John Singletary Bridge

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Photo taken by James McCray in March 2013

BH Photo #250420

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Peace River on Us 98-Sr 700
Location: Fort Meade, Polk County, Florida
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Project planning in progress. At high risk for demolition and replacement.
History: Built 1931
Design: Concrete tee beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 24.9 ft.
Total length: 550.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called: Peace River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +27.75166, -81.78193 (decimal degrees)
27°45'06" N, 81°46'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/422941/3069937 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Homeland
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 4,900
Inventory numbers: FDOT 160064 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 51655 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 63.8 (out of 100)
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