NW 12th Street
Carrying NW 12th Street over Northwest Canal
0.5 Mi. W of NW 72nd Ave., Miami-Dade, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
NW 12th Street in Miami-Dade, Florida is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 2014, 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:874022
POST-2000 · MAT-OTHER · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- MAT-OTHER Other
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy 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.
Bridge Snapshot: NW 12th Street
The NW 12th Street bridge in Miami-Dade, Florida carries NW 12th Street over Northwest Canal. It was built in 2014, making it 12 years old today. The structure is built primarily of aluminum/iron and spans 1 section, stretching 6.7 meters (22 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 31,478 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Florida bridges. It is owned and maintained by County 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 NW 12th Street compares
Age against the county: built in 2014, earlier than 97 of Miami-Dade's 1,057 bridges with a recorded construction year (9%), 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).
NW 12th Street vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
25 Top 89% higher than 11% 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.
Miami-Dade inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 1,057 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
- 2014
- Material
- Aluminum/Iron
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 6.7 m (22 ft)
- Deck Width
- 26.8 m (88 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 31,478 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 874022
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 NW 12th Street 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 NW 12th Street against other structures in Miami-Dade 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 NW 12th Street?
NW 12th Street in Miami-Dade, Florida on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is NW 12th Street inspected?
NW 12th 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 31,478 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. NW 12th Street 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 NW 12th Street?
NW 12th Street has an NBI inventory load rating of 24.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining NW 12th Street?
NW 12th Street is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is NW 12th Street and does age affect safety?
NW 12th Street was built in 2014, making it 12 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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