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

SPARKMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: HOWELL BRANCH

2.0 MI E OF SR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1977 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,500

49th St E EXP FARM

Fair

Over: TERRA CEIA CREEK

0.3 MI. EAST OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 4,080

1ST AVE NORTH

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.1MI W OF 58TH ST N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1953 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 11,500

SW MEEKS GRADE

Fair

Over: SWILLEY CREEK

.5 MI E OF SW ELLZEY AVE, Levy, FL

Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 51

CR-510 WABASSO RD

Fair

Over: CANAL

3MI W OF CR-615, Indian River, FL

Built 1951 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 5,500

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL 046

10 MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 109

27.8MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 110

28.5MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 111

27.9MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1950 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 112

28.5MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1951 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 113

28.8MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1951 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 114

29.7MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 116

31.5MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

VERMONT STREET

Fair

Over: EASTSIDE CANAL

100 ft. N/O US 92 WB, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1970 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 110

PALMA SOLA BLVD.

Fair

Over: BRANCH/PALMA SOLA BAY

0.6 MILE SOUTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1962 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 1,387

M AND J ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MYAKKA RIVER

0.2MI NORTH OF CLAY GULLY, Manatee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 294

CR 357 (HINES RD)

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

6.4 MI NORTH OF CR 358, Dixie, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 200

CR 326

Fair

Over: FRESHWATER CREEK

3.4 MI WEST OF US 19, Levy, FL

Built 1966 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 300

I-10 WB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: SR-53

I-10 WB OVER SR-53, Madison, FL

Built 1972 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 15,283

Ped & Veh Overpass

Fair

Over: Bloxham Street

Fletcher Building Parking, Leon, FL

Built 1981 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 150

Martin Mill Road

Fair

Over: Long Branch

0.7Mi W/o Beaver Crk Towr, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1984 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 50

SR-228 (HART BDG.)

Fair

Over: ST. JOHNS RIVER/HIGHLAND

US-A1 OVER ST.JOHNS RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 37,000

Maytown Road

Fair

Over: Cow Creek

8.6 miles East of SR-415, Volusia, FL

Built 1969 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,800

Jungle Road

Fair

Over: Turnbull Creek

0.1 Mi. E. of Linda Road, Volusia, FL

Built 1969 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 716

US-41(SR-45/SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 941

9.4MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 3,200

LORRAINE ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF SLOUGH

0.9 MI SOUTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 7,600

MCNAB RD(SE 15 ST)

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CK C-14 CANAL

0.8MI WEST OF US-1, Broward, FL

Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 14,984

NW 17th Avenue

Fair

Over: Miami River

0.2 Mile North of SR 836, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1928 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 21,073

CR-707 (BEACH RD)

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

0.3MI E OF US-1 (SR-5), Palm Beach, FL

Built 1969 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 3,240

BLACK CREEK-Bridge

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Liberty, FL

Built 1979 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 25

CAT BRANCH-Bridge

Fair

Over: CAT BRANCH

NATIONAL FOREST, Liberty, FL

Built 1979 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 15

US-41

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL 048

11.8MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 077

1MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,400

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 081

4.9 MILES EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1953 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 2,700

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 082

5.4MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,400

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 085

7.7MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,515

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 089

11.3MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,515

UP MANATEE RIV RD

Fair

Over: GATES CREEK

2.2 MI. NE OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1963 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 7,438

SR-33

Fair

Over: QUAIL CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF I-4, Polk, FL

Built 1940 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 18,500

DEAN STILL RD.

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

1.6 MI EAST OF SR-33, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 4,400

CR 115

Fair

Over: LITTLE DUNN CREEK

2.9 MI EAST OF CR 121, Nassau, FL

Built 1950 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 1,500

Oakland Park Blvd.

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

800ft W of A1A & E of US1, Broward, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 27,500

Aultman Road

Fair

Over: Partin Canal

.3 Mi S of Neptune Road, Osceola, FL

Built 1976 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 107

PINE LEVEL ST.

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

3.2 MI W OF SR-70, DeSoto, FL

Built 1984 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 300

PARNELL RD CR-671

Fair

Over: BEE BRANCH

3.3 MI S OF SR-64, Hardee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 600

CR-448

Fair

Over: Apopka Beauclair Canal

3.3 miles East of CR-561, Lake, FL

Built 1979 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 10,100

SR-60 EB

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

0.7 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1947 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 13,000

CR-48

Fair

Over: Withlacoochee River

8.0 Miles West of I-75, Sumter, FL

Built 1929 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 5,600

Eddy Road CR-250

Fair

Over: MID-PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

0.6MI N CR 250/CR 125 INT, Baker, FL

Built 1975 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 6,600

CR 226

Fair

Over: WALKILL CREEK

0.2 MI WEST OF CR 209, Clay, FL

Built 1963 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 103

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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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