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Sweetwater Rd. over Oak Creek Relief

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

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

Sweetwater Rd. over Oak Creek Relief in Hardee County, Florida, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2014, making it 11 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 37 of the 84 inventoried bridges in Hardee County rated good (44.0%); 2 (2.4%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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