State profile · Below median Poor share

Florida bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Florida.

13,036
Public bridges
59.5%
Good condition
2.8%
Poor condition

Florida holds 13,036 public highway bridges (#22 of 52 by inventory) with a 2.79% Poor share (#46 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 2.8% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 7 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

13,036

Public highway bridges in Florida

Good Condition

59.5%

7,763 bridges rated 7-9

9.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

2.8%

364 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.7pp vs national avg 7.5%

Florida vs national bridge condition

Florida - Good condition share 59.5%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Florida - Poor-condition share 9.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Florida in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Florida has 13,036 bridges and a 2.8% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #7 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Florida has 13,036 bridges and a 2.8% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #7 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Florida vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

13,036 22nd of 54 higher than 32 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Florida

The highlighted point is Florida: 13,036 bridges and 2.79% in Poor condition, rank #7 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Florida on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Georgia: 15,069 bridges · 1.59% Poor
  • District of Columbia: 257 bridges · 1.95% Poor
  • Florida: 13,036 bridges · 2.79% Poor
  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Florida

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 13,036 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Florida’s inventory

State agency holds 56.6% of the 13,036 public highway bridges filed under Florida in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Florida’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 4.6% of the 13,036 bridges with a recorded original year in Florida. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Florida59.6%37.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Florida (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Alachua 115 Baker 93 Bay 130 Bradford 75 Brevard 249 Broward 686 Calhoun 49 Charlotte 211 Citrus 53 Clay 90 Collier 370 Columbia 112 DeSoto 57 Dixie 55 Duval 831 Escambia 250 Flagler 105 Franklin 43 Gadsden 121 Gilchrist 10 Glades 59 Gulf 62 Hamilton 60 Hardee 85 Hendry 87 Hernando 60 Highlands 63 Hillsborough 840 Holmes 156 Indian River 120 Jackson 146 Jefferson 70 Lafayette 28 Lake 113 Lee 391 Leon 165 Levy 73 Liberty 77 Madison 60 Manatee 254 Marion 78 Martin 129 Miami-Dade 1057 Monroe 100 Nassau 104 Okaloosa 218 Okeechobee 67 Orange 885 Osceola 255 Palm Beach 610 Pasco 151 Pinellas 435 Polk 360 Putnam 73 Santa Rosa 192 Sarasota 298 Seminole 177 St. Johns 141 St. Lucie 151 Sumter 112 Suwannee 37 Taylor 90 Union 28 Volusia 238 Wakulla 48 Walton 229 Washington 99

Florida vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Florida on the same metric.

GA

Georgia

1.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,069
Selected

FL

Florida

2.79% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,036

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Florida

Six lowest-condition bridges in Florida, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

OAK HILL CEMETERY

Poor

Over: BONES CREEK

0.4 MI E OF CR-661A, DeSoto, FL

Built 1993 Load: 0.0 t

VAUGHN ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CHARLIE BOWLEGS C

2.9MI WEST OF CR-635, Highlands, FL

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t

CR 120

Poor

Over: N PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

1.4 MI EAST OF CR 127, Baker, FL

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 151

Hanna Mill Pond Rd

Poor

Over: Hannas Mill Pond

0.8 Miles West of CR 270, Gadsden, FL

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 99

Turberville Road

Poor

Over: Wrights Creek

2.1 Miles East of SR 79, Holmes, FL

Built 2010 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 66

US90 SR10

Poor

Over: Holmes Creek

3.0Mi. West of SR277, Washington, FL

Built 1953 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,381

All Bridges in Florida

SR-29

Fair

Over: YORK BRANCH

2.0MI SOUTH OF CR-74, Glades, FL

Built 1948 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 3,700

SR-78

Fair

Over: JRS CANAL

5.7MI EAST OF CR-721, Glades, FL

Built 1997 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 4,500

OAK STREET

Fair

Over: FISHWEIR CREEK

100FT N OF PINE GROVE AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1950 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 21

SE ISLAND WAY ROAD

Fair

Over: LOXAHATCHEE RIVER

0.2MI E of LOXAHATCHEE RD, Martin, FL

Built 1950 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 4,000

FSR 200

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

9.25 MI WEST OF STATE 250, Baker, FL

Built 1976 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 20

SR-26

Fair

Over: HOGTOWN CREEK

0.2 MI. W. OF SR-121, Alachua, FL

Built 1957 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 17,900

CR 191

Fair

Over: Big Juniper Creek

1 Mi South of Jean Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1952 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 400

Esplanade Avenue

Fair

Over: B-19 Canal / Trib 1

200FT N/O Cap Diville Ave, Volusia, FL

Built 2010 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 200

FLEMING KEY ROAD

Fair

Over: GARRISON BIGHT

1.5 KM N OF US 1, Monroe, FL

Built 1965 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 250

GRIFFIN RD (CR652)

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

0.9 MI S OF SR-636, Hardee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 550

MAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: MYAKKA RIVER

MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK, Sarasota, FL

Built 1940 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 610

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: US-90 (SR-10) BEAVER ST.

