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US-98 (SR-700) over Griffins Ditch

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

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

US-98 (SR-700) over Griffins Ditch in Highlands 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 1949, making it 76 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 32 of the 63 inventoried bridges in Highlands County rated fair (50.8%); 1 (1.6%) 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-27 NB over Lake Jackson	1998	41,500	Good
US-27 NB over Lake Anoka	1969	35,000	Fair
US-27 SB over Lake Anoka	2002	35,000	Good
US-27 SB (SR 25) over Josephine Creek	1944	21,800	Fair
US-27 SB over Lake Jackson	1998	21,250	Good
US-27 NB (SR 25) over Josephine Creek	1968	21,000	Good