SR79 over Fanning Branch

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

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

• SR79 over Fanning Branch in Washington 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 1940 and reconstructed in 2017, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 6,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 52 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated fair (52.5%); 8 (8.1%) 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.

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

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