A.E. BELL BRIDGE
Carrying A.E. BELL BRIDGE over ST. MARYS RIVER
1 MI E OF ST GEORGE, Nassau, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
A.E. BELL BRIDGE in Nassau, Florida is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 2001, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:74GA39
POST-2000 · PRESTRESS · LONG-SPAN-RUN · TIED-CTRL · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 22 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: A.E. BELL BRIDGE
The A.E. BELL BRIDGE bridge in Nassau, Florida carries A.E. BELL BRIDGE over ST. MARYS RIVER. It was built in 2001, making it 25 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 22 sections, stretching 363.0 meters (1191 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 2,070 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Florida bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How A.E. BELL BRIDGE compares
Age against the county: built in 2001, earlier than 24 of Nassau's 104 bridges with a recorded construction year (23%), 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).
A.E. BELL BRIDGE vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
32 Top 72% higher than 28% 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.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
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
- 2001
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 22
- Structure Length
- 363.0 m (1191 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.2 m (43 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 2,070 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 74GA39
Condition Analysis
- • At 7/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (8/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
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 A.E. BELL BRIDGE 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 A.E. BELL BRIDGE 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 A.E. BELL BRIDGE?
A.E. BELL BRIDGE in Nassau, Florida has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 8/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is A.E. BELL BRIDGE inspected?
A.E. BELL BRIDGE'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 2,070 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. A.E. BELL BRIDGE is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for A.E. BELL BRIDGE?
A.E. BELL BRIDGE has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining A.E. BELL BRIDGE?
A.E. BELL BRIDGE is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is A.E. BELL BRIDGE and does age affect safety?
A.E. BELL BRIDGE was built in 2001, making it 25 years old.
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