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

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 074

0.8 MILE WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

US 41 (SR 90)

Good

Over: Canal 075

0.5 MILE WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

SANIBEL-CAPTIVA RD

Good

Over: CLAM-DINKINS BAYOU

0.5MI W OF WULFERT RD., Lee, FL

Built 2008 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 5,760

W. PIPKIN ROAD

Good

Over: POLEY CREEK

2.5 MI WEST OF SR-37, Polk, FL

Built 1975 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 13,500

36TH STREET

Good

Over: CARVER CANAL

650FT E OF AUSTRALIAN AVE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1959 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 4,700

WB Rest Area Ramp

Good

Over: SR8 I10

0.5MI E Apalachee River, Gadsden, FL

Built 1978 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 850

Jeff Fuqua Blvd.

Good

Over: Tug Tunnel South

OIA East side of terminal, Orange, FL

Built 1981 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 25,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 076

525FT E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 3,400

EAST TERRY STREET

Good

Over: LEITNER CREEK

0.5MI E OF OLD US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1993 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 10,100

16TH ST NORTH

Good

Over: CANAL 12

AT 77TH AVE NORTH, Pinellas, FL

Built 1978 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,900

WESTOVER STREET

Good

Over: TIMMYS DITCH

200FT S OF CAROLYN DR, Polk, FL

Built 1994 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 350

SR-482

Good

Over: CSXRR

SR-482 over CSXRR, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 40,000

Trailwood Drive

Good

Over: Cambridge Canal

0.25Mi S/O Wiltshire Blvd, Volusia, FL

Built 2013 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 200

SR 878 (RAMP)

Good

Over: NB & SB SR-874

WEST END OF SR 878, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1975 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 26,670

63 St.

Good

Over: Indian Creek Canal

500 ft W of SR-A1A, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1953 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 37,500

I-395 WB

Good

Over: NW 3rd Ave to NE 2st Ave

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2023 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 39,500

SE 4th Avenue

Good

Over: Miami Canal

30Ft. S of Okeechobee Rd., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2003 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 24,090

I-75/SR-93 SB

Good

Over: PENNINGTON CAMP WC X 4

5.4 MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

I-75/SR-93 NB

Good

Over: PENNINGTON CAMP WC X 4

5.4 MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO-7

3.6 MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO-7

3.6 MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO-8

3.2 MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SLOANS CROSSING WC-10

2.2MI W OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SLOANS CROSSING WC-10

2.2MI W OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SHANNAS CROSSING WC 12

1MI W OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 14,261

SR 568 SPUR EB 1.8

Good

Over: LAKE REFLECTIONS BLVD

1.2 MI W OF DALE MABRY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,000

SHELDON ROAD NB

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.2MI N OF HILLSBORO AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25,600

SHELDON ROAD SB

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.2MI N OF HILLSBORO AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25,600

SR-699

Good

Over: BLIND PASS

1 MILE S OF CENTRAL AVE, Pinellas, FL

Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 13,300

L.E. HARVEY ROAD

Good

Over: OAK BRANCH

0.9 MI SOUTH OF CR 130, Baker, FL

Built 2002 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 101

Mossy Head Schl Rd

Good

Over: Blackstone Creek

0.16 Mi North of US 90, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100

Indiantown Road

Good

Over: Jupiter Creek

2.3 Mi. East of I-95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1991 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 44,000

CR-621

Good

Over: MUCK DITCH

7.9MI E OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1960 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 600

SE 26th TERRACE

Good

Over: SAN CARLOS CANAL

100FT E OF KAMAL PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 2,100

LAKEWOOD RANCH BLD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.3 MI N/O SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1998 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 31,608

RIVER RANCH BLVD.

Good

Over: BUTTERMILK SLOUGH

1.8MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Polk, FL

Built 1968 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 669

CHAMBERLAIN BLVD.

Good

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

160FT N OF HILLSBOROUGH B, Sarasota, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 5,800

ORANGE AVENUE

Good

Over: HUDSON BAYOU

0.1MI SOUTH OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1982 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 8,400

46TH STREET

Good

Over: WHITAKER CREEK

500FT E OF BRADENTON RD., Sarasota, FL

Built 1955 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 200

US-301

Good

Over: Lake Bowling Relief

0.9Mi N Hernando Co Line, Sumter, FL

Built 1947 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 5,000

Service Rd

Good

Over: Canal

Silver Springs State Park, Marion, FL

Built 1970 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: 103rd ST.

I-295 SB / 103rd ST., Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 59,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: 103rd ST.

I-295 NB / 103rd ST., Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 59,000

LYONS RD. NB

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK CANAL C-14

0.1MI S OF ATLANTIC BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1985 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 32,956

SW 16TH STREET

Good

Over: 175 CANAL

500FT W OF SW 54TH AVE, Broward, FL

Built 1973 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 1,100

SR-29

Good

Over: N OKALOACOOCHEE RIVER

0.6MI SOUTH OF SR-78, Glades, FL

Built 1948 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 6,700

68TH AVE NORTH

Good

Over: SAWGRASS LAKE CHANNEL B

0.5MI E OF US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 110

Alafaya Trail

Good

Over: Canal

30ftN of Lake Undrhill Rd, Orange, FL

Built 1988 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 55,500

DATE PALM RD

Good

Over: BUCCANEER CANAL

0.4 MILE S OF ROYAL PALM, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1959 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 1,500

RANGELAND BLVD

Good

Over: ACOE WETLAND

1000FT W OF FENCEPOST DR, Pasco, FL

Built 2022 Load: 24.3 t

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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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