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

Woodrun Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.1 Mi S of Nine Mile Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 545

CR387-DocWhitfield

Fair

Over: Indian Swamp

8.1 Miles East of SR 71, Gulf, FL

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 750

CR 179

Fair

Over: Sikes Creek

6.4 Mi North of US90/SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,200

Hasty Pond Road

Fair

Over: Jack Creek

4.7 Miles East of CR 167, Jackson, FL

Built 1994 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 55

Hasty Pond Road

Fair

Over: Mill Creek

7.3 Miles East of CR 167, Jackson, FL

Built 1998 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 55

CR146 (Ashville)

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

2.4 Mi North of US90/SR10, Jefferson, FL

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,000

Stearns Street

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.27 Mi S. of Mosley St., Leon, FL

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 660

Grayton Beach Road

Fair

Over: Western Lake

Grayton Beach State Park, Walton, FL

Built 1988 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 250

Walsingham Road

Fair

Over: Econfina Creek

1.5Mi SE of Hampshire Blv, Washington, FL

Built 2003 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

CR 13

Fair

Over: MCCULLOUGH BRANCH

0.5 MI NW OF CR 305, St. Johns, FL

Built 1979 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,900

Meridian Avenue

Fair

Over: Collins Canal

Meridian Ave at Dade Blvd, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2000 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10,214

NE 19th Avenue

Fair

Over: Snake Creek Canal C-9

800Ft. N of NE 163rd St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 23,735

CR-505 ROSELAND RD

Fair

Over: SEBASTIAN RIVER PRONG

1.7MI N OF CR-512, Indian River, FL

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,400

Neptune Rd

Fair

Over: St. Cloud Canal C-31

0.1 Mi SE of Fla Turnpike, Osceola, FL

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14,600

FSR 125

Fair

Over: JUNIPER CREEK

APALACHICOLA NF, Liberty, FL

Built 2010 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: FL NATURE TRAIL

1.2 MILES NORTH OF SR-44, Citrus, FL

Built 1925 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 18,000

US-92

Fair

Over: Canal

0.3 Mi N of US-192, Osceola, FL

Built 1937 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 34,000

CR-764

Fair

Over: MYRTLE SLOUGH

1.1MI E OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 1961 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,071

CR-764

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

4.9 MI E OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 1961 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 870

DEER FENCE BRDG RD

Fair

Over: L3 CANAL

2.1MI. E/O CR-835, Hendry, FL

Built 2008 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 27

PLATT STREET

Fair

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

AT BAYSHORE BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1926 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 20,500

ALTURAS BABSON RD

Fair

Over: TWIN LAKES DITCH

2.4MI WEST OF US-27, Polk, FL

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,100

CR-229

Fair

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

CR-229/I-10, Baker, FL

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,900

CR 225

Fair

Over: GUM CREEK

2.6 MI NORTH OF SR 100, Bradford, FL

Built 1942 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,600

CR 235

Fair

Over: MCKINNEY CREEK

0.9 MI NORTH OF SR 100, Bradford, FL

Built 1953 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 650

ELM STREET

Fair

Over: PIMPLE CREEK

0.4 MI EAST OF US 221, Taylor, FL

Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 301

CALHOUN STREET

Fair

Over: PIMPLE CREEK

0.2 MI SOUTH OF ASH ST, Taylor, FL

Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 301

PICKETTVILLE RD

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.1 MI N OF EDGEWOOD AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1973 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 351

N.E. 15 AVE.

Fair

Over: S. FORK MIDDLE RIVER

0.1MI N OF NE 18TH ST, Broward, FL

Built 1955 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 13,900

West 23rd Street

Fair

Over: Collins Canal

At Dade Blvd., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1926 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,747

A1A

Fair

Over: Boca Inlet

1.2 mi N Broward Cnty, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1963 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 11,300

Atlantic Avenue

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

Between SR-A1A & SR-5, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1952 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 16,000

KEEN RD (CR-611)

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK CANAL-1

0.5MI S of CR-608, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1953 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,000

CR 858

Fair

Over: OKALOACOOCHEE SLOUGH

2.8MI E OF SR 29, Collier, FL

Built 1951 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 450

CR 858

Fair

Over: OKALOACOOCHEE SLOUGH

3.1 MI EAST OF SR 29, Collier, FL

Built 1951 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 450

CR-858

Fair

Over: OKALOACOOCHEE SLOUGH

3.6 MI EAST OF SR 29, Collier, FL

Built 1951 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 450

DUETTE ROAD

Fair

Over: MYAKKA RIVER

0.8 MI NORTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,350

OGLEBY CREEK RD.

Fair

Over: OGLEBY CREEK

1.2MI NORTH OF SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1989 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30

CR-184(38TH AVE N)

Fair

Over: JOES CREEK

0.1MI W OF 66TH ST/SR-693, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 16,500

CR 108

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DEEP CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF CR 121, Nassau, FL

Built 1950 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 3,400

Vacation Club Way

Fair

Over: Canal

Disney Vacation Club Way, Orange, FL

Built 1976 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,091

MACARTHUR EAST

Fair

Over: EAST CHANNEL

1.5M E OF SR-5, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1957 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 53,000

ELLISON WILSON RD

Fair

Over: H-20 CANAL

1.3MI N OF PGA BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1963 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5,600

TAYLOR DAIRY ROAD

Fair

Over: BELCHER CANAL C-25

ADJ TO CR-607A ANGLE RD, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1962 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 300

RANGE ROAD 212

Fair

Over: BASIN CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH OF RANGE ROA, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 100

22 MILES E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 102

23.2 MILES E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1940 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 115

30.3MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 3,000

US-98 (SR-700)

Fair

Over: FOX BRANCH

0.15 MI EAST OF SR-471, Polk, FL

Built 1947 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 14,000

US-41 NB (SR-45)

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK

0.9MI S OF CR-789, Sarasota, FL

Built 1964 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 17,000

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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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