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-19 SB (SR-55)

Good

Over: STEINHATCHEE RIVER

0.4 MI. S. OF SR-51, Dixie, FL

Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,500

US-19 SB (SR-55)

Good

Over: OVERFLOW RELIEF

0.6 MI. S. OF SR-51, Dixie, FL

Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,500

US-90 (SR-10)

Good

Over: LITTLE AUCILLA RIVER

1.4 MI.E.OF JEFFERSON CO., Madison, FL

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,600

SR22

Good

Over: Cooks Bayou

7.3Mi East of SR30A, Bay, FL

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,200

SR22

Good

Over: Boggy Creek

2.7 Mi.East of SR30A, Bay, FL

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,800

SR73

Good

Over: Dunham Branch

1.6Mi. N of SR71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,100

Jamesville Road

Good

Over: Coffee Creek

1 Mi North of US 90, Escambia, FL

Built 2017 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

CR 30A

Good

Over: Deer Lake

4.75 Mi West of US 98, Walton, FL

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,000

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: PICKETTVILLE RD.

I-295 / PICKETTVILLE RD., Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 39,644

SB ACOSTA N. LEG H

Good

Over: PARKING LOT

SR-13 SB FROM WATER ST., Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,900

US-17 (SR-5)

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

0.3 MI. S. OF WINONA DR., Duval, FL

Built 1925 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,900

MONUMENT ROAD

Good

Over: GINHOUSE CREEK

0.6 MI E of I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25,500

CR 115

Good

Over: DUNN CREEK

0.5 MI EAST OF CR 121, Nassau, FL

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,500

INTL GOLF PKWY 13A

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

INTL GOLF PKWY / I-95, St. Johns, FL

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,500

I-195EB TO I-95SB

Good

Over: NW 32ND ST

I-I95 SB over NW 32ND ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 89,500

I-95

Good

Over: 119TH ST (SR-924)

2.1 MI S OF SR-826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 264,000

SR 112 WB Off Ramp

Good

Over: SR 953 (NW 42nd Avenue)

Miami Intl Airport, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,500

SR826NB-US41EB

Good

Over: CORAL GABLES CANAL

1 MI N OF CORAL WAY, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2007 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,000

CR-726 CITRUS BLVD

Good

Over: ORANGE CANAL

5.8Mi. E of SR-710, Martin, FL

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,341

I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: 12th Avenue South

1 mile North of SR 812, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 252,000

Forest Hill Blvd.

Good

Over: E-3 Canal

1.5mi E of Jog Rd., Palm Beach, FL

Built 1989 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 38,500

CAMINO REAL

Good

Over: EL RIO CANAL

0.4 MI W of US-1, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,100

CAMINO GARDENS BLV

Good

Over: CAMINO CANAL

0.2 MILE E OF SW 9TH AVE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,363

NB I-95 (S.R. 9)

Good

Over: CR 712 (Midway Road)

I-95 over Midway Road, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 36,906

SB I-95 (S.R. 9)

Good

Over: CR-712 Midway Road

I-95 over Midway Road, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 36,906

Buena Vista Blvd.

Good

Over: Tunnel B-22

0.2 Mi. South of CR-466A, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 8,100

Buena Vista Blvd.

Good

Over: Tunnel B-23

0.6 Mi. South of CR-466A, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 8,100

Buena Vista Blvd.

Good

Over: Tunnel B-24

1.1 Mi. S. of CR-466A, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 8,100

Buena Vista Blvd.

Good

Over: Tunnel B-27

200 Ft. South of CR-44A, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 8,100

CR-139 (Powell Rd)

Good

Over: Tunnel B-28

100 Ft. South of CR-44A, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 10,300

CR-139 (Powell Rd)

Good

Over: Tunnel B-29

0.3 Mi. South of CR-44A, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 10,300

CR-44A

Good

Over: Tunnel B26

.2 Mi SE Buena Vista Bl, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 3,000

CR-44A

Good

Over: Tunnel B25

.1 Mi NW Buena Vista Blvd, Sumter, FL

Built 2010 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 3,000

SERVICE ROAD

Good

Over: WALKER CREEK

2 MI. E. OF STARKE, Bradford, FL

Built 1941 Load: 29.1 t

SR-434

Good

Over: Howell Creek

SR-434 - Howell Creek, Seminole, FL

Built 1999 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 25,000

COMP SR-9336

Good

Over: AEROJET CANAL C-111

FLORIDA CITY (MP 1.104), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 2,600

I-95 SB (870449)

Good

Over: SR-860 & I-95 SB RAMPS

AT NW 183RD ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 91,500

SR 924

Good

Over: NW 37th Avenue

SR-924 Over N. 37th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1990 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 58,000

EB North Lake Blvd

Good

Over: North Lake

1mi. W of US-1., Palm Beach, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 18,000

I110 SR8A

Good

Over: Cross Street

0.5MI S of SR752 Texar Dr, Escambia, FL

Built 2008 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 60,000

SR-105 SB

Good

Over: BROWARD RD.

SR-105 OVER BROWARD RD., Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,100

SR 417 SB 48.3

Good

Over: SANFORD AVE

0.7 MI S OF CR 427, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 28,000

SR 417 NB 43.2

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN TRAIL

2.4 MI NORTH OF SLAVIA RD, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 30,000

SR 417 SB 48.6

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.3 MI SOUTH OF CR 427, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 28,000

BONAVENTURE BLVD.

Good

Over: CANAL C-11

AT GRIFFIN ROAD, Broward, FL

Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,320

SR-854

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9A)

IVES DAIRY ROAD, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 34,000

FALKENBURG RD

Good

Over: NORTH ARCHIE CREEK

0.3MI S OF PROGRESS BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1997 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 14,200

SR81

Good

Over: West Pittman Creek

2.4 Miles S. of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 1978 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,300

EB SR A1A

Good

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

Port Everglades, Broward, FL

Built 2001 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 16,750

LYONS ROAD

Good

Over: HILLSBORO CANAL

0.6MI N OF HILLSBORO BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 28,559

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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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