Total bridges
85
Public highway bridges in Hardee County
County profile · official public datasets
Hardee County, FL
85 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 43.5% rated Good, 52.9% Fair, 3.5% Poor.
- 85
- Public bridges
- 43.5%
- Good condition
- 3.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Hardee County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.
- 45th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 3.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 85
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Hardee County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hardee County ranks #45 of 67 Florida counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.5%). Hardee County, Florida contains 85 public highway bridges. Roughly 43.5% are rated “Good,” 52.9% “Fair,” and 3.5% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
43.5%
37 of 85 rated 7-9
Fair condition
52.9%
45 of 85 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.5%
3 of 85 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#45 of 67
Among Florida counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 85 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 43.5% (37)
Fair 52.9% (45)
Poor 3.5% (3)
Hardee County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,700 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 567 crossings a day against 5,126 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 85 of 85 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
42.4% of Hardee County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
36 of the 85 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 43.5% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 35.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CR-664 over LITTLE PAYNE CREEK, built 1915, carries 600 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,700 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Hardee County's bridges were built
85 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 1
1930–1939
1 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
6 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
14 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
10 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
11 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
14 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
9 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 15 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Florida average (1983).
How Hardee County compares with Florida's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Florida counties nearest Hardee County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.5% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1975 is 8 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Florida counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | 93 | 26.9% | 64.5% | 8.6% | 1966 |
| Clay County | 90 | 47.8% | 48.9% | 3.3% | 1984 |
| Taylor County | 90 | 32.2% | 58.9% | 8.9% | 1963 |
| Hendry County | 87 | 66.7% | 29.9% | 3.4% | 1985 |
| Hardee County (this page) | 85 | 43.5% | 52.9% | 3.5% | 1983 |
| Marion County | 78 | 52.6% | 44.9% | 2.6% | 1979 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Hardee County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Hardee County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside FL (85 bridges here).
- Monroe County, AR · 85 bridges
- Elbert County, CO · 85 bridges
- Early County, GA · 85 bridges
- Union County, GA · 85 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside FL (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (37)
LOCKLAR RD
GoodOver: LITTLE CHARLIE CREEK
1.2MI S OF COUNTY LINE RD, Hardee, FL
Built 1994 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 24
DOC COIL RD
GoodOver: LITTLE PAYNE CREEK
0.8MI WEST OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 1975 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 600
STENSTROM ROAD
GoodOver: HOG BRANCH
0.1MILE W OF CR-35A, Hardee, FL
Built 1975 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 3,342
FUSSELL ROAD
GoodOver: BARR BRANCH
0.3MI SOUTH OF CR-664, Hardee, FL
Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 77
CR-665 FISH BR. RD
GoodOver: FISH BRANCH
4.6 MI EOF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 1984 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 93
POST PLANT ROAD
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
0.9MI S OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 1985 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 201
GEORGE MARSH ROAD
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
0.64MI N OF CREWSVILLE RD, Hardee, FL
Built 2023 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 120
GOOSE POND RD.
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK DRAINAGE
3.9 MI. W OF CR-663, Hardee, FL
Built 2015 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 40
SR-64
GoodOver: PEACE RIVER
0.6 MI W OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 1956 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 6,100
CR-664
GoodOver: DOE BRANCH
1MI EAST OF CR-663, Hardee, FL
Built 1960 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 600
MURPHY RD.
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
5.0 MI S OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2003 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 200
AIRPORT RD.
GoodOver: MAX BRANCH
0.4 MI NOF SR-64A, Hardee, FL
Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 672
SR-64A (SR-636)
GoodOver: PEACE RIVER RELIEF
1.2MI. EAST OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 1999 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 7,700
US-17 NB
GoodOver: PAYNE CREEK
1.8 MI NORTH OF SR-62, Hardee, FL
Built 1993 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 17,600
SR-64A (SR-636)
GoodOver: PEACE RIVER
1.1MI EAST OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 1999 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 7,700
CR-634(SWEETWATER)
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
6.4 MI E OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200
US-17 SB
GoodOver: PAYNE CREEK
1.8 MI NORTH OF SR-62, Hardee, FL
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 17,600
SR-64
GoodOver: CHARLIE CREEK
10.9MI. EAST OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,600
US-17 (SR-35) SB
GoodOver: ALLIGATOR BRANCH
1.5MI SOUTH OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2013 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 17,600
US-17 (SR-35) NB
GoodOver: ALLIGATOR BRANCH
1.5MI SOUTH OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2012 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 17,600
SR-66
GoodOver: CHARLIE CREEK
7.9 MI E OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 1961 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 5,600
US-17 SB (SR-35)
GoodOver: CHARLIE CREEK
8.1 MI S OF SR-66, Hardee, FL
Built 2017 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 10,700
US-17 SB
GoodOver: CHARLIE CREEK RELIEF
8.0 MI S OF SR-66, Hardee, FL
Built 2017 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,350
US-17
GoodOver: CHARLIE CREEK RELIEF
8.6 MI SOUTH OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2018 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,350
US-17 NB (SR-35)
GoodOver: PEACE RIVER
0.3MI NORTH OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2001 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 15,000
US-17 SB (SR-35)
GoodOver: PEACE RIVER
0.3MI NORTH OF SR 64, Hardee, FL
Built 2001 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 15,900
College Hill Rd
GoodOver: Payne Creek
1.1Mi North of SR-62, Hardee, FL
Built 2022 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 142
STEVE ROBERTS SPEC
GoodOver: LITTLE CHARLEY BOWLEGS C
0.7MI W OF SR671 PARNELL, Hardee, FL
Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 600
COUNTY LINE RD
GoodOver: OAK CREEK DRAIN
2.0MI E OF SCARBOROUGH AV, Hardee, FL
Built 2006 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 277
Sweetwater Rd.
GoodOver: OAK CREEK RELIEF
6.5 MI E OF US-17, Hardee, FL
Built 2014 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 200
OLLIE ROBERTS RD
GoodOver: PAYNE CREEK
0.5MI W OF CR-663, Hardee, FL
Built 2007 Load: 57.4 t ADT: 201
US-17 NB (SR-35)
GoodOver: Thompson Branch
1.5 MILES NORTH OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2004 Load: 57.8 t ADT: 10,000
JOHNSTON RD
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
0.3 MI N-O CR-634, Hardee, FL
Built 2016 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 254
US-17 SB (SR-35)
GoodOver: Thompson Branch
1.8 MILES NORTH OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2007 Load: 75.4 t ADT: 12,000
VANDOLAH ROAD
GoodOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
1.3 MI. W OF CR-64A, Hardee, FL
Built 1988 Load: 87.3 t ADT: 850
COLIN POUCHER RD
GoodOver: MAX BRANCH
1.2 MI E OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 217
KELLY ROBERTS ROAD
GoodOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
3.1 MI SOUTH OF SR-64, Hardee, FL
Built 2007 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 370
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