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CR 278 over Chipola River

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

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

CR 278 over Chipola River in Jackson County, Florida, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 145 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated poor (7.6%); 11 (7.6%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 349 ft
Location	0.96 Miles East of SR 73
NBI structure number	530026
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I10 SR8 over Stream	1976	26,492	Fair
I10 SR8 over Unnamed Creek	1976	26,492	Fair
US90 SR10 over Chipola River	1943	23,500	Poor
SR71 over Bridge Creek	1999	17,200	Fair
I10 SR8 over SR69	1976	12,250	Fair
I10 SR8 over SR69	1976	12,250	Fair