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117th Street over Vaca Channel #2

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

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

117th Street over Vaca Channel #2 in Monroe 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 1967, making it 58 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 294 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2025).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 98 inventoried bridges in Monroe County rated poor (5.1%); 5 (5.1%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 1 (SR 5) over Rockland Channel	1979	47,000	Good
US 1 (SR 5) over Salt Run	1992	38,500	Fair
US 1 (SR 5) over Naval Base Blvd	1988	27,500	Good
US 1 (SR 5) over Jewfish Creek	2008	26,500	Good
US 1 (NB & SB) over Manatee Creek	2008	26,500	Fair
US-1 (SR-5) over Vaca Cut	1982	25,000	Fair