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Bridge conditions in Hendry County, Florida

87 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Hendry County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 87 inventoried bridges (3.4%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 87 bridges in Hendry County, Florida, are rated in poor condition (3.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
58 bridges (66.7%) are rated good and 26 (29.9%) fair.
The median Hendry County bridge was built in 1988.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Cr-78a over Marias Slough (built 1991), carrying about 1,080 vehicles a day.

Good 66.7% · Fair 29.9% · Poor 3.4% of 87 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Cr-78a over Marias Slough	1991	1,080	Poor
Cr-78 over Elephant Ear Canal	1970	1,020	Poor
Homestead Road over Marsh Creek	1988	800	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR-80 over Carlos Waterway	2003	21,612	Good
SR-80 over Ft. Simmons Branch	2003	21,000	Good
SR-80 over Plant Creek	2000	21,000	Good
SR 29 (bridge St) over Caloosahatchee River	1959	17,300	Fair
SR-80 over Bee Creek	1985	16,300	Good
SR-80 over Santa Barbara Canal	1953	14,500	Good
SR-80 over Hendry Marsh Creek	1953	14,500	Good
SR-80 over Cedarwood Canal	2013	14,500	Good
SR-80 over Cowboy Way Canal	2013	14,500	Good
SR-80 over Grassy Marsh Slough	2019	14,500	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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