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St. Paul Drive over Zephyr Waterway

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

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

St. Paul Drive over Zephyr Waterway 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 163 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county 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