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Bridge conditions in Lafayette County, Florida

28 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Lafayette County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 28 inventoried bridges (7.1%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 28 bridges in Lafayette County, Florida, are rated in poor condition (7.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
14 bridges (50.0%) are rated good and 12 (42.9%) fair.
The median Lafayette County bridge was built in 1964.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR-51 over Britt Creek (built 1940), carrying about 600 vehicles a day.

Good 50.0% · Fair 42.9% · Poor 7.1% of 28 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
SR-51 over Britt Creek	1940	600	Poor
Camp Grade Road over Steinhatchee River	1921	150	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-27 (SR-20) over Suwannee River Relief	1954	5,900	Good
US-27 (SR-20) over Suwannee River	1989	5,900	Fair
SR-51 (hal Adams) over Suwannee River	1947	4,900	Fair
US-27 (SR-20) over Leadbeater Branch	1950	4,711	Good
US-27 (SR-20) over Picket Lake Branch	1950	4,000	Fair
US-27 (SR-20) over Gracie Branch	1950	4,000	Good
US-27 (SR-20) over Peterson Creek	1965	3,800	Good
SR-349 over Walker Creek	1944	2,600	Good
SR-349 over Hammock Branch	1944	2,600	Fair
SR-349 over Mccalls Creek	1946	2,600	Fair

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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