Pirate Cove Road
Carrying Pirate Cove Road over Blue Creek
0.2 Miles South US90/SR10, Holmes, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Pirate Cove Road in Holmes, Florida is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 1970, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure FL:520019
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Pirate Cove Road
The Pirate Cove Road bridge in Holmes, Florida carries Pirate Cove Road over Blue Creek. It was built in 1970, making it 56 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 4 sections, stretching 15.7 meters (52 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 56 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Florida bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 5/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How Pirate Cove Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1970, earlier than 120 of Holmes's 156 bridges with a recorded construction year (77%), against a county median build year of 1980. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Florida bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (13,032 of 13,036 rated).
Pirate Cove Road vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
42 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,032 bridges
rated Florida bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Holmes inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 156 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1970
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 4
- Structure Length
- 15.7 m (52 ft) 0
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 56 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 520019
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Pirate Cove Road is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Pirate Cove Road against other structures in Holmes and across Florida. Florida bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Pirate Cove Road?
Pirate Cove Road in Holmes, Florida on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Pirate Cove Road inspected?
Pirate Cove Road's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 56 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Pirate Cove Road is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Pirate Cove Road?
Pirate Cove Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 41.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Pirate Cove Road?
Pirate Cove Road is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Pirate Cove Road and does age affect safety?
Pirate Cove Road was built in 1970, making it 56 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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