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 91 NB RMP 285.6

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK LEESBURG INT

0.5 MI N of SR 19, Lake, FL

Built 2023 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,250

MITCHELL BLVD.

Good

Over: MITCHELL DRAIN

0.1MI E OF SEVEN SPRINGS, Pasco, FL

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,170

2ND ST NORTH

Good

Over: TINNEY CREEK

185FT S OF 98TH AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 812

US-17 NB (SR-35)

Good

Over: CSX R/R

5.0 MI S OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,767

CR 23A

Good

Over: BARBER BAY SLOUGH

2.9 MI NORTH OF US 90, Baker, FL

Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,881

13th Street

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.34 Mi E of Sherman Ave, Bay, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 105

US29 SR95

Good

Over: Pritchett Mill

3.65Mi South of SR4, Escambia, FL

Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,152

SR83

Good

Over: