Fort Florida Road
Carrying Fort Florida Road over FPL Cooling Intake Canal
0.2 mile west of US-17, Volusia, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Fort Florida Road in Volusia, Florida sits above 97% of rated Florida bridges on inventory load rating (71 t), while its 1970 build year is earlier than 61% of Volusia's recorded-year cohort (238 bridges).
Fort Florida Road in Volusia, Florida is rated Good 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 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:794079
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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.
Bridge Snapshot: Fort Florida Road
The Fort Florida Road bridge in Volusia, Florida carries Fort Florida Road over FPL Cooling Intake Canal. It was built in 1970, making it 56 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 4 sections, stretching 14.3 meters (47 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 1,250 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Florida bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 7/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Fort Florida Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1970, earlier than 145 of Volusia's 238 bridges with a recorded construction year (61%), against a county median build year of 1987. 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).
Fort Florida Road vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
71 Top 3% higher than 97% 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.
Volusia inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 238 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
- 14.3 m (47 ft) 0
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 1,250 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 794079
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 Fort Florida 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 Fort Florida Road against other structures in Volusia 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 Fort Florida Road?
Fort Florida Road in Volusia, Florida on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Fort Florida Road inspected?
Fort Florida 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 1,250 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Fort Florida Road 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 Fort Florida Road?
Fort Florida Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 71.0 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Fort Florida Road?
Fort Florida Road is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is Fort Florida Road and does age affect safety?
Fort Florida 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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