Fifth Street
Carrying Fifth Street over Yacht Club Cut
0.1mi E of Riverside Dr, Volusia, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Fifth Street in Volusia, Florida sits above 3% of rated Florida bridges on inventory load rating (17 t), while its 1965 build year is earlier than 71% of Volusia's recorded-year cohort (238 bridges).
Fifth Street in Volusia, Florida is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1965, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:795701
INTERSTATE-ERA · PRESTRESS · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-POOR Poor
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: Fifth Street
The Fifth Street bridge in Volusia, Florida carries Fifth Street over Yacht Club Cut. It was built in 1965, making it 61 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 9.8 meters (32 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 501 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Florida bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure at 4/9, substructure at 5/9. The weakest component sits in poor condition. At least one major component here scores 4 or below, which produces a Poor condition classification under FHWA's current reporting rules.
How Fifth Street compares
Age against the county: built in 1965, earlier than 168 of Volusia's 238 bridges with a recorded construction year (71%), 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).
Fifth Street vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
17 Top 97% higher than 3% 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.
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
- 1965
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 9.8 m (32 ft)
- Deck Width
- 6.1 m (20 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 501 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 795701
Condition Analysis
- • At 4/9, the deck (driving surface) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • At 4/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
Fifth Street is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare Fifth Street 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 Fifth Street?
Fifth Street in Volusia, Florida has a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Fifth Street inspected?
Fifth Street'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 501 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Fifth Street is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Fifth Street?
Fifth Street has an NBI inventory load rating of 16.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Fifth Street?
Fifth Street is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is Fifth Street and does age affect safety?
Fifth Street was built in 1965, making it 61 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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