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US-27 (SR-20) over Picket Lake Branch

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

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

US-27 (SR-20) over Picket Lake Branch in Lafayette County, Florida, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950 and reconstructed in 1998, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 12 of the 28 inventoried bridges in Lafayette County rated fair (42.9%); 2 (7.1%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Florida department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-27 (SR-20) over Suwannee River Relief	1954	5,900	Good
US-27 (SR-20) over Suwannee River	1989	5,900	Fair
SR-51 (hal Adams) over Suwannee River	1947	4,900	Fair
US-27 (SR-20) over Leadbeater Branch	1950	4,711	Good
US-27 (SR-20) over Gracie Branch	1950	4,000	Good
US-27 (SR-20) over Peterson Creek	1965	3,800	Good