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-4 WB

Good

Over: PALM AVENUE

0.2 MI S OF I-4 I-275 JCT, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 107,250

SE 8TH PLACE

Good

Over: TAYLOR CANAL

0.2MI S/O HANCOCK BR PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 2,140

PALMETTO STREET

Good

Over: STEVENSON CREEK

0.9MI E OF FORT HARRISON, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 4,000

SR-33

Good

Over: LAKE PARKER GIBSON CANAL

4.1MI N OF US-98/92, Polk, FL

Built 1936 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 12,500

FOREST RD. 235

Good

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

5.5 MI. W OF US-90, Baker, FL

Built 1962 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 101

SR-24

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

1.1 MI. W. OF SR-55, Levy, FL

Built 1971 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 1,400

I-4 WB

Good

Over: Orange Blvd & CSXRR

I-4WB-Orange Blvd & CSXRR, Seminole, FL

Built 2003 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 69,000

I-595 (SR-862) EB

Good

Over: US-441 (SR-7)

US-441 & I-595 interchg, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 109,250

SW 137th Ave.

Good

Over: Three Lakes Canal

0.4 Mile N of SW 184th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 19,034

VENICE DRIVE

Good

Over: SUBDIVISION CANAL

0.1MI S OF OLD BOYNTON, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 364

ST. PAUL DRIVE

Good

Over: STAUNTON WATERWAY

0.3MI N OF APPLETON BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 110

GOOSE POND RD.

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK DRAINAGE

3.9 MI. W OF CR-663, Hardee, FL

Built 2015 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 40

SR-618 WB

Good

Over: MCKAY BAY GREENWAY

0.8 MI W/O US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2012 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 25,000

SAMVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: DAUGHTREY CREEK

0.5MI South of SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1985 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 270

DANLEY DRIVE

Good

Over: CANAL L

0.1MI N OF BEACON MANOR, Lee, FL

Built 1982 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 5,600

EL DORADO BLVD.

Good

Over: SHADROE CANAL

0.3MI S/O EMBERS PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 3,100

US-41

Good

Over: US-301 SR-43

JCT US-301 AND US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 62,000

CALDWELL LN 32.5

Good

Over: SR 589 SCP

4.0MI N OF SR 52, Pasco, FL

Built 1999 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 3,000

NW 22ND STREET

Good

Over: HOGTOWN CREEK

0.2 MI S/O NW 16TH AVE, Alachua, FL

Built 1982 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 5,400

CR-360

Good

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

1.6 MI. E. OF SR-14, Madison, FL

Built 1972 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,000

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Good

Over: AIRPORT RD.

I-95 OVER AIRPORT RD., Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 60,500

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: CSXRR

1.7 MI. N. OF US-90, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 39,644

I-295 SB TO I-95NB

Good

Over: I-95/I-295/RAMPS

I-295 SB TO I-95 NB, Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 19,500

Colechester Lane

Good

Over: College Waterway

0.4 Mi E of Palm Hbr Pkwy, Flagler, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 128

Colorado Drive

Good

Over: College Waterway

0.2 Mi E of Palm Hrbr Pky, Flagler, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 441

CR-108

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

CR-108 / I-95, Nassau, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 3,400

Central Fl Pkwy EB

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

0.6 Mi W of Jhn Young Pky, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 23,500

Dean Road

Good

Over: Canal

0.1 Mi South of SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 13,700

Hollywood Drive

Good

Over: L-402 Canal

0.5 mi. N of Osceola Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 2,001

SR826 PALMETTO EXP

Good

Over: NW 22ND AVE

0.5 MI E OF SR 817, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 149,000

SR 874

Good

Over: SW 56th St (Miller Rd)

0.5 mile South of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 103,000

SR932 WB (870722)

Good

Over: SCL R/R

0.5M E OF NW 42 AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1950 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 19,750

SR 836 WB Off Ramp

Good

Over: SR 836 Extension

0.6mi west of NW 107 Av, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2004 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 40,250

SBI-95 to Hypoluxo

Good

Over: Hypoluxo Rd.

Hypoluxo Rd.-I95 intercha, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 15,500

SR618 SELMON WB

Good

Over: 34TH STREET & CREEK

170FT. S. OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 25,500

16TH ST. N SB

Good

Over: CANAL 10

AT 77TH AVENUE NORTH, Pinellas, FL

Built 1978 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 16,500

SHADE AVENUE

Good

Over: BLOSSOM BROOK

0.1MI N OF WEBBER ST., Sarasota, FL

Built 1961 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 4,574

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: CSXRR

1.7 MI. N. OF US-90, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 39,644

SR 417 SCE NB 5.9

Good

Over: RAMP B

5.0 MI N OF I-4 SR 400, Orange, FL

Built 1996 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 23,300

SR 417 NB 49.9

Good

Over: AIRPORT BLVD

0.9 MI N OF CR 427, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 3,400

Watson Blvd Old

Good

Over: Watson Cut

2 miles W of SR5 MM 30.5, Monroe, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 2,060

SOPCHOPPY RIVER-Br

Good

Over: SOPCHOPPY RIVER

NATIONAL FOREST, Wakulla, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 20

CORONADO PKWY WB

Good

Over: CORONADO CANAL

0.2MI E OF SANTA BARBARA, Collier, FL

Built 1967 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 1,340

US-92 - SR-600

Good

Over: BAKER CANAL

1.3 MI E of KINGSWAY RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1930 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 11,300

US-92 - SR-600

Good

Over: PEMBERTON CREEK

1.4MI W/O BRANCH FORBESRD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1930 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 9,200

US-92 - SR-600

Good

Over: SPARTMAN BRANCH

0.2MI EAST OF FORBES RD., Hillsborough, FL

Built 1930 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 12,500

GATE PARKWAY

Good

Over: MAN MADE LAKE

0.3 MI E OF SR 115, Duval, FL

Built 1992 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 17,000

SR 417 SCE SB 5.2

Good

Over: SR 535

1.8 MI N OF Osceola Pwy, Orange, FL

Built 1996 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 23,300

SR 417 SCE NB 5.2

Good

Over: SR 535

1.8 MI N OF OSCEOLA PKWY, Orange, FL

Built 1996 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 23,300

SR 417 SCE SB 5.9

Good

Over: RAMP B

5.0 MI N OF I-4 SR 400, Orange, FL

Built 1996 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 23,300

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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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