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

NW 170 ST

Good

Over: I-75

0.75 MI S OF SR-860, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1984 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 4,300

SR-33

Good

Over: KELLY L SLOUGH

7.2 MI NORTH OF I-4, Polk, FL

Built 1939 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 10,337

NE 56 ST

Good

Over: CYPRESS WATERWAY

420ft. E OF DIXIE HIGHWAY, Broward, FL

Built 1961 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 23,213

CULBREATH ISLES DR

Good

Over: SALT BAYOU

328FT W OF CULBREATH ISLE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1973 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 500

Wawbeek Road

Good

Over: Reedy Creek

0.12 Mi North of CR 168, Escambia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 50

Seabreeze Drive

Good

Over: Bay Lake

Caribbean Resort, Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,701

SW 127TH AVENUE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.13 MI. FROM AIRFIELD ON, Marion, FL

Built 1975 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 3

SR-202 (JTB)

Good

Over: SOUTH BEACH PARKWAY

0.4 MI. W. OF SR-A1A, Duval, FL

Built 1979 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 45,000

NORTH LIBERTY ST

Good

Over: HOGANS CK

200 N OF EAST STATE ST, Duval, FL

Built 1990 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 1,900

SR 417 SB SCE 2.7

Good

Over: US 192/I DR/BONNET CANAL

.6MI N OF CELEBRATION AVE, Osceola, FL

Built 1995 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 18,950

ISLAND DRIVE

Good

Over: CANAL

0.03 MI W OF ANDREWS AVE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1960 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 101

KIRBY LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.6MI EAST OF MCNEIL ROAD, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1958 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 500

SW 312TH STREET

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.25 MI. FROM AIRFIELD ON, Marion, FL

Built 1975 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 3

Liberty Street

Good

Over: Longbranch Creek

0.6 Mi. N of Alt. US-1, Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1,501

I-95 SB (870452)

Good

Over: SW 15 RD & SW 3RD AVE

I-95 SB AT SR972 (SW 3RD), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 37,500

KAY ROAD

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

0.3 MI NORTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,300

Charles Booker Rd

Good

Over: Middle Branch

1.02 Mi West of CR 51, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1990 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50

CR 51

Good

Over: LITTLE ALAPAHA RIVER

5 MILES NORTH OF CR 6, Hamilton, FL

Built 1963 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 700

RAMBLEWOOD DR (WB)

Good

Over: C-1 CANAL

0.4MI E of UNIVERSITY DR, Broward, FL

Built 1973 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 12,000

BUNKER HILL LOOP

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK LITTLE MANATE

0.6MI NORTH OF SR-62, Manatee, FL

Built 1992 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 45

SR934 WB (870719)

Good

Over: FEC R/R CROSS AT 5 WAY

O.2M W OF SR-823 (FRAC), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1972 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 18,750

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: C-123 MIAMI CANAL

11.6 Miles W of US-27, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 16,336

307

Good

Over: BECK BRANCH

NO DATA ENTERED, Wakulla, FL

Built 2006 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 10

LINDA LAKE LANE

Good

Over: SOGGY BOTTOM

0.3MI NE OF SANDY CK PKWY, St. Johns, FL

Built 2005 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 75

DOC COIL RD

Good

Over: LITTLE PAYNE CREEK

0.8MI WEST OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1975 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 600

64TH ST SOUTH

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.4MI S OF CENTRAL AVE, Pinellas, FL

Built 1957 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 500

DRANE FIELD ROAD

Good

Over: HAMILTON BRANCH

0.3 MI EAST OF CO LINE RD, Polk, FL

Built 1990 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 8,100

Klondike Road

Good

Over: Eight Mile Creek

0.6 Mi West of CR 173, Escambia, FL

Built 1958 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 700

FLORIDA BLVD

Good

Over: HOPKINS CREEK

0.1 MI W OF PENMAN ROAD, Duval, FL

Built 2004 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 17,000

CR 25A

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

3.75 MI WEST OF US 41, Hamilton, FL

Built 1978 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 550

SR-408

Good

Over: Summerlin Avenue

SR-408 Summerlin Ave, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 187,000

I-95 NB FLYOVER

Good

Over: NW 17 AND 20TH ST

N OF MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1994 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 14,500

Morristown Road

Good

Over: Holly Creek

1.3 Mi South of SR 4, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1993 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 700

SANDY CREEK PKWY

Good

Over: FLAT BED

0.7 MI SOUTH OF CR 210, St. Johns, FL

Built 2005 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 75

CR837 WAGON WHL RD

Good

Over: DEEP LAKE STRAND

3.5MI NORTH OF US 41, Collier, FL

Built 1959 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 200

STENSTROM ROAD

Good

Over: HOG BRANCH

0.1MILE W OF CR-35A, Hardee, FL

Built 1975 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 3,342

CROTON ROAD

Good

Over: WAHNETA FARM CANAL

0.1MI EAST OF CR-655, Polk, FL

Built 1940 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 268

ISLAND RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH OF INDIAN RIVER

100FT Eof SEWALLS PT. RD., Martin, FL

Built 1964 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 115

Laura Street

Good

Over: Gee Creek

0.7 Mi. East of US-17 92, Seminole, FL

Built 1965 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 1,542

DUFF ROAD

Good

Over: FOX BRANCH

0.2 MI WEST OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1987 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 9,500

SR-29

Good

Over: TURKEY BRANCH

0.5MI SOUTH OF CR-74, Glades, FL

Built 1948 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 3,700

THATCHER AVE

Good

Over: CHANNEL H

0.5MI SOUTH OF WATERS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 1,440

LINGER LODGE ROAD

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

1.6 MI S OF SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 1,750

Davis Rd

Good

Over: Goodson Creek

1.5 Mi S of Cmp Henderson, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1992 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 50

SUMMERLIN RD

Good

Over: HENDRY CREEK

1.3MI S OF CYPRESS LAKE D, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 42,200

69TH AVE-WHITFIELD

Good

Over: PEARCE CANAL

0.7 MI. EAST OF US-301, Manatee, FL

Built 1958 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 7,200

McKenzie Road

Good

Over: Branch of Williams Creek

0.8 Mi East of Hwy 95A, Escambia, FL

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,000

CR 224

Good

Over: PINEWOOD DRAINAGE CANAL

0.2 MI N OF CR 220, Clay, FL

Built 1997 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 20,000

Tomoka Farms Rd

Good

Over: Sweetwater Creek

0.4 Mi. N. of Taylor Rd., Volusia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 9,900

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: NW 34th Avenue

0.5 mi. E of NW 42nd Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 87,500

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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