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SR-66 over Charlie Creek Overflow

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

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

SR-66 over Charlie Creek Overflow in Hardee 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 1961 and reconstructed in 2000, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 45 of the 84 inventoried bridges in Hardee County rated fair (53.6%); 2 (2.4%) 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 120 ft
Location	7.8 Mi East of US-17
NBI structure number	060015
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-17 (SR-35) over Hog Branch	1946	21,000	Fair
US-17 SB over Payne Creek	1994	17,600	Good
US-17 NB over Payne Creek	1993	17,600	Good
US-17 (SR-35) SB over Alligator Branch	2013	17,600	Good
US-17 (SR-35) NB over Alligator Branch	2012	17,600	Good
US-17 SB (SR-35) over Peace River	2001	15,900	Good