Total bridges
90
Public highway bridges in Taylor County
County profile · official public datasets
Taylor County, FL
90 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 32.2% rated Good, 58.9% Fair, 8.9% Poor.
- 90
- Public bridges
- 32.2%
- Good condition
- 8.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Taylor County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 58th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 8.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 90
- public highway bridges
- 1963
- 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.
Taylor County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Taylor County ranks #58 of 67 Florida counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.9%). Taylor County, Florida contains 90 public highway bridges. Roughly 32.2% are rated “Good,” 58.9% “Fair,” and 8.9% “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
32.2%
29 of 90 rated 7-9
Fair condition
58.9%
53 of 90 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.9%
8 of 90 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#58 of 67
Among Florida counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 90 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 32.2% (29)
Fair 58.9% (53)
Poor 8.9% (8)
Taylor County's Poor-condition bridges carry 12,840 vehicle crossings a day
That is 5.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,605 crossings a day against 2,221 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 90 of 90 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
76.7% of Taylor County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
69 of the 90 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 32.2% 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 20.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US-221 (SR-55) over WOODS CREEK, built 1939, carries 2,600 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 12,840 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Taylor County's bridges were built
90 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 8
1930–1939
8 bridges
- 1940s 8
1940–1949
8 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
43 bridges
- 1960s 9
1960–1969
9 bridges
- 1970s 2
1970–1979
2 bridges
- 1980s 7
1980–1989
7 bridges
- 1990s 5
1990–1999
5 bridges
- 2010s 7
2010–2019
7 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 43 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 47.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1963, 20 years older than the Florida average of 1983.
How Taylor County compares with Florida's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Florida counties nearest Taylor County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.9% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1963 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is 17 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Florida counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 99 | 43.4% | 46.5% | 10.1% | 1984 |
| Baker County | 93 | 26.9% | 64.5% | 8.6% | 1966 |
| Clay County | 90 | 47.8% | 48.9% | 3.3% | 1984 |
| Taylor County (this page) | 90 | 32.2% | 58.9% | 8.9% | 1963 |
| Hendry County | 87 | 66.7% | 29.9% | 3.4% | 1985 |
| Hardee County | 85 | 43.5% | 52.9% | 3.5% | 1983 |
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 Taylor 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 Taylor County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside FL (90 bridges here).
- Greenlee County, AZ · 90 bridges
- Monroe County, GA · 90 bridges
- Kauai County, HI · 90 bridges
- Kiowa County, KS · 90 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside FL (1963 here).
- Worcester County, MA · avg 1963 · 1,014 bridges
- Honolulu County, HI · avg 1963 · 682 bridges
- Chester County, PA · avg 1963 · 680 bridges
- Essex County, NJ · avg 1963 · 505 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (90)
US-19 (SR-55)
FairOver: CALIFORNIA CREEK
12.5 MI. N. OF SR-51, Taylor, FL
Built 1955 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,800
FISHCREEK ROAD
FairOver: CALIFORNIA CREEK
0.5 MI WEST OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1985 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 41
CR 30
FairOver: BR. OF FENHOLLOWAY R.
0.4 MI EAST OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1955 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 4,900
Jefferson St.
