9

Average Sufficiency Rating is 79.1

There are 26 with a Sufficiency Rating below 50

The lowest Health Index is 10.7 (Town of Bay Harbor / Broad Causeway)

 

LOCAL BREAK DOWN

Total No. of Bridges

Structural Deficient (SD)

Functional Obsolete

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

4

?

?

City of Sunny Isles Beach

3

?

1

City of Homestead

8

1

2

Village of Pinecrest

1

?

?

Port of Miami (Miami?Dade)

3

1

?

Town of Bay Harbor Island

4

1

1

City of Coral Gables

11

2

6

Town of Golden Beach

3

2

?

City of Hialeah

6

?

1

Indian Creek Village

1

?

?

Town of Medley

4

?

2

City of Miami

13

1

4

City of Miami Beach

23

1

2

City of North Miami

2

?

1

City of North Miami Beach

2

?

?

Town of Surfside

1

?

?

City of Sweetwater

1

?

?

Village of Key Biscayne

1

?

?

City of Aventura

1

?

1

Miami Dade County

195

5

63

City of Key Colony Beach

1

?

1

City of Marathon

8

1

?

Monroe County

26

3

6

Miami Dade Transit

9

?

?

Miami Dade Aviation Department

17

?

6

City of Miami Gardens

1

?

?

City of Hialeah Gardens

1

?

?

Village of Palmetto Bay

4

?

4

TOTAL:

354

18

101

 

 

BROWARD INFO:

 

Total number of bridges in FDOT's jurisdiction in Broward (District 4)

State Owned – 351 

Local Owned - 240

 

Structurally Deficient/FunctionallyObsolete:

            STATE OWNED

Structurally Deficient = 2

Functionally Obsolete = 30

     LOCAL OWNED

Structurally Deficient = 14

Functionally Obsolete = 75

 

Breakdown under Local Government Bridge Owner

Broward County – 84  [FO 24]

City of Coconut Creek – 6 [FO 1]

City of Cooper City – 1

City of Coral Springs – 3 [FO 1]

City of Dania Beach – 2 [FO 1]

Town of Davie – 4 (SD 1)  [FO 1]

City of Deerfield Beach – 7 [FO 2]

City of Fort Lauderdale – 51 (SD 9) [FO 23]

City of Hallandale Beach – 3 [FO 1]

Town of Hillsboro Beach – 1 (SD 1)

City of Hollywood – 5 [FO 3]

City of Lauderdale Lakes -3

City of Lauderhill – 4 [FO 2]

City of Lighthouse Point – 10 (SD 2) [FO 3]

City of Margate – 8 [FO 2]

City of Miramar – 2

City of Oakland Park – 5 [FO 4]

City of Plantation – 19 [FO 4]

City of Pompano – 8 (SD 1) [FO 2]

Sea Ranch Lakes – 1          

City of Sunrise – 5 

City of Weston – 8

 

 

State Owned:

Average Health Index in Broward is 92.5

Average sufficiency rating is 88.4

District 4 has 1 bridge with a Sufficiency Rating below 50

The lowest Health Index is 70

 

Local Government Owned Bridges:

Local Government Owned

Average Health Index is 86.9

Average Sufficiency Rating is 79.1

There are 43 bridges with a Sufficiency Rating below 50

The lowest Health Index is 40 (Town of Davie/SW 45st (Orange Drive over canal N-17)

 

 

Bridge terms

Health Index -  uses a scale from 0 -100 with 100 being new.  Measures the condition of the bridge based on cost to repair

Sufficiency Rating – uses a scale from 0 -100 with 100 being best condition. Based on a formula that considers the condition of the bridge (55%), the functionality of the bridge (30%) and the essentiality for public use (15%).

Functionality – lane widths of structure, lane widths of approaching roadway, shoulder width, deck geometry, vertical clearance, deck condition

Essentiality for public use – Detour length, average daily traffic, roadway designation


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