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US-17 SB (SR-35) over Shell Crk North Slough

Charlotte County, Florida · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

US-17 SB (SR-35) over Shell Crk North Slough in Charlotte County, Florida, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1986 and reconstructed in 2005, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 75 of the 211 inventoried bridges in Charlotte County rated fair (35.5%); 1 (0.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Florida department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 (SR-93) over Peace River	2003	82,000	Good
US-41 (SR-45) over South Murdock Creek	1970	60,000	Fair
US-41 (SR-45) over Sunset Canal	1969	56,000	Good
US-41 (SR-45) over Morning Star Canal	1994	46,000	Good
US-41 (SR-45) over Harbor Square Drainage	1948	45,500	Good
US-41 (SR-45) over Fordham Waterway	1966	45,500	Fair