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

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: TIFFS CREEK

1.3MI WEST OF US 27, Glades, FL

Built 1994 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 95

COUNTY ROAD 832

Good

Over: GREGS CANAL

6 MI WEST OF CR-833, Hendry, FL

Built 1958 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 110

I-275

Good

Over: 127TH AVENUE

0.5MI NORTH OF SR-582, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 124,000

SR618 WB & RAMPS

Good

Over: HILLS RVR & DOWNTOWN TPA

BETWEEN 19TH & BAYSHORE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 25,500

I-75 SB (SR-93A)

Good

Over: FLETCHER AVE. (CR-582A)

1MI NORTH OF SR-582, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 64,500

SR 589 VET NB 3.6

Good

Over: W HILLSBOROUGH AVE

1.9 MI N OF SR 60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 44,450

SR 589 VET SB 3.6

Good

Over: W HILLSBOROUGH AVE

1.9 MI N OF SR 60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 44,450

SR 589 VET SB 8.2

Good

Over: GARDNER RD

1 MILE S OF GUNN HWY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 37,200

NB 22 ST to EB I-4

Good

Over: CSX RR SR-618 & SR-60

0.4MI E OF 22ND ST(US41B), Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,250

Ramp F

Good

Over: CSX RR 7TH AVE.

0.1 MI S OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,250

SR618 SELMON EB

Good

Over: 26TH STREET

1.0MI E OF CHANNELSIDE DR, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 25,500

MORRIS BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: BASSETT BRANCH

7.8MI N OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1961 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 14,000

Paseo Al Mar Blvd

Good

Over: Bull Frog Creek

1.7 Miles East of US 41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2022 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 21,600

SR-739

Good

Over: SIX MILE CYPRESS SLOUGH

0.7MI SOUTH OF SR 865, Lee, FL

Built 2012 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 33,500

PONDELLA RD/CR-78A

Good

Over: HANCOCK CREEK

0.4MI WEST OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1993 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 22,500

SR-54 EB

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.25 MILE WEST OF SR-56, Pasco, FL

Built 2002 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 34,000

4TH ST. SOUTH

Good

Over: BOOKER CREEK

0.5MI S OF 5TH AVE. S, Pinellas, FL

Built 2011 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 4,900

OLD COMBEE RD

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

2.4 MI EAST OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 2004 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,000

GRIFFIN RD(CR-582)

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

0.7MI W OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 2005 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 16,000

FRUITVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

8.1 MI E OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 1969 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 5,200

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: NORTH RIVER ROAD

0.5MI N OF MYAKKA RIVER, Sarasota, FL

Built 1979 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 36,000

SR 91 RAMP B 308.9

Good

Over: I-75 SB

SR 91 TPK OVER I-75 SB, Sumter, FL

Built 2019 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 22,650

US-301 (SR-200)

Good

Over: SR-24 & CSXRR

US-301 / SR-24 IN WALDO, Alachua, FL

Built 1964 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 14,500

CR 127

Good

Over: MID-PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

4.0 MI NORTH OF CR 125, Baker, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 2,200

CR 127

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3 MI. NORTH OF US 90, Baker, FL

Built 2014 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 2,200

SR123

Good

Over: Toms Creek

1.5 Miles N. of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2015 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 12,250

Pineda Causeway

Good

Over: I-95

2.6 MI S of Wickham Rd., Brevard, FL

Built 2009 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 33,500

Briar Creek Blvd.

Good

Over: Turkey Creek

0.6 mi S of Pt Malabar Bl, Brevard, FL

Built 1987 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 640

SR-115A

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

SR-115A SB TO I-95 SB, Duval, FL

Built 1997 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 12,500

SR-9B NB

Good

Over: POWERS BAY CREEK

0.7 MI E OF US-1, Duval, FL

Built 2011 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 28,250

SR-9B NB

Good

Over: I-95

SR-9B NB/I-95, Duval, FL

Built 2015 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 35,250

I-95 SB Rmp I-295E

Good

Over: I-95 / I-295

I-95 to I-295 Intersect N, Duval, FL

Built 2010 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 18,000

RAMP J

Good

Over: I-95 NB CD

RAMP J to I-95 NB CD, Duval, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,200

I-95 SB Ramp

Good

Over: I-95/SR-202 WB

I-95 SB TO SR 202 EB, Duval, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 27,000

STUART AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY RIBAULT RIVER

250 FT EAST OF LANE AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,251

STUART AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY RIBAULT RIVER

500 FT EAST OF LANE AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,251

NOCATEE PARKWAY WB

Good

Over: VALLEY RIDGE BLVD

2.2 MI E OF US 1, Duval, FL

Built 2009 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 21,500

NOCATEE PARKWAY EB

Good

Over: VALLEY RIDGE BLVD

2.2 MI E OF US 1, Duval, FL

Built 2009 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 21,500

Liberty Street

Good

Over: St Johns River

Liberty St / St Johns Riv, Duval, FL

Built 2020 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 501

Loest Road

Good

Over: Longbranch Creek

0.1Mi S of Max Middleburg, Duval, FL

Built 2021 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 261

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Ferguson Drive

SR-408 WB - Ferguson Dr., Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 48,750

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Cosmos Dr

SR-408 WB - Cosmos Dr, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 83,750

SR-408 EB

Good

Over: Cosmos Drive

SR-408 EB - Cosmos Drive, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 83,750

SR 528 EB 4.3

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK 255.8

4.3 MI E OF SR 400 I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 41,900

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Oxalis Drive

SR-408WB - Oxalis Drive, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 83,750

SR-408 EB

Good

Over: Oxalis Drive

SR-408 EB - Oxalis Drive, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 83,750

SR-417 NB

Good

Over: Moss Park Road

SR-417 NB-Moss Park Road, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 32,500

SR-417 SB

Good

Over: Moss Park Road

SR-417 SB-Moss Park Road, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 32,500

I-4

Good

Over: Radebaugh Way

0.6MI E OF FL Turnpike, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 76,250

SR-435 SB

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400) WB

0.4mi E of Universal Blvd, Orange, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 65,400

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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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