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

I-275SB I-4EB RAMP

Good

Over: I-4 WB I-275 US-41

I-275/I-4 INTERCHANGE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2004 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 24,500

JAUDON ROAD

Good

Over: PRINGLES CREEK

0.1MI S OF WHEELER ROAD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1976 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,000

KENTUCKY STREET

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.4 MI WEST OF CR 887, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 200

NALLE GRADE ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER POPASH CREEK

2.5MI EAST OF SLATER RD, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,250

DEAN STILL RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

2.0 MI EAST OF SR-33, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,071

CR 2082

Good

Over: LOCHLOOSA CREEK

2.1 MI EAST OF CR 325, Alachua, FL

Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 650

SW.18TH(WACAHOOTA)

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

2 MI. N. OF CR-234, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 650

CR274

Good

Over: I10 SR8

4.4 Miles E. of SR12, Gadsden, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,800

Roberts Avenue

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.85 Mi South of SR 366, Leon, FL

Built 1995 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 10,710

I-10WB FROM I-95NB

Good

Over: I-95 NB & SB (SR-9)

I-10 WB/I-95 NB, Duval, FL

Built 2009 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 44,000

BEDFORD ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE POTTSBURG CREEK

0.2 MI W OF SPRING GLEN, Duval, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 401

WB Cargo Road

Good

Over: North Exit Road

Orlando Internatl Airport, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,061

EB Cargo Road

Good

Over: North Exit Road

Orlando Internatl Airport, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,061

HOLLOWAY ROAD

Good

Over: ETONIA CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH OF SR100, Putnam, FL

Built 1988 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 271

French Avenue

Good

Over: Seaboard Coastline RR

2 miles West of US-17, Volusia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,100

TPK NB GRIF 53.95

Good

Over: S NEW RIVER CANAL C-11

50ft. EAST OF TURNPIKE, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,850

SR91/826 TO I-95SB

Good

Over: CSX RR

GOLDEN GLADES INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 17,000

SR821 SB HEFT 11.9

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK CANAL C-1-N

1.0 MILE SOUTH OF US1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1972 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 86,000

I-95

Good

Over: RAMP 112/195 EB - 95 NB

I-95/SR112/I-195 INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 179,000

SR91 SB TPK 2.514

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK CANAL C-9

0.3 MILES N OF NW 199 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1988 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5,450

SR91 SB TPK 178.03

Good

Over: OUTFALL SLOUGH

6.6 mi S of Ft Drum Plz, Indian River, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 18,350

SR91 NB TPK 178.03

Good

Over: OUTFALL SLOUGH

6.6 mi S of Ft Drum Plz, Indian River, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 18,350

Smith Street

Good

Over: City Canal

0.1 Mi. N of Columbia Ave, Osceola, FL

Built 1977 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 850

SW 23 Ave Golf Rd

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

Just West of I 95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15,000

DNLD RS RD W 112.2

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK

3 MI NORTH OF PGA BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1986 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55,449

DNLD RS RD E 112.2

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK

3 miles N of PGA Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1987 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55,449

SPANISH ISLES BLVD

Good

Over: LWDD E-1 CANAL

0.2MI E OF US-441 (SR-7), Palm Beach, FL

Built 1985 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 500

SE 7TH STREET

Good

Over: HILLSBORO CANAL L-14

0.5 MI. E OF SR-80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,150

SIX MI CYP PKWY WB

Good

Over: TEN MILE CANAL

1.0 MILE EAST OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1991 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 20,000

JOHN CHESTNUT PK R

Good

Over: BROOKER CREEK

0.8 MI WEST OF CR-611, Pinellas, FL

Built 1977 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 200

I-10 WB SR-8

Good

Over: CR-150 & SG RR

I-10 WB / CR-150 & SGRR, Madison, FL

Built 1972 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 11,250

US331 SR187

Good

Over: Staggers Creek

0.5Mi. S of Alabama Line, Walton, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 5,159

SR 528 EB 7.1

Good

Over: CFRC

7.0 MI EAST OF I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 49,650

SE 3RD AVE.

Good

Over: TARPON RIVER

0.1MI N OF DAVIE BLVD., Broward, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 14,084

SR 91 TPK NB 294.2

Good

Over: CR 48

3.7MI S OF SUMTER CO LINE, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 29,300

NE 4TH PLACE

Good

Over: VALENCIA CANAL

0.1MI S of DIPLOMAT PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 300

INDIAN ROCKS RD.

Good

Over: MCKAY CREEK

1.8MI NORTH OF SR-688, Pinellas, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 13,500

I10 SR8

Good

Over: Timberlane School Road

0.5 Miles W. of SR61, Leon, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 34,833

Richland Ave

Good

Over: Sykes Creek

0.4 mile East of SR-3, Brevard, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 1,227

Rosalind Avenue

Good

Over: Lake Lucerne

At SR 527 & Lucerne Circl, Orange, FL

Built 1991 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 19,500

Lake Ashby Road

Good

Over: Lake Ashby Canal

200ft. East of SR-415, Volusia, FL

Built 1983 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 172

TAFT ST

Good

Over: C-10 CANAL

0.1MI E OF NORTH 28TH AVE, Broward, FL

Built 1962 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 10,900

GATE HOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

250FT W OF PINE ISLAND RD, Broward, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 4,320

Ives Dairy Rd

Good

Over: Snake Creek Canal C-9

0.1Mi East of N Miami Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1972 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 40,500

SR 836 EB Off Ramp

Good

Over: NW 17th Avenue

At NW 17th Avenue, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2002 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 8,131

NW 87TH AVE SB

Good

Over: I-75

1MI W OF SR-826(PALMETTO), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2004 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 10,250

NW 22nd Avenue

Good

Over: Opa Locka Canal

0.4 Mi N of NW 135th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 19,900

SR-713 (Kings Hwy)

Good

Over: F.P.F.W.C.D. Canal No. 1

.5mi So. of St Lucie Blvd, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1993 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 10,800

I-75 SB/SR-93

Good

Over: NUNYA CREEK

2.7 MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 14,261

N. BARFIELD DR.

Good

Over: FACTORY BAY

0.3MI WEST OF CR-951, Collier, FL

Built 2001 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 500

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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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