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Everett Whidden Rd over Oak Creek

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

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

Everett Whidden Rd over Oak Creek 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 78 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2025).
Its listed owner is the county 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

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