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

ORANGE GROVE DRIVE

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

0.4 MI S OF FLETCHER AV, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 5,240

WELLS AVENUE

Good

Over: DORA CANAL

0.3 Mi East of SR-19, Lake, FL

Built 1959 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 4,463

SW 18TH ST WB

Good

Over: SR-91 TPK-DRAINAGE CANAL

0.9MI W OF POWERLINE RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 24,000

SW 18TH ST. EB

Good

Over: SR-91 TPK/DRAINAGE CANAL

0.9MI W OF POWERLINE RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 24,000

SR-78

Good

Over: FISHEATING BAY CREEK

0.1MI SOUTH OF CR-721, Glades, FL

Built 1997 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 4,500

SR 570 POLK EB 0.0

Good

Over: I-4 SR 400

I-4 WEST INTERCHANGE, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 16,700

NW 17th Ave

Good

Over: Little River Canal

0.3 Mile N of NW 95th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1997 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 16,085

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: PEACE RIVER BRANCH

0.2MI. E OF CHARLES AVE., Charlotte, FL

Built 1976 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,100

POST PLANT ROAD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.9MI S OF SR-64, Hardee, FL

Built 1985 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 201

SR 568 SPUR WB 1.8

Good

Over: LAKE REFLECTIONS BLVD

1.2 MI W OF DALE MABRY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 6,000

OBRIEN RD 285.9

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK

0.3MI N OF LEESBURG INTER, Lake, FL

Built 1962 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,210

DEL PRADO BLVD.

Good

Over: MELAGA CANAL

0.2MI N of CAPE CORAL PKW, Lee, FL

Built 1963 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 40,500

SE 26TH TERRACE

Good

Over: RUBICAN CANAL

150FT W OF SHELBY PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 3,100

I-275/SR-93 NB

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.3MI WEST OF US-41/SR-45, Manatee, FL

Built 1983 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 23,500

Lakewood Rnch Blvd

Good

Over: Bypass Channel

1.2 MI South SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1999 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 24,500

BENEVA RD

Good

Over: PHILLIPPI CREEK

0.3MI N OF BAHIA VISTA ST, Sarasota, FL

Built 1974 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 25,000

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: SUMTER BLVD.

10.9 MI N OF CHARLOTTE CL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 31,250

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: SUMTER BLVD.

10.9MI N OF CHARLOTTE CL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 31,250

BULLARD STREET

Good

Over: R-36 CANAL

100FT NORTH OF TRIONFO AV, Sarasota, FL

Built 1996 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 964

RIVER RD

Good

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

0.6 MI E OF SUWANNEE RIV, Suwannee, FL

Built 1971 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,200

NB ACOSTA N. LEG G

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE AVE. & CSXRR

SR-13NB/RIVERSIDE & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 6,100

SR-415

Good

Over: St. Johns River

SR-415 - St. Johns River, Volusia, FL

Built 1977 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 13,250

Tomoka Farms Rd

Good

Over: Miller Creek

.7 mi S of Taylor Rd, Volusia, FL

Built 1961 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 9,200

EB SR842 to NB I95

Good

Over: SR-842 (Broward Blvd)

SR-842 & SR-9, Broward, FL

Built 1994 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 10,500

SR 874 NB

Good

Over: CANAL C-100

350 ft. N of SR 821 (Tpk), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 59,000

Indian Rvrsd Pk Rd

Good

Over: Tidal Canal

Indian Riverside Park, Martin, FL

Built 2009 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,000

Mulberry Avenue

Good

Over: Canal

20ft. E of Water Street, Osceola, FL

Built 1997 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 135

Honeysuckle Avenue

Good

Over: Canal

20ft. E of Water Street, Osceola, FL

Built 1997 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 135

SR91 N/S TPK 107.8

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

1.6 miles North of SR 710, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 64,988

GEORGE MARSH ROAD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.64MI N OF CREWSVILLE RD, Hardee, FL

Built 2023 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 120

21ST STREET NW

Good

Over: CANAL

0.2MI N OF HAVENDALE BLVD, Polk, FL

Built 1996 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 4,400

CR-478A

Good

Over: Gant Lake Canal

2.7 mi North of SR-50, Sumter, FL

Built 1968 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 350

Indian Lake Road

Good

Over: Creek

2.3mi N on Indian Lake Rd, Volusia, FL

Built 1999 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 10

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: SR 985 (NW 107th Avenue)

3.0 miles West of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2004 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 65,250

MIAMI AVE NB

Good

Over: MIAMI RIVER

200 FT. S/O. SW 3RD ST., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1985 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 4,460

US-98/US-441SR-700

Good

Over: NUBBINS SLOUGH

1.7MI W OF SE 86TH BLVD, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1972 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 6,500

SR-805 (Dixie Hwy)

Good

Over: W.P.B. Canal (C-51)

3/4 Miles South of SR-882, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1985 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 24,500

CR603(JOHNSTON RD)

Good

Over: BELCHER CANAL C-25

100FT N OF ANGLE ROAD, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1962 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 1,086

I-75 NB

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO. 24

13.2MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,750

I-75 SB

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO. 24

13.2MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1992 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,750

CR 862 VNDBLT BCH

Good

Over: CR 951 Canal

116 FT E/O CR-951, Collier, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,000

I-275 NB

Good

Over: CENTRAL & HENDERSON AVE

0.4MI S I-4/ I-275 INTCHG, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 107,250

SR 568 SPUR WB 1.0

Good

Over: LAKESHORE RD

2.0 MI W OF DALE MABRY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,000

SR 568 SPUR EB 1.0

Good

Over: LAKESHORE RD

2.0 MI W OF DALE MABRY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,000

E. YOUNG ST.

Good

Over: WATER OAK BRANCH

220FT W OF N KNIGHT ST, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200

SR-64

Good

Over: BRANCH HAMMOCK CREEK

1.0 MI WEST OF I-75, Manatee, FL

Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 59,000

US-19 SR-55

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.2MI. NORTH OF 38TH AV N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 41,500

CR-655 RIFLE RANGE

Good

Over: WAHNETA FARMS DRAINAGE

1.5MI NORTH OF SR-60, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,763

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: TOLEDO BLADE BOULEVARD

8.0 MI N OF CHARLOTTE CL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 27,750

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: ROBERTS BAY

0.3MI N OF BUS US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 43,000

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Florida Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.