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Walton County, FL

229 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 36.2% rated Good, 57.6% Fair, 6.1% Poor.

229
Public bridges
36.2%
Good condition
6.1%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Walton County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

53rd
of 67 on Poor share
6.1%
Poor-condition share
229
public highway bridges
1988
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.

Walton County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Walton County ranks #53 of 67 Florida counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.1%). Walton County, Florida contains 229 public highway bridges. Roughly 36.2% are rated “Good,” 57.6% “Fair,” and 6.1% “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.

Total bridges

229

Public highway bridges in Walton County

Good condition

36.2%

83 of 229 rated 7-9

Fair condition

57.6%

132 of 229 rated 5-6

Poor condition

6.1%

14 of 229 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#53 of 67

Among Florida counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 229 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
36.2% (83)
Fair
57.6% (132)
Poor
6.1% (14)

Walton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 23,801 vehicle crossings a day

That is 3.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,700 crossings a day against 4,031 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 229 of 229 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

35.4% of Walton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

81 of the 229 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 36.2% 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 42% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

CR 30A over Western Lake, built 1970, carries 10,000 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 14-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 23,801 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Walton County's bridges were built

229 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 57 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1988, 5 years newer than the Florida average of 1983.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Walton County compares with Florida's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Florida counties nearest Walton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.1% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1985 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 66 Florida counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Walton County and the 5 Florida counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Escambia County 250 3.6%
Brevard County 249 0.8%
Volusia County 238 2.1%
Walton County (this page) 229 6.1%
Okaloosa County 218 5.5%
Charlotte County 211 0%

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 Walton 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 Walton County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside FL (229 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside FL (1988 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 229 Good 83 Fair 132 Poor 14

All bridges (229)

SR20

Good

Over: Black Creek

1.5MI West of SR81, Walton, FL

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,300

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Choctawhatchee Bay

2.0mi. North of US98, Walton, FL

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,750

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Choctawhatchee Bay

2.0MI N. of US98 SR30, Walton, FL

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,750

E Indian Cr Ran Rd

Good

Over: Bruce Creek

2 Mi East of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

RANGE ROAD 200

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

5 mi East of SR 285., Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 219

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

0.25 MI NORTH OF RANGE RO, Walton, FL

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

CR280

Good

Over: I10 SR8

3.0mi. East of US331, Walton, FL

Built 1974 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 750

SR83

Good

Over: Juniper Creek

2.1 miles N. of US90, Walton, FL

Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,700

Hinote Road

Good

Over: Bottle Branch

0.2 Mi S of Deshazo Rd, Walton, FL

Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 101

Oak Grove Road

Good

Over: Limestone Creek

1.2Mi West of Cook Road, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 200

CR 2W

Good

Over: Overflow Drain

1.9Mi NE of US 331, Walton, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 500

CR280A

Good

Over: I10 SR8

1.6mi. E. of US331 SR83, Walton, FL

Built 1974 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 650

US331 SR187

Good

Over: East Branch

2.5mi. S of Alabama Line, Walton, FL

Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,700

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Lafayette Creek

2.4Mi N of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2016 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 11,250

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Tributary 2

0.3MI N. of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2016 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 11,250

CR 30A

Good

Over: Little Redfish Lake

1.11 Mi East of CR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2021 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 6,100

CR 30A

Good

Over: Draper Lake

0.8 Mi E of CR 393, Walton, FL

Built 2016 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 7,300

US98 SR30

Good

Over: Peach Creek

9.0Mi. W. Of Bay Co. Line, Walton, FL

Built 2003 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 11,750

Collinsworth Road

Good

Over: Collinsworth Creek

0.6 Mi North of SR 2, Walton, FL

Built 2004 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 75

CR183

Good

Over: White Creek

0.7 Mi N of CR 280, Walton, FL

Built 2004 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 800

SR81

Good

Over: Seven Runs Creek

5.7 Mi. North of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,400

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Ramsey Branch

1.5Mi. South of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2015 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 14,500

SR 81

Good

Over: Bruce Creek Relief

6.1 MI South of I-10 SR8, Walton, FL

Built 1981 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,500

RANGE ROAD 200

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCKY CREEK

2 MI EAST OF SR 285., Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20

Unnamed Road

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.5 Mi E of Grassy Ldng, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

SR85

Good

Over: Pond Creek

1.3 Mi. North of Co. line, Walton, FL

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,100

Boy Scout Road

Good

Over: SR8 I10

6.1MI W. of SR83, Walton, FL

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 900

US98 SR30

Good

Over: Peach Creek

9.0Mi. W. of Bay Co. Line, Walton, FL

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,750

CR 183

Good

Over: Crooked Creek

2.9 Mi West of SR 81, Walton, FL

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 450

CR 30A

Good

Over: Oyster Lake Outfall

1.07 Mi W of South CR 393, Walton, FL

Built 2015 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 5,500

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Tributary #2

0.3Mi North of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,250

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Wildlife Crossing

6.0 Miles North of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,219

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Wildlife Crossing

6.0 Mi North of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,219

Baldwin Avenue

Good

Over: US331 SR83

0.1mi South of US90 SR10, Walton, FL

Built 1967 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 1,200

McKee Road

Good

Over: Big Swamp Creek

0.30 Mi W of CR 1084, Walton, FL

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

US331 SR187

Good

Over: Bee Branch

8.0mi. North of US 90, Walton, FL

Built 1999 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 3,700

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Tributary #1

0.1Mi North of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 22,500

CR 30A

Good

Over: Eastern Lake

2.3 Mi E of S CR 395, Walton, FL

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 14,000

Cook Road

Good

Over: Limestone Creek

0.4 Mi N of Oak Grve Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

Williams Road

Good

Over: Turkey Creek

3.33 Mi E of CR 187, Walton, FL

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

W.C. Currington Rd

Good

Over: Crooked Creek

0.2Mi S of McHenry Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2003 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 75

US331 SR83

Good

Over: Lafayette Creek

2.4Mi North of SR20, Walton, FL

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 11,250

Wiliams Road

Good

Over: Mill Creek

1 Mi East of CR 1087, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

W.C. Currington Rd

Good

Over: White Creek

0.25Mi S of McHenry Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2003 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 75

SR85

Good

Over: Fleming Creek

0.5 Mi. E of COUNTY LINE, Walton, FL

Built 1971 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,100

Raley Road

Good

Over: Big Swamp Creek

0.15 Mi E of Williams Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50

Natural Bridge Rd

Good

Over: Eightmile Creek

3.5 Mi W of SR-83, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 100

CR 2

Good

Over: Little Creek

0.7Mi East of US 331, Walton, FL

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 450

Bartlett Rd

Good

Over: Gum Creek

0.26 Mi East of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2017 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 50

Coastal Centre Trl

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.11 Mi W of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2005 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 150

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