LESSIE ROAD
Carrying LESSIE ROAD over CABBAGE CREEK
2.3 MI E OF MIDDLE ROAD, Nassau, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
LESSIE ROAD in Nassau, Florida sits above 98% of rated Florida bridges on inventory load rating (100 t), while its 1985 build year is earlier than 42% of Nassau's recorded-year cohort (104 bridges).
LESSIE ROAD in Nassau, Florida is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1985, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. 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:744317
LATE-CENTURY · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 10 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.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: LESSIE ROAD
The LESSIE ROAD bridge in Nassau, Florida carries LESSIE ROAD over CABBAGE CREEK. It was built in 1985, making it 41 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 10 sections, stretching 24.1 meters (79 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 400 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Florida bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How LESSIE ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1985, earlier than 44 of Nassau's 104 bridges with a recorded construction year (42%), against a county median build year of 1973. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Florida bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (13,032 of 13,036 rated).
LESSIE ROAD vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
100 Top 2% higher than 98% 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.
Nassau inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 104 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
- 1985
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 10
- Structure Length
- 24.1 m (79 ft) 0
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 400 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 744317
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 LESSIE 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 LESSIE ROAD against other structures in Nassau 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 LESSIE ROAD?
LESSIE ROAD in Nassau, Florida on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is LESSIE ROAD inspected?
LESSIE 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 400 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. LESSIE 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 LESSIE ROAD?
LESSIE ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 99.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining LESSIE ROAD?
LESSIE ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is LESSIE ROAD and does age affect safety?
LESSIE ROAD was built in 1985, making it 41 years old.
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