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

IMPERIAL PKY/WAGON

Good

Over: NEW CANAL

0.7MI N OF E TERRY ST, Lee, FL

Built 1996 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 1,180

I-275 SB

Good

Over: I-275 NB & RAMPS

0.2 MILE SOUTH OF SR-679, Pinellas, FL

Built 1987 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 32,608

SR-33

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

12.0MI NORTH OF I-4, Polk, FL

Built 1939 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 10,800

CR 209

Good

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

0.2 MI E OF US 17, Putnam, FL

Built 1964 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 2,500

N.W. 27 Ave. SR-9

Good

Over: OPALOCKA CANAL

S OF OPA LOCKA BLVD, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1948 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 49,500

CONGRESS AVE

Good

Over: LWDD L-2 CANAL

0.5MI S OF OKEECHOBEE BLV, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1967 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 14,500

OLD BURNT STORE RD

Good

Over: ROSEMARYS CANAL

0.4MI S OF EMBERS PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1983 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 200

OLD BURNT STORE RD

Good

Over: ROSEMARYS CANAL

0.4MI S OF EMBERS PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1983 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 200

SR-230

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

3 MI. E. OF STARKE, Bradford, FL

Built 1941 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 2,100

Conroy Rd.

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

0.8 mile East of SR-435, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 38,500

KENDALL DR - SR826

Good

Over: Kendall Dr

SR 826 & KENDALL DR, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1997 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 9,200

ROYAL PLM BH BL NB

Good

Over: CANAL

2MI N OF OKEECHOBEE BLV, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1983 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,600

ROYAL PLM BH BL SB

Good

Over: RELIEF CANAL

0.3M N OF OKEECHOBEE BLV, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1984 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,600

ROYAL PLM BH BL SB

Good

Over: CANAL

2MI N OF OKEECHOBEE BLV, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1983 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,600

US-41 (SR-45) NB

Good

Over: CATFISH CREEK

1.0MI S of SR-773, Sarasota, FL

Built 1962 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 15,500

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: NEW BERLIN RD. & CSXRR

0.7 MI.S.OF HECKSCHER DR., Duval, FL

Built 1988 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 42,161

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: NEW BERLIN RD. & CSXRR

0.7 MI.S.OF HECKSCHER DR., Duval, FL

Built 1988 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 42,161

SR924 GRATIGNY PKW

Good

Over: SR 823 NW 57th Avenue

SR 924 over SR 823, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1990 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 68,000

US-41

Good

Over: Canal 951

12.5MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 3,200

CR-579

Good

Over: LITTLE MANATEE R/S FORK

4.8MI SOUTH OF SR-674, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1954 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 1,000

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: WHITAKER BAYOU

1.0MI N OF SR-780, Sarasota, FL

Built 1923 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 30,500

CR 259-Tram Road

Good

Over: Caney Branch

1.35 Miles West of SR 59, Jefferson, FL

Built 1968 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 900

AUSTRALIAN AVE SB

Good

Over: CITY OF WPB CANAL

0.3MI S OF 45TH STREET, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1972 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 23,500

AUSTRALIAN AVE NB

Good

Over: CITY OF WPB CANAL

0.3MI S OF 45TH STREET, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1959 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 23,500

SAN MATEO DRIVE

Good

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

160FT NOF HILLSBOROUGH BL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1970 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,800

FISH CAMP ROAD

Good

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

3.7 MI. W. OF US 301, Alachua, FL

Built 2001 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 51

SR-13 ACOSTA LEG C

Good

Over: VACANT LOT

SR-13 SB TO PRUDENTIAL DR, Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 6,100

I-95NB TO I-295NB

Good

Over: I-95 & I-295

I-95 NB TO I-295NB, Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 19,500

SR-100

Good

Over: PALMETTO BRANCH

0.2 MI. W. OF CARRAWAY, Putnam, FL

Built 1955 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 7,800

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: SR 7/I-95 Main and Ramps

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 61,500

SR854 WB (870577)

Good

Over: SCL RR

W OF I-95, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 24,000

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL 044

10.2MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,000

MCGREGOR BLVD.

Good

Over: MCGREGOR GROVE CREEK

0.5MI NORTH OF CR-884, Lee, FL

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 15,700

McGREGOR BLVD

Good

Over: COUNTRY CLUB CANAL

1MI N OF CR-884, Lee, FL

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20,900

CR-15

Good

Over: Canal

20ft. North of CR-302, Flagler, FL

Built 1999 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 102

NB C-D Road Ramp

Good

Over: University Blvd.

SR-417 NB-University Blvd, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,400

MARGINAL RD

Good

Over: LWDD L-5 CANAL

0.3MI S OF PIONEER RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,500

MILITARY TRAIL SB

Good

Over: L-30 CANAL

0.9MI N OF LAKE IDA ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 33,000

MILITARY TRAIL NB

Good

Over: L-30 CANAL

0.9 MI N OF LAKE IDA ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 33,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 059

8.3MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 060

7.8MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1950 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 061

7.5MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 065

6MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 066

5.4MI WEST of SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 068

4.1MI W OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 069

4MI West of SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 070

3.6MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 071

3.1MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1953 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 072

2.8MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 073

1.8 MILE W OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

Showing 5,151-5,200 of 13,036 bridges

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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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