SW 136th St
Carrying SW 136th St over Canal C-100-C
1 mile E/O SW 97th Ave, Miami-Dade, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
SW 136th St in Miami-Dade, Florida sits above 15% of rated Florida bridges on inventory load rating (27 t), while its 1972 build year is earlier than 52% of Miami-Dade's recorded-year cohort (1,057 bridges).
SW 136th St in Miami-Dade, Florida is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1972, 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:874438
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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.
Bridge Snapshot: SW 136th St
The SW 136th St bridge in Miami-Dade, Florida carries SW 136th St over Canal C-100-C. It was built in 1972, making it 54 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 10.1 meters (33 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 17,299 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 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How SW 136th St compares
Age against the county: built in 1972, earlier than 553 of Miami-Dade's 1,057 bridges with a recorded construction year (52%), against a county median build year of 1973. 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).
SW 136th St vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
27 Top 85% higher than 15% 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
- 1972
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 10.1 m (33 ft)
- Deck Width
- 34.4 m (113 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 17,299 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 874438
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 SW 136th St 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 SW 136th St 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 SW 136th St?
SW 136th St in Miami-Dade, Florida on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is SW 136th St inspected?
SW 136th St'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 17,299 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. SW 136th St 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 SW 136th St?
SW 136th St has an NBI inventory load rating of 27.0 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining SW 136th St?
SW 136th St is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is SW 136th St and does age affect safety?
SW 136th St was built in 1972, making it 54 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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