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: SCLRR (REMOVED)

0.1 Mi. S OF US-441, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 34,750

Ranch Rd.

Good

Over: I-95

Ranch Rd. - I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 55

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: CSXRR

I-295 OVER CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 36,750

SR-10 W.B.

Good

Over: SAN PABLO RIVER (IWW)

SR-10 WB/SAN PABLO RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 2000 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 25,750

KERNAN BLVD

Good

Over: SANDALWOOD CANAL

1.3 MI N OF BEACH BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 2008 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 12,900

Ramp K

Good

Over: SR-528

Ramp K over SR-528, Orange, FL

Built 2007 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 16,000

Chase Road

Good

Over: Lake Butler Louise Canal

1.0 mi S of Main St., Orange, FL

Built 1985 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 13,800

Econlockhatchee Tr

Good

Over: Goldenrod Canal

0.2 Mile North of SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 11,600

Hollywood Drive

Good

Over: L-402 Canal

0.5 mi. N of Osceola Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 2,001

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: C-123 MIAMI CANAL

11.6 Miles W of US-27, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 16,336

SR-84 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: I-95 / RR / RAMPS

NORTH OF I-595 INTERCHANG, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 21,500

I-95 NB TO I-395EB

Good

Over: NW 14 ST

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 10,000

I-95

Good

Over: NW 95 ST

0.5MI S OF SR-932(103 ST), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 268,000

SR-907

Good

Over: BISCAYNE WATERWAY

ON ALTON RD. S. OF I-195, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1992 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 44,500

COMP SB SR-953

Good

Over: MIAMI CANAL C-6

N. Of NW 36 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 21,500

NW 25th St Ramp WB

Good

Over: NW 75th Ave.

0.2 Miles E of SR-826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2011 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,300

NW 25th Street

Good

Over: NW 75th Ave.

0.02 Miles East of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2011 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,300

NW 25th Street

Good

Over: NW 77th Ave.

.02M E of SR-826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2011 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 8,500

CARLTON LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: CARLTON BRANCH

0.1MI N OF SWEAT LOOP, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 970

TRAPNELL ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HOWELL CREEK

0.8MI E OF JAP TUCKER RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,740

Holmestead Road

Good

Over: I10 SR8

3.2mi. East of SR79, Holmes, FL

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55

SR-404 WB

Good

Over: CR-3

SR-404 WB over CR-3, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,250

SR-404 EB

Good

Over: CR-3

SR-404 EB over CR-3, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,250

Micco Rd.

Good

Over: I-95

1.9MI E of Babcock St., Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,300

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SR-228 (NORMANDY BLVD.)

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

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60,750

A.E. BELL BRIDGE

Good

Over: ST. MARYS RIVER

1 MI E OF ST GEORGE, Nassau, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,070

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Yucatan Drive

0.3 Mi E of Semoran Blvd, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 83,750

WB I-595 to SB SR7

Good

Over: SR 84 EB & WB

I-595 / SR-7 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,500

SW 57th Avenue

Good

Over: Snapper Creek Canal

At SW 88th Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,010

SR-76 (Kanner Hwy)

Good

Over: Drainage Canal

1.5mi East of Indiantown, Martin, FL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,400

SB I95 to Peninsul

Good

Over: C-15 Canal

1.0 mile S of Linton Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,100

CONGRESS AVE

Good

Over: WEST PALM BEACH CANAL

0.2 MI SOUTH OF 45TH ST, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,000

SR-91 NB TPK 150.7

Good

Over: CR709 GLADES RD & FEC RR

0.37MI N OF CR-712, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,800

SR91 TPK SB 150.7

Good

Over: CR709 GLADES RD & FEC RR

2.6 MI SOUTH OF SR-70, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,800

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO.13

2.2MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1990 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 13,750

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO.13

2.2MI E/O SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1991 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 13,750

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO 14

3.1MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1991 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 13,750

GOLDEN DRIVE

Good

Over: HENRY ST. CANAL

AT CLIFTON AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 550

26TH AVE N

Good

Over: 58TH ST CANAL

AT 58TH ST N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1983 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 525

CR-776

Good

Over: LEMON BAY

1.1MI WEST OF CR-775, Charlotte, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,600

FIRST STREET

Good

Over: LAKE ZEPHYR CANAL

400FT. NORTH OF SR-54, Pasco, FL

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,135

I-75

Good

Over: SR-40

I-75 SB over SR-40, Marion, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 45,000

CR-795

Good

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

1.6 MI. W. OF US-129, Suwannee, FL

Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,600

I110 SR8A

Good

Over: SR296 Brent Lane

2.14 mi South of I10 SR8, Escambia, FL

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 70,673

US-ALT-1(SR228 WB)

Good

Over: UNIVERSITY BLVD. (SR-109

SR-228WB/UNIVERSITY BLVD., Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,500

SR-228A EB

Good

Over: L. POTTSBURG CRK.&SR-228

SR-228A/ LITTLE POTTSBURG, Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,500

US-ALT 1(SR228 EB)

Good

Over: UNIVERSITY BLVD. (SR-109

SR-228EB/UNIVERSITY BLVD., Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,500

SR-202 WB (JTB)

Good

Over: CUT CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.3 MI. W. OF SR-A1A, Duval, FL

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 32,250

SR-13 ACOSTA LEG M

Good

Over: CSXRR PARKING LOT

SR-13 NB TO WATER ST., Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,101

J. Lawson Blvd.

Good

Over: Boggy Creek

0.2 mi. W of Boggy Ck Rd., Orange, FL

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,700

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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.