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
1.1 MI. N. OF SR-20, Taylor, FL
Built 1941 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 5,000
US-19 SB (SR-55)
GoodOver: FLATWOODS CREEK
1.4 MI. N. OF SR-51, Taylor, FL
Built 1942 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,900
CR 361
GoodOver: HUXFORD CAMP CREEK
3.5 MI SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1950 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 2,500
CR 361A
GoodOver: FENHOLLOWAY RIVER
1.6 MI S OF SR 362, Taylor, FL
Built 1992 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 3,400
BUCKEYE NURSERY RD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.8 MI NORTH OF US 27, Taylor, FL
Built 1955 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,300
OSTEEN ROAD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.8 MI NORTH OF US 98, Taylor, FL
Built 1950 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 1,100
WRIGHTS ROAD
GoodOver: WOODS CREEK
0.7 MI EAST of US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1950 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,300
US-19 NB (SR-55)
GoodOver: FLAT BRANCH
5.2 MI. N. OF SR-51, Taylor, FL
Built 1942 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,900
SR-51
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
2.9 MI. S. OF US-19, Taylor, FL
Built 1984 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,050
US-221 (SR-55)
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.1 MI. N. OF SR-20, Taylor, FL
Built 1955 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 8,700
CR 356
GoodOver: WOODS CREEK
1.9 MI WEST OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1950 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 850
US-19 NB (SR-55)
GoodOver: FLATWOODS CREEK
1.4 MI. N. OF SR-51, Taylor, FL
Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,900
SR-51
GoodOver: SINKHOLE CREEK
0.1 MI. N. OF SR-55, Taylor, FL
Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 550
SR-51
GoodOver: BOGGY CREEK
3.8 MI. S. OF US-19, Taylor, FL
Built 1984 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,050
PUCKETT ROAD
GoodOver: OKEFENOKEE SLOUGH
1.4MI N OF SPRING WARRIOR, Taylor, FL
Built 1955 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 800
US-221 (SR-55)
GoodOver: ECONFINA RIVER
0.1 MI. S. OF SHADY GROVE, Taylor, FL
Built 2016 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,200
SR-51
GoodOver: LITTLE TIDE CREEK
IN STEINHATCHEE, Taylor, FL
Built 1984 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 1,050
US-98 (SR-30)
GoodOver: FLOWER CREEK
5.6 MI. W. OF CR-356, Taylor, FL
Built 1953 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,800
CR 361
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
5.4 MI SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 2019 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 2,500
US-27 (SR-20)
GoodOver: FENHOLLOWAY RIVER
US-27/FENHOLLOWAY RIVER, Taylor, FL
Built 2015 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,400
US-98 (SR-30)
GoodOver: REGULAR CREEK
6.9 MI. W. OF CR-356, Taylor, FL
Built 1953 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 2,800
US-98 (SR-30)
GoodOver: AUCILLA RIVER
TAYLOR CO. LINE, Taylor, FL
Built 2014 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,344
CR-356C
GoodOver: Fenholloway River
0.2 MILE NORTH OF CR-355, Taylor, FL
Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 701
CR 361
GoodOver: Clearwater Creek
13 MI SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 2022 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 2,400
CR 356
GoodOver: FENHOLLOWAY RIVER
1.3 MI SOUTH OF US 98, Taylor, FL
Built 1997 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 750
CR 361
GoodOver: Fish Creek
13.4 MI NW OF SR-51, Taylor, FL
Built 2019 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 1,500
CR 14A/CR 170
GoodOver: ECONFINA RIVER
0.5 MI EAST OF CR 14, Taylor, FL
Built 2018 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 51
US-98 (SR-30)
GoodOver: SNAIL CREEK
1.9 MI. W. OF CR-356, Taylor, FL
Built 1953 Load: 76.0 t ADT: 2,800
US-98 (SR-30)
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
5.1 MI. W. OF CR-356, Taylor, FL
Built 1953 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,800
DENNIS HOWELL RD.
PoorOver: WARRIOR CREEK
1.7 MI WEST OF CR 361, Taylor, FL
Built 1975 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 88
RIVER AVENUE
PoorOver: CEMETERY RUN
0.2 MI E OF SR 51, Taylor, FL
Built 1987 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 51
MAIN ST
PoorOver: PIMPLE CREEK
0.16 MI WEST OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 301
CR 361
PoorOver: WARRIOR CREEK
8.0 MI SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1940 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,400
CR 361
PoorOver: SPRING WARRIOR CRK
7 MILES SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1940 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,400
CR 361
PoorOver: SPRING WARRIOR CREEK
5.9 MI SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL
Built 1940 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 2,400
US-221 (SR-55)
PoorOver: TWO PINES CREEK
7.1 MI. N. OF PERRY, Taylor, FL
Built 1939 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,600
US-221 (SR-55)
PoorOver: WOODS CREEK
SR-55 / WOODS CREEK, Taylor, FL
Built 1939 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,600
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