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Lakeshore Drive over Canal

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

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

Lakeshore Drive over Canal in Sumter 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2004 and reconstructed in 2015, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
It is one of 35 of the 113 inventoried bridges in Sumter County rated fair (31.0%); 0 (0.0%) 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
I-75 over Carter Canal	1966	104,500	Good
I-75 over Petes Canal	1965	59,165	Good
I-75 over Panasoffkee Creek	1966	57,039	Fair
I-75 SB over Bryce Ditch	1965	52,250	Good
I-75 NB over Bryce Ditch	1965	52,250	Good
I-75 SB over Little Jones Creek	1964	52,250	Good