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

Lake Pickett Road

Good

Over: Econlockhatchee River

1.6 mi NE of SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 1983 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 5,100

Lake Lotus Park Rd

Good

Over: Lake Lotus Creek

0.2Mi. N of Maitland Blvd, Seminole, FL

Built 1994 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 101

SW 112th AVENUE

Good

Over: PRINCETON CANAL C-102

0.4Miles N of SW 268th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 11,850

CHAMBERLAIN BLVD.

Good

Over: JUPITER WATERWAY

0.4MI W OF CORNELIUS BLVD, Charlotte, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,300

WINTERBERRY DRIVE

Good

Over: ROBERTS BAY

0.2 mi. W/O S Barfield Dr, Collier, FL

Built 2008 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,275

CR 733 (BROADWAY)

Good

Over: PALMDALE CREEK

0.1MI EAST OF US-27, Glades, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 280

CLOVERLEAF ROAD

Good

Over: LAKE FRANCIS CANAL

1MI N OF LK JUNE RD, Highlands, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,000

DOUGLAS PKWY

Good

Over: SYRACUSE CANAL

0.4MI W of JUANITA BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 300

NE 13TH AVE.

Good

Over: BAL MORAL CANAL

0.7MI NORTH OF SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 250

NE 4TH PLACE

Good

Over: MONTEZUMA CANAL

0.1MI S of JACARANDA PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 200

NE 2ND PLACE

Good

Over: VERMONT CANAL

0.25MI S OF TROPICANA PWY, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 200

NELSON ROAD SB

Good

Over: FRONTIER CANAL

0.5MI N of DIPLOMAT PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 2,550

NELSON ROAD NB

Good

Over: FRONTIER CANAL

0.5MI N OF DIPLOMAT PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 2,550

OLD BURNT STORE RD

Good

Over: EAST-OVER CANAL

0.3MI N OF CALOOSA PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1983 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 200

SR-64

Good

Over: E FORK MILL CREEK

2.4MI E OF LAKEWOOD BLVD, Manatee, FL

Built 2008 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 13,600

162nd Avenue East

Good

Over: Unnamed creek

0.45 M South Golf Crse Rd, Manatee, FL

Built 2006 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,500

CR-611 NB RAMP

Good

Over: CROSS BAYOU CANAL

0.2MI N OF ROOSEVELT BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 2,400

58TH ST. N

Good

Over: DEEP CANAL

0.2 MI N OF 62ND AVE. N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 13,900

US-129 (SR-249)

Good

Over: SCLRR (REMOVED)

US-129 / SCLRR (REMOVED), Suwannee, FL

Built 1971 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 3,246

OLD MIDDLEBURG RD

Good

Over: WILLS BRANCH

0.1MI S OF MEMORIAL PK RD, Duval, FL

Built 1969 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 10,500

SR-152(BAYMEADOWS)

Good

Over: GOODBYS CREEK

0.2 MI.E.OF SAN JOSE BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 1997 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 19,900

SR-202 EB

Good

Over: MILL DAM BRANCH CREEK

SR-202 EB TO I-295 SB, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 20,500

US-90 (SR-10)

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

US-90 / DEEP CREEK, Nassau, FL

Built 2001 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 5,400

SR 91 NB RMP 268.0

Good

Over: SR 50 On/Off Ramps

0.2 Mi. South of SR 50, Orange, FL

Built 2001 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 15,000

NB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: Hammonville/MLK Blvd

0.2mi N of Atlantic Blvd., Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 102,000

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: NW 10th Ave and NW 14 St

0.3 miles West of I 95, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 69,141

SR821 NB HEFT 11.2

Good

Over: OLD CUTLER RD

1.6 MILES SOUTH OF US 1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 61,650

SR821 HEFT NB 35.2

Good

Over: SR 25 & MIAMI CANAL

22.3 MILES NORTH OF US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 48,500

SW 104 ST

Good

Over: SR-874 & CSX R/R

.25 miles s/o SW 107 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 15,000

N.W. 72 Ave SR-969

Good

Over: TAMIAMI CANAL C-4

100FT N OF W FLAGLER ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 28,000

SR91 SB TPK 182.3

Good

Over: FT DRUM CREEK

10.8 MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 18,350

US-41 NB (SR-45)

Good

Over: CSX R/R

1.3 Miles E of SR-50, Hernando, FL

Built 1936 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,000

I-275 NB TO I-4 EB

Good

Over: SR-45 (NEBRASKA AVENUE)

AT INTERSECTION I-4 I-275, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 76,500

CR-439

Good

Over: Black Water Swamp

0.14 Mile South of CR-42, Lake, FL

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,500

COLLEGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: MCGREGOR BLVD.

2.4MI WEST OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 55,000

LEONARD BLVD.

Good

Over: BUTTERFLY CANAL

1.2 MI W OF GUNNERY ROAD, Lee, FL

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,824

S BAYSHORE BLVD.

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR LAKE SPILLWAY

1.5 MI N OF SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,900

SR 780 & BENEVA RD

Good

Over: PHILLIPPI CREEK

BENEVA ROAD & SR 780, Sarasota, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50,500

BELLVILLE RD

Good

Over: I-75 SR-93

2 Mi S OF GA LINE, Hamilton, FL

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20

CR-21

Good

Over: Orange Creek

0.5 mile North of CR-315, Marion, FL

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,400

Caterpillar Lane

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.05Mi W of Manitowoc Dr, Escambia, FL

Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50

CR 269

Good

Over: Mosquito Creek

1.2 Mi South of US90/SR10, Gadsden, FL

Built 1999 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,300

CR 2

Good

Over: Pond Creek

1 Mi E of Robinson Road, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400

SR81

Good

Over: Oakgrove Branch

0.8 Mi. S of County Line, Walton, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,900

SR77

Good

Over: Helems Branch

1.5Mi N. of US90 SR10, Washington, FL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,800

SR-16 WB

Good

Over: N. FORK OF BLACK CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF SR-215, Clay, FL

Built 1942 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,300

SR-16 EB

Good

Over: N. FORK OF BLACK CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF SR-215, Clay, FL

Built 1942 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,300

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Good

Over: CHURCH ST.

0.2 MI. S. OF UNION ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 75,250

I-10 (SR-8) EB

Good

Over: STOCKTON ST.

I-10 EB / STOCKTON ST., Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 63,500

SR-116 EB

Good

Over: MT. PLEASANT CREEK

0.1 Mi. W Of Hammock Cir, Duval, FL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,000

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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.