NW 7th Street
Carrying NW 7th Street over Wagner Creek Canal
260Ft. Wof NW7th AVE(SR7), Miami-Dade, Florida
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
NW 7th Street in Miami-Dade, Florida sits above 74% of rated Florida bridges on inventory load rating (44 t), while its 1919 build year is earlier than 100% of Miami-Dade's recorded-year cohort (1,057 bridges).
NW 7th Street in Miami-Dade, Florida is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1919, it carries 2 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:876400
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local 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: NW 7th Street
The NW 7th Street bridge in Miami-Dade, Florida carries NW 7th Street over Wagner Creek Canal. It was built in 1919, making it 107 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 18.6 meters (61 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 418 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 superstructure at 7/9, substructure at 7/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How NW 7th Street compares
Age against the county: built in 1919, earlier than 1,056 of Miami-Dade's 1,057 bridges with a recorded construction year (100%), 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).
NW 7th Street vs every rated Florida bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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.
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
- 1919
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 18.6 m (61 ft)
- Deck Width
- 10.5 m (34 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 418 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 876400
Condition Analysis
- • At 7/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • 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 NW 7th 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 7th 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 7th Street?
NW 7th Street in Miami-Dade, Florida, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is NW 7th Street inspected?
NW 7th 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 418 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. NW 7th 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 7th Street?
NW 7th Street has an NBI inventory load rating of 43.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining NW 7th Street?
NW 7th Street is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is NW 7th Street and does age affect safety?
NW 7th Street was built in 1919, making it 107 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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