Total bridges
249
Public highway bridges in Brevard County
County profile · official public datasets
Brevard County, FL
249 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 51.4% rated Good, 47.8% Fair, 0.8% Poor.
- 249
- Public bridges
- 51.4%
- Good condition
- 0.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Brevard County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 30%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 249
- public highway bridges
- 1981
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Brevard County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Brevard County ranks #20 of 67 Florida counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.8%). Brevard County, Florida contains 249 public highway bridges. Roughly 51.4% are rated “Good,” 47.8% “Fair,” and 0.8% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
51.4%
128 of 249 rated 7-9
Fair condition
47.8%
119 of 249 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.8%
2 of 249 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#20 of 67
Among Florida counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 249 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 51.4% (128)
Fair 47.8% (119)
Poor 0.8% (2)
Brevard County's Poor-condition bridges carry 23,452 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 11,726 crossings a day against 15,558 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 249 of 249 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
57% of Brevard County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
142 of the 249 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 51.4% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 94.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-95 NB over SR-406, built 1963, carries 22,250 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 23,452 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Brevard County's bridges were built
249 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 2
1930–1939
2 bridges
- 1950s 4
1950–1959
4 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
81 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
67 bridges
- 1980s 17
1980–1989
17 bridges
- 1990s 16
1990–1999
16 bridges
- 2000s 28
2000–2009
28 bridges
- 2010s 27
2010–2019
27 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 81 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 32.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1981) matches the Florida average (1983).
How Brevard County compares with Florida's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Florida counties nearest Brevard County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.8% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 against a peer-group mean of 1985 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Florida counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola County | 255 | 62.4% | 37.6% | 0% | 1985 |
| Manatee County | 254 | 55.1% | 44.1% | 0.8% | 1983 |
| Escambia County | 250 | 44.4% | 52% | 3.6% | 1984 |
| Brevard County (this page) | 249 | 51.4% | 47.8% | 0.8% | 1981 |
| Volusia County | 238 | 58.8% | 39.1% | 2.1% | 1984 |
| Walton County | 229 | 36.2% | 57.6% | 6.1% | 1988 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Brevard County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Brevard County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside FL (249 bridges here).
- Carroll County, IA · 249 bridges
- Phillips County, KS · 249 bridges
- Lawrence County, OH · 249 bridges
- Van Zandt County, TX · 249 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside FL (1981 here).
- Franklin County, OH · avg 1981 · 922 bridges
- Greenville County, SC · avg 1981 · 635 bridges
- Montgomery County, OH · avg 1981 · 632 bridges
- McLean County, IL · avg 1981 · 624 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (128)
SR-528 WB 41.8
GoodOver: I-95
SR-528 WB at I-95, Brevard, FL
Built 1997 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 22,000
SR-528 EB 41.8
GoodOver: I-95
SR-528 EB at I-95, Brevard, FL
Built 1997 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 22,000
SR-528
GoodOver: Sykes Creek
SR-528 WB - Sykes Creek, Brevard, FL
Built 1963 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 15,250
US-192 WB
GoodOver: Sawgrass Creek
US-192 WB - Sawgrass Cr., Brevard, FL
Built 2004 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 5,150
US-192 EB
GoodOver: St Johns River Relief
US-192 EB-St Johns Relief, Brevard, FL
Built 2004 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 5,150
US-1
GoodOver: Horse Creek
US-1 over Horse Creek, Brevard, FL
Built 2003 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 41,500
SR-518
GoodOver: Eau-Gallie River
SR-518 over Eau-Gallie R., Brevard, FL
Built 1993 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 16,600
US-1 SB
GoodOver: Goat Creek
US-1 SB over Goat Creek, Brevard, FL
Built 2002 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 8,428
US-1 NB
GoodOver: Goat Creek
US-1 NB over Goat Creek, Brevard, FL
Built 2002 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 8,428
SR-520
GoodOver: Sykes Creek
SR-520 - Sykes Creek, Brevard, FL
Built 1995 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 23,500
SR-520 WB
GoodOver: St Johns River
SR-520 WB -St Johns River, Brevard, FL
Built 1999 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 8,100
Americana Blvd.
GoodOver: C-37 Canal
40 ft E of Minton Road, Brevard, FL
Built 1988 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 4,500
Wilden Road
GoodOver: Sebastian Canal East
0.1 mi W of Fleming Grant, Brevard, FL
Built 1987 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 25
Wilden Road
GoodOver: Sebastian Canal West
.15 mi W of Fleming Grant, Brevard, FL
Built 1987 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 25
Pace Drive
GoodOver: C-59 Canal
2 Mi West of Jupiter Blvd, Brevard, FL
Built 2013 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 6,300
SR-407 3.13
GoodOver: Kings Road
2.9 Mi East of SR-528, Brevard, FL
Built 1973 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 9,250
Robt J Conla Bl WB
GoodOver: F.E.C. Railroad
1.35 mi North of SR-516, Brevard, FL
Built 1971 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 11,400
Robt J Conla Bl EB
GoodOver: F.E.C. Railroad
1.35 Mi North of SR-516, Brevard, FL
Built 1971 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 11,400
US-192 EB
GoodOver: St Johns River
US-192 EB-St Johns River, Brevard, FL
Built 2004 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 5,150
SR-520
GoodOver: Indian River Relief East
SR-520 - Indian R. Rel., Brevard, FL
Built 1993 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 31,000
I-95
GoodOver: Outfall
1.2 Mi S of Grant Rd, Brevard, FL
Built 1969 Load: 62.8 t ADT: 54,314
I-95
GoodOver: Grant Canal
0.4 Mi N of Grant Rd., Brevard, FL
Built 1969 Load: 62.8 t ADT: 54,314
Hurley Blvd
GoodOver: Canal
1 mi S of Malabar Rd, Brevard, FL
Built 1973 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 143
Range Rd
GoodOver: Pluckebaum Canal
0.75 Mi. South of SR-520, Brevard, FL
Built 2013 Load: 71.5 t ADT: 3,600
SR 528 Ramp 42.4
GoodOver: AAF Underpass Railroad
FLY OVER AAF Underpass, Brevard, FL
Built 2021 Load: 72.8 t ADT: 3,200
Aviation Ave.
GoodOver: Tillman Canal
0.5 mi N of Malabar Rd., Brevard, FL
Built 1970 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 716
I-95
GoodOver: Wishbone Canal
2.4Mi N of Ind. River Co., Brevard, FL
Built 1969 Load: 86.0 t ADT: 54,314
SR-528
GoodOver: Brightline Railroad
SR-528 and Brightline RR, Brevard, FL
Built 2023 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 41,000
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