I-95 SB OVER BEAVER ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 75,250

CONFEDERATE PT RD

Fair

Over: BUTCHER PIN CREEK

0.2 MI E OF BLANDING BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 9,641

6TH STREET

Fair

Over: HOGAN CREEK

65 FT E OF N JEFFERSON ST, Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 2,051

CR 216

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF RICE CREEK

0.8 MI N OF SR 100, Putnam, FL

Built 1954 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 4,700

SE 11th Street

Fair

Over: Rio Cordova

30 ft. E of Cordova Rd, Broward, FL

Built 1972 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 800

SR-656 (17th St.)

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

0.4 Mi. W of SR-A1A, Indian River, FL

Built 1979 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 22,000

SR-A1A (N. Causwy)

Fair

Over: North Causway E Relief

1.5 Mi. East of US-1, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1967 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 8,600

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 940

9.1MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-98 (SR-700)

Fair

Over: SPRING LAKE CANAL

5.8 MI EAST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1949 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 6,600

SINGLETARY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MYAKKA RIVER

0.4MILE SW OF SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 650

SINGLETARY ROAD

Fair

Over: TATUM GULLY

3.3MI SW OF SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 650

Broad Street

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.4 Mi East of US231/SR75, Jackson, FL

Built 1980 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 120

CR-25

Fair

Over: Canal

15ft. North of CR-302, Flagler, FL

Built 1980 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 38

SR-6

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER O/F

0.4 MI.E.OF WITHLACOOCHEE, Hamilton, FL

Built 1950 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,000

NE 28TH STREET

Fair

Over: PELICAN WATERWAY

160FT. E OF NE 23RD AVE, Broward, FL

Built 1950 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 200

US-41

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL 052

13.3 MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,000

CR951/COLLIER BLVD

Fair

Over: BIG CYPRESS BASIN CANAL

0.5MI NORTH OF I-75, Collier, FL

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 32,000

CR-665

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

3.9 MI WEST OF CR-663, Hardee, FL

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 300

CR 346

Fair

Over: RIVER STYX

2.1 MI WEST OF CR 325, Alachua, FL

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 900

JOHN WILLIAMS RD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF CR 124, Baker, FL

Built 1976 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 101

NW 216TH STREET

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

1.6 MI EAST OF SR 16, Bradford, FL

Built 1980 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 600

Chestnut Road

Fair

Over: Dry Creek

0.9 Mi North of CR 182, Escambia, FL

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 150

Cantonment Ath Rd

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.10 Mi S of Well Line Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 1995 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

US 98 SR 30

Fair

Over: Carrabelle River

11.9 Miles East of SR65, Franklin, FL

Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,200

Road 5

Fair

Over: Stone Mill Creek

2.0 Miles North of SR 22, Gulf, FL

Built 1994 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 330

CR 177

Fair

Over: Wrights Creek

3.4 Miles West of SR79, Holmes, FL

Built 1979 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,800

Roping Road

Fair

Over: East Pittman Creek

1.1 Miles North of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 2006 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 60

Satellite Road

Fair

Over: Gum Creek

1.23 MI E of CR 277, Jackson, FL

Built 1993 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 33

Woodrest Road

Fair

Over: Gilberts Mill Creek

1.6 Mi North of US90/SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 1994 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 257

Spears Road

Fair

Over: Holmes Creek

1.22 Miles North of SR77, Jackson, FL

Built 1995 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 70

CR 375/Smith Ck Rd

Fair

Over: Black Creek

6.3 Miles South of SR 20, Leon, FL

Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 600

CR 2

Fair

Over: Yellow River

4.6 Mi West of SR 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1949 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 400

Deaton Bridge Road

Fair

Over: Green Branch

3.8 Mi N of US 90, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1991 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 400

US-301 (SR-200)

Fair

Over: CSXRR(ABND)DEEP CRK TRIB

0.55 MI. N. OF US-90, Duval, FL

Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,060

BROAD STREET

Fair

Over: HOGAN CREEK

0.2 MI South of W 8th St., Duval, FL

Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,100

CR 13A

Fair

Over: MCCOLLOUGH CREEK

1 MI S OF CR 214, St. Johns, FL

Built 1954 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,100

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL 042

9.3MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 3,000

CR839 TURNER RIVRD

Fair

Over: EAST HINSON MARSH

1.2 MI N OF I 75, Collier, FL

Built 1962 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 20

US-98 (SR 700)

Fair

Over: LORIDA CREEK

10.1MI EAST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 6,600

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