Brickell Ave. over Miami River

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Facts 

Name:	Brickell Ave. over Miami River
Structure number:	870759
Location:	Brickell Ave. & Miami Riv
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	149.3 ft. [45.5 m]
Total length:	419.0 ft. [127.7 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	80.1 ft. [24.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	99.7 ft. [30.4 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	23.0 ft. [7.0 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1995
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Main span material:	Steel [3]
Main span design:	Movable - Bascule [16]
Deck type:	Open Grating [3]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	30,500 [as of 2008]
Truck traffic:	2% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:	95.0 tons [86.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	57.0 tons [51.8 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	86.2

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	93,500 [as of 1994]
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:	108.9 tons [99.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	74.4 tons [67.6 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	79.0

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