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SR71 over Baker Branch

Calhoun County, Florida · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR71 over Baker Branch in Calhoun County, Florida, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 2 (critical condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1952 and reconstructed in 1993, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 49 inventoried bridges in Calhoun County rated poor (4.1%); 2 (4.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	2	Critical condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR20 over Sutton Creek	1952	11,500	Fair
SR20 over Johnny H Bailey Creek	1997	10,531	Fair
SR20 over Apalachicola Relief	1997	10,531	Good
SR20 over Chipola River	2015	6,600	Good
SR 20 over Commander Creek	1940	6,200	Good
SR20 over Hogpen Branch	1939	6,200	Good