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SR-78 over Indian Prairie Canal

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

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

SR-78 over Indian Prairie Canal in Glades 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 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 35 of the 59 inventoried bridges in Glades County rated fair (59.3%); 0 (0.0%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 225 ft
Location	7.4MI East of Cr-721
NBI structure number	050018
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-27 (SR-25) over Sharp Bend Canal	1961	13,400	Good
Us-27/sr-25 over Caloosahatchee River	2000	13,400	Fair
US-27 (SR-25) over Newhall Flood Canal	1959	9,200	Fair
US-27 (SR-25) over Fisheating Creek Relief	1957	8,900	Fair
US-27 (SR-25) over Palmdale Canal	1957	8,900	Fair
Us-27/sr-25 over County Line Creek	1943	8,900	Fair