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Fort Denaud Br Way over Caloosahatchee River

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

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

Fort Denaud Br Way over Caloosahatchee River in Hendry County, Florida, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 87 inventoried bridges in Hendry County rated fair (29.9%); 3 (3.4%) 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
SR-80 over Carlos Waterway	2003	21,612	Good
SR-80 over Ft. Simmons Branch	2003	21,000	Good
SR-80 over Plant Creek	2000	21,000	Good
SR 29 (bridge St) over Caloosahatchee River	1959	17,300	Fair
SR-80 over Bee Creek	1985	16,300	Good
SR-80 over Santa Barbara Canal	1953	14,500	Good