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Fort Gates Ferry over St. Johns River

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

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

Fort Gates Ferry over St. Johns River in Putnam County, Florida, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960 and reconstructed in 1985, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 73 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated poor (2.7%); 2 (2.7%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 33 ft
Location	W Bank of St Johns River
NBI structure number	764043
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 17 (SR 15) over St Johns River	1977	35,000	Fair
US-17 (SR-15) over Satsuma Creek	1952	19,972	Fair
SR-207 over Orange Mills Canal	2001	18,200	Good
SR-207 over Dog Branch	2001	18,200	Fair
SR-20 over Sweetwater Creek	2000	11,964	Fair
US-17 (SR-15) over Pinetree Branch	1993	10,600	Good