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SE La Bennett Grd over Steinhatchee River

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

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

SE La Bennett Grd over Steinhatchee River 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 41 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
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


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 77 ft
Location	0.3 Mi. E. of SR-51
NBI structure number	330802
Condition class	Fair

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 Picket Lake Branch	1950	4,000	Fair
US-27 (SR-20) over Gracie Branch	1950	4,000	Good