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Cowart Rd. over Lake Dale Branch

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

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

Cowart Rd. over Lake Dale Branch in Hardee County, Florida, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 84 inventoried bridges in Hardee County rated poor (2.4%); 2 (2.4%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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