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-75 SB (SR 93)

Good

Over: SR 865 (BONITA BCH RD)

7.3 MI. S/O CORKSCREW RD, Lee, FL

Built 1981 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 57,500

I-75 NB (SR 93)

Good

Over: SR 865 (BONITA BCH RD)

7.3 MI.S/O CORKSCREW RD, Lee, FL

Built 1981 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 57,500

White Eagle Blvd

Good

Over: Mill Creek

0.15 Mi South of SR 64, Manatee, FL

Built 2016 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 3,500

54th Ave North

Good

Over: N/A

128FT East of 4th St N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1979 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 22,500

SR 570 POLK EB 0.5

Good

Over: CR 542 & CSX RAILROAD

0.4 MI S OF I-4 WEST INT, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 18,100

SR 570 POLK WB 0.5

Good

Over: CR 542 & CSX RAILROAD

0.4 MI S OF I-4 WEST INT, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 18,100

US-441 NB (SR-25)

Good

Over: CR-2054 & CSXRR

CITY OF ALACHUA, Alachua, FL

Built 1992 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 9,800

SR-230

Good

Over: WALKER CREEK

2 MI. E. OF STARKE, Bradford, FL

Built 1941 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 2,100

Unnamed Road

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.12 Mi S of Morrison Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Good

Over: PECAN PARK RD. (SR-243)

I-95/PECAN PARK RD., Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 45,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Good

Over: PECAN PARK RD. (SR-243)

I-95 / PECAN PARK RD., Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 45,000

I-295 NB (9A)

Good

Over: SR-113 (SOUTHSIDE CONN.)

SR-9A NB/ SOUTHSIDE CONN., Duval, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 41,750

SR-13 ACOSTA LEG J

Good

Over: CSXRR

SR-13 SB FROM RIVERSIDE, Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 6,100

TPK SB GRIF 53.95

Good

Over: S NEW RIVER CANAL C-11

50ft. WEST OF TURNPIKE, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 8,000

SR821 SB HEFT 6.76

Good

Over: SW 268 ST

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

Built 1973 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 53,150

SR821 NB HEFT 6.78

Good

Over: SW 268 ST

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

Built 1973 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 53,150

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: SR 985 (NW 107th Avenue)

3.0 miles West of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1974 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 56,500

SR91 SB TPK 2.514

Good

Over: FRONTAGE RD

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

Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 5,450

SR91 NB TPK 158.6

Good

Over: CANAL L-20

2.5 MI NORTH OF CR-68, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 18,350

OAKES BLVD

Good

Over: COCOHATCHEE CANAL

0.5 MI EAST OF I 75, Collier, FL

Built 1994 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,500

SR-64

Good

Over: PEACE RIVER

0.6 MI W OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1956 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 6,100

CR-48

Good

Over: Apopka-Beauclaire Canal

3.5 Mi E of CR-561, Lake, FL

Built 1968 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 5,700

CR 340

Good

Over: COW CREEK

2 MILES WEST OF SR 47, Gilchrist, FL

Built 2000 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,600

US-221 (SR-55)

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF SR-20, Taylor, FL

Built 1955 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 8,700

Atlantic Blvd.

Good

Over: SR-91(Florida Turnpike)

Atlantic Blvd / SR-91, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 52,500

SB US-441/SR-7

Good

Over: Sample Road

2 mi W of Fl. Turnpike, Broward, FL

Built 1993 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 21,000

NB US-441(SR-7)

Good

Over: Sample Road

2 mi W of Fl. Turnpike, Broward, FL

Built 1993 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 21,000

SR821 SB HEFT 8.1

Good

Over: CANAL C-102-N

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

Built 1973 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 53,150

SR821 NB HEFT 8.1

Good

Over: CANAL C-102-N

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

Built 1973 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 53,150

US-441

Good

Over: Bass Slough

3.4 Mi East of US-92, Osceola, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 31,500

NB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: Ten Mile Creek

.5 miles South of SR-70, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1982 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 36,906

DEWITT STREET

Good

Over: HAVERHILL WATERWAY

0.2MI N OF MIDWAY BLVD, Charlotte, FL

Built 1968 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 2,140

SLATER ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DAUGHTREY CRK

2.1MI North of CR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 6,549

US-301

Good

Over: MANAVISTA CREEK

1.8 MI E OF US-41/US-19, Manatee, FL

Built 1945 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 36,500

SR 589 SB SCP 25.8

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

2.6MI SOUTH OF SR 52, Pasco, FL

Built 2000 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 19,350

SR 589 SCP SB 26.9

Good

Over: PITHLACHASCOTEE RIVER

1.5 MI SOUTH OF SR 52, Pasco, FL

Built 2000 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 19,350

CR-18

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

CR-18 / I-75, Columbia, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,000

W TOCOI RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO CEDAR CREEK

2.2 MI N OF CR 209, Putnam, FL

Built 2007 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 721

NW 52nd Avenue

Good

Over: Carol City Canal

0.25Mi N of NW 173rd St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1957 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,485

CR-731

Good

Over: JOHN HENRY SLOUGH

7.7 MILES NORTH OF CR-74, Glades, FL

Built 1977 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 300

CR-731

Good

Over: FISHEATING CREEK

5.7 MI W of US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 800

TUBBS RD

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.2 MI SOUTH OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1975 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 500

GEORGE ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL A GULFWOOD EST

0.4MI N OF MEMORIAL HWY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 5,000

40TH ST MCKINLEYDR

Good

Over: BUSCH GARDENS TRAMS TUNN

660FT N OF E BUSCH BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 33,000

CR-44A

Good

Over: Black Water Creek

0.3 Mi W of SR-44, Lake, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 4,100

EL DORADO BLVD.

Good

Over: MOHAWK CANAL

0.75MI N/O EMBERS PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1975 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 4,300

I-275 SB

Good

Over: 31ST ST S & RAMPS

2.6MI N OF SR-682, Pinellas, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 51,750

WALSINGHAM PARK DR

Good

Over: WALSINGHAM RESERVOIR

INSIDE WALSINGHAM PARK, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 25

OAKBRIDGE BLVD NB

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

98FT N OF N FRONTAGE RD, Polk, FL

Built 1985 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,500

OAKBRIDGE BLVD SB

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

98FT N OF N FRONTAGE RD, Polk, FL

Built 1985 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,500

Showing 6,301-6,350 of 13,036 bridges

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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.