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

Dolphin Service Rd

Good

Over: Canal

Dolphin Resort Service Rd, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,550

I-75 NB

Good

Over: L-28 CANAL

1.77 MI E of Snake Rd., Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,336

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: L-28 CANAL

1.77 MI East of Snake Rd., Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,336

Eller Dr to SB US1

Good

Over: US-1 SB On Ramp to I-595

Eller Dr & US1 Interchang, Broward, FL

Built 2007 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 19,000

SR-90 SW 8St

Good

Over: Canal L-31N LEEVE

0.1ml E of SW 187 Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,900

NW 11th Street

Good

Over: Wagner Creek Canal

200Ft. W of NW 8th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,068

MISSION HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL E-4

100FT E OF SOUTH LAKE DR, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 936

GRIFFIN RD.

Good

Over: LA VICA CREEK

1.1MI S OF SR-50/US-98, Hernando, FL

Built 1977 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 500

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SR-228 (NORMANDY BLVD.)

I-295 SB / SR-228, Duval, FL

Built 1971 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 60,750

SR 528 WB 7.1

Good

Over: CFRC

7.0 MI EAST OF I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 49,650

STIRLING ROAD WB

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

1.25 MI S OF GRIFFIN RD, Broward, FL

Built 1981 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 2,700

W 12th Ave.

Good

Over: Little River Canal

0.2Mile N of NW 103rd St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1976 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 21,068

W PLANTATION PKWY

Good

Over: EVERGLADES DRAIN CANAL

0.1 MI E/O CR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1985 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 673

SR-29

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE SLOUGH

1.3 MI. S of CR-832, Hendry, FL

Built 1946 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 6,100

SENTINEL POINT RD.

Good

Over: OAK BRANCH CANAL

270FT N OF JOSPHINE DRIVE, Highlands, FL

Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 152

SR 91 TPK SB 288.8

Good

Over: US 27 SR 25 CLERMT INT

3.7 MI N OF SR 19, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25,800

Landing View Road

Good

Over: TEN MILE CANAL

0.1MI W OF METRO PARKWAY, Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,690

CR-884 (COLONIAL)

Good

Over: SR-867(MCGREGOR BLVD)

1.1MI W OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1997 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 55,500

MILWAUKEE BLVD.

Good

Over: NINE MILE CANAL

0.5MI W of BELL BLVD., Lee, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 350

COOLIDGE AVE

Good

Over: SPUR A CANAL

200FT E of CR-884, Lee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 750

37TH STREET

Good

Over: JOES CREEK

0.3MI S OF 54TH AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1999 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,100

22ND AVE SOUTH

Good

Over: CLAM BAYOU

0.5 MILE WEST OF US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 16,000

PINEBROOK RD

Good

Over: CURRY CREEK

1.0MI NORTH OF VENICE AVE, Sarasota, FL

Built 1984 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 8,800

HOGAN RD

Good

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

HOGAN RD/I-10, Suwannee, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 300

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Good

Over: SR-A1A & SR-200

I-95 SB OVER SR-A1A, Nassau, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 28,250

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Good

Over: SR-A1A & SR-200

I-95 NB OVER SR-A1A, Nassau, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 28,250

SR-838 Sunrise Blv

Good

Over: A-1 Canal

0.36mi E of University Dr, Broward, FL

Built 1978 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 33,000

PNR#2 to SB I-95 R

Good

Over: SB I-95 / I-595Conn / RR

I-95 South of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1995 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 400

NB I-95 to PNR#2 R

Good

Over: SB I-95 / I-595Conn / RR

I-95 South of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1995 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 600

SR821 HEFT SB 35.2

Good

Over: US 27-SR 25 & MIAMI CANL

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

Built 1973 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 48,500

SR821 SB HEFT 2.7

Good

Over: CANAL C-103

SB ON RMP SR821 CMPBLL DR, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2001 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,000

WB SR 990 Off Ramp

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

Ramp to SW 107th Avenue, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2011 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 4,800

SR91 NB TPK 182.3

Good

Over: FT DRUM CREEK

10.8 MI SOUTH OF SR 60, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1963 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 18,350

Osceola Parkway WB

Good

Over: SR-91 Florida Turnpike

1.4 Mi. East of US-441, Osceola, FL

Built 1987 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 32,900

CALUMET BLVD.

Good

Over: ZEPHYR WATERWAY

0.2MI N OF INGRAHAM BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 1981 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 101

9TH AVE. NORTH

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

0.4 MI N OF CR-576, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,740

SR-230

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

IN STARKE, Bradford, FL

Built 1941 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 4,900

WRIGHTS ROAD

Good

Over: WOODS CREEK

0.7 MI EAST of US 19, Taylor, FL

Built 1950 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,300

Engles Road

Good

Over: Gum Creek

0.5 Mi W of King Lake Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2015 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 50

SR-202 (JTB)

Good

Over: MILL DAM BRANCH

.3 MI. W. OF I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 119,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: MEMORIAL PARK RD.

I-295 / MEMORIAL PARK RD., Duval, FL

Built 1971 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 61,750

Old Kings Road

Good

Over: Royal Palms Waterway

1.6 Mi North of SR-100, Flagler, FL

Built 1982 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 6,900

SR 417 SB 43.2

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN TRAIL

2.4 MI NORTH OF SLAVIA RD, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 30,000

SW 136th Street

Good

Over: Levee L-31-N

1 Mile W/O SW 177th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1983 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 520

Prado Blvd.

Good

Over: Arroyo Profundo

0.1Mi E of Cocoplum Rd., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1981 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 849

DUVAL ISLAND ROAD

Good

Over: ORANGE STATE CANAL

0.3MI NORTH OF CR-48, Citrus, FL

Built 1983 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 750

KNIGHTS GRIFFIN RD

Good

Over: ITCHEPACKESASSA CREEK

1.0 MILE EAST OF SR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1973 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 3,200

RAMP I75NB TO I4WB

Good

Over: I-4 & RAMP I75SB TO I4EB

I-4 & I-75 INTERCHANGE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 17,500

COUNTRYWAY BLVD

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH CREEK

0.3MI S of W LINEBAUGH AV, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1993 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 8,500

CR683A/15TH ST.E

Good

Over: BOWLEES CREEK

0.3MI S OF 63RD AVE. E, Manatee, FL

Built 1951 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 11,000

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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.