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

SR-590 (DREW ST.)

Good

Over: STEVENSONS CREEK

0.9 MILE EAST OF US-19A, Pinellas, FL

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,000

SR-590 COACHMAN RD

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

0.7MI WEST OF US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,100

118 AVE N TO I-275

Good

Over: I 275 ROOSEVELT & RAMP R

AT I-275 AND ROOSEVELT BL, Pinellas, FL

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,300

US19SB FRONTAGE RD

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

1.4 MI N OF SR-686, Pinellas, FL

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,800

US19NB FRONTAGE RD

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

1.4 MI N OF SR-686, Pinellas, FL

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,800

WALSINGHAM PARK RD

Good

Over: PETES DITCH

1.2MI N OF 102ND AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 101

71ST STREET N

Good

Over: JOES CREEK

0.4MI N OF 38TH AVE, Pinellas, FL

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,200

OVERBROOK DRIVE

Good

Over: IKES CREEK

250YD E OF INDIAN ROCKS D, Pinellas, FL

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

US-98 (SR-700)

Good

Over: MAIN STREAM

1.4 MI EAST OF SR-471, Polk, FL

Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,000

SR 570 POLK WB 4.1

Good

Over: WARING ROAD

4.2 MI EAST OF I-4 WEST, Polk, FL

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,800

SR 570 POLK EB 4.1

Good

Over: WARING ROAD

4.2 MI EAST OF I-4 WEST, Polk, FL

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,800

SR 570 WB 10.8

Good

Over: REYNOLDS ROAD

11.1 MI EAST OF I-4, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,050

SR-559

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

2.4 MI SOUTH OF SR-33, Polk, FL

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,000

SHEPHERD RD.

Good

Over: POLEY CREEK

2.8 MI WEST OF SR-37, Polk, FL

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,800

I-75 NB

Good

Over: PALMER BLVD.

0.9 MI SOUTH OF CR-780, Sarasota, FL

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 139,000

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: MYAKKA RIVER RELIEF

0.4MI S OF RIVER RD., Sarasota, FL

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,000

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: CURRY CREEK

1.9 MI SOUTH OF LAUREL RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 97,500

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

1.1 Mi N of SR-762, Sarasota, FL

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 46,500

BUS. 41 NB

Good

Over: I.C.W.W.

0.4MI NW OF US 41 JCT., Sarasota, FL

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,000

BUS. 41 SB

Good

Over: I.C.W.W.

0.4MI NW OF US 41 JUNCT., Sarasota, FL

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,000

RAYMOND RD.

Good

Over: LATERAL C-A CANAL

0.9MI S OF PALMER BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 683

W PRICE BLVD

Good

Over: MACCAUGHEY WATERWAY

1.1MI EAST OF SUMTER BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,800

WILD TURKEY LANE

Good

Over: TARPON BEND CANAL

0.1MI E OF BIRD KEY DR., Sarasota, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700

BIRD KEY DRIVE

Good

Over: DOLPHIN WATERWAY

0.8MI S OF SR-789, Sarasota, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,160

PHEASANT DRIVE

Good

Over: TARPON BEND CANAL

100FT E OF ROYAL FLAMINGO, Sarasota, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

BIRD KEY DRIVE

Good

Over: POMPANO PASS CANAL

0.5 MI SOUTH OF SR-789, Sarasota, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,110

I-75 SB SR-93

Good

Over: CR-234

8.5 MI. S. OF SR-121, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,250

I-75 SB SR-93

Good

Over: US-441 SR-25

I-75 SB OVER US-441, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,750

I-75 NB SR-93

Good

Over: SCLRR REMOVED

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

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,750

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: CR-235 & CSX RR

2 MI. S. OF US-441, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,750

I-75 NB SR-93

Good

Over: US-441 SR-25

I-75 NB OVER US-441, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,750

I-75 NB SR-93

Good

Over: CR-234

8.5 MI. S. OF SR-121, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,250

SR-26A

Good

Over: HOGTOWN CREEK

0.2 MI. W. OF SR-121, Alachua, FL

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,100

SR-143

Good

Over: I-75 SR-93

SR-143 over I-75, Hamilton, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,350

SR-492 WB

Good

Over: CSX RR

SR-492 WB - CSX RR, Marion, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,500

NE 36th

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.9 Mile North of SR-40, Marion, FL

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,900

CR 241

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

2.6MI NORTH OF CR 238, Union, FL

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

Churchwell Drive

Good

Over: Noname Lagoon

0.16 Miles North of US98A, Bay, FL

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,700

US29 SR95

Good

Over: Stream

8.0mi. North of SR97, Escambia, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,152

Bauer Road

Good

Over: Judd Branch

0.6Mi N of Gulf Beach Hwy, Escambia, FL

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500

Unnamed Road

Good

Over: Chaires Creek

Bald Point State Park, Franklin, FL

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t

CR 268

Good

Over: Seabrd Coast RR

2.2 Mi South of US90/SR10, Gadsden, FL

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500

US90 SR10

Good

Over: Little River

4.5 Miles E. of SR12, Gadsden, FL

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,050

SR73

Good

Over: Dry Creek

3.1 Mi. South of I10 SR8, Jackson, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,000

US319 SR261

Good

Over: SR61 Thomasville Rd.

0.25mi. North of I10, Leon, FL

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000

Blair Stone Parkwy

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.5 Miles S of US90/SR10, Leon, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,000

CR 67

Good

Over: Stokes Branch

2.2 Miles East of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700

Buckhorn Creek Rd

Good

Over: Buckhorn Creek

0.8 Miles South of CR372, Wakulla, FL

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 67

SR285

Good

Over: Titi Creek

3.0MI S. OF SR8 I10, Walton, FL

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,800

SR20

Good

Over: Black Creek

1.5MI West of SR81, Walton, FL

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,300

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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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