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

CR 542 16.3

Good

Over: SR 570 POLK PKWY

16.4 MI E OF I-4 WEST, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 8,200

CR-476B

Good

Over: UNSIGNED CREEK

1.2 mi South of CR-476, Sumter, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,800

SR73

Good

Over: Branch

3.4MI N of Calhoun Co Ln, Jackson, FL

Built 1942 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 2,100

I-95 SB TO I-10 WB

Good

Over: FOREST STREET

I-95 SB/I-10 WB, Duval, FL

Built 2009 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 48,000

US-17/92

Good

Over: SR-436

US-17/92 over SR-436, Seminole, FL

Built 2015 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 50,500

SR 417 SB 51.1

Good

Over: LIVE OAK BLVD

2.1 MI NORTH OF CR 427, Seminole, FL

Built 2002 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 21,900

SR 417 NB 51.1

Good

Over: LIVE OAK BLVD

2.1 MI NORTH OF CR 427, Seminole, FL

Built 2002 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 21,900

US-1 (SR-5)

Good

Over: CANAL

2.2 MI S INTNL GOLF PKWY, St. Johns, FL

Built 1948 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 26,000

NW 31 ST AVE

Good

Over: N. FORK NEW RIVER

0.2MI S OF SR838(SUNRISE), Broward, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 16,640

PETERS ROAD

Good

Over: HOLLOWAY CANAL

1.0MI E OF UNIVERSITY DR, Broward, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 24,440

GRANADA BLVD

Good

Over: CORAL GABLES CANAL

0.3 Miles S/O SR-976, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 3,975

Ramp C4- Retention

Good

Over: Retention Pond

Ramp C4 - Retention Pond, Osceola, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,600

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE DR & CSX RR

0.1MI NORTH OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 34,250

I-75 (SR-93)

Good

Over: PEACE RIVER

0.75 MI N OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 82,000

CR 765

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

0.2 MI S OF US 41, Charlotte, FL

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15,500

QUESADA AVE

Good

Over: MORNINGSTAR WATERWAY

0.25MI E OF HINTON ST., Charlotte, FL

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,500

CR-763

Good

Over: ROCHELLE CREEK

1.0 MI S OF CR-760A, DeSoto, FL

Built 1958 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 800

SR-618 WB

Good

Over: US41B (22ND ST) & CSX RR

1.0 MI E/O NEBRASKA AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 32,250

SR 589 VET NB 8.2

Good

Over: GARDNER RD

1 MILE S OF GUNN HWY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 37,200

I-275 SB RAMP P

Good

Over: I-275 SB RAMP N

0.5 MILE EAST OF SR-587, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 12,500

SR618B EB to SR618

Good

Over: Ramps to/from SR618/US92

0.2 Mi N/O Gandy Blvd, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 9,625

Paseo Al Mar Blvd

Good

Over: I-75

1.5 Miles East of US 41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 21,600

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SR-884 (COLONIAL BLVD)

1.6 Mi. S of SR-82, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 56,000

SR 82

Good

Over: Buckingham Canal

1.6MI EAST OF I-75, Lee, FL

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 39,500

COLLEGE PARKWAY EB

Good

Over: CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER

0.7MI E OF DEL PRADO BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 37,960

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.2MI NORTH OF US-301, Manatee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 44,500

137th St NE

Good

Over: Branch of Mill Creek

4.3Mi N/O SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 198

SR-54

Good

Over: ANCLOTE RIVER BRANCH

0.6 MI W OF SR-589, Pasco, FL

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 61,000

RAMP P

Good

Over: SR 686 (ROOSEVELT BLVD.)

I-275NB TO SR-686 WB RAMP, Pinellas, FL

Built 1970 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,500

US-19 SB

Good

Over: 118TH AVENUE

1.2 MI SOUTH OF SR-688, Pinellas, FL

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 34,250

US-19 SB

Good

Over: 110TH AVENUE

1.75 MI SOUTH OF SR-688, Pinellas, FL

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 34,250

US-19 NB

Good

Over: 110TH AVENUE

1.75 MI SOUTH OF SR-688, Pinellas, FL

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 34,250

3RD STREET SOUTH

Good

Over: BOOKER CREEK

0.2MI N OF 15TH AVE S, Pinellas, FL

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,781

US-17 (US-92)

Good

Over: LOUGHMAN CREEK

1.6 MI SOUTH OF CR-54, Polk, FL

Built 1934 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20,500

REGATTA BRIDGE E

Good

Over: BENDERSON AQUATIC PK

50FT W OF N CATTLEMEN RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

REGATTA BRIDGE W

Good

Over: BENDERSON AQUATIC PK

50FT W OF N CATTLEMEN RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

CR 468 WB

Good

Over: SR 91 Florida Turnpike

2.6 Mi South of SR 44, Sumter, FL

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,900

SR-223 NB

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

SR-223/ALLIGATOR CREEK, Bradford, FL

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 11,500

CR 25A

Good

Over: SAL MARIE BRANCH

1.8 MI W OF US 41, Hamilton, FL

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 550

SW 16th Ave CR475A

Good

Over: Cross FL Greenway

1.8 Mi. N of SW 135th St., Marion, FL

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,200

SW 43rd Street Rd.

Good

Over: I-75

0.38 Mi East of SR-200, Marion, FL

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 21,000

SR79

Good

Over: ICWW at West Bay

5.1Mi. N. of US98A SR30A, Bay, FL

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10,750

US90 SR10

Good

Over: Perdido River

Florida & Alabama Line, Escambia, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,594

US90 SR10 WB

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

0.1 Mi E. of Little River, Gadsden, FL

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,050

SR30A

Good

Over: Tidal Waterway

2.4 Mi South of US98/SR30, Gulf, FL

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,600

SR293

Good

Over: Deer Moss Creek

1.25MI E of SR285, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 12,000

SR519NB(Fiske Blv)

Good

Over: I-95

SR-519 NB I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 13,750

SR 23 SB 33.4

Good

Over: TRAIL RIDGE ROAD

1.3 MI N OF OLD JENNG RD, Clay, FL

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,800

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: WILSON BLVD.

I-295 NB / WILSON BLVD., Duval, FL

Built 1972 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 59,000

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: OLD ST. AUGUSTINE RD.

I-295 / OLD ST. AUG. RD., Duval, FL

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 69,500

Showing 6,701-6,750 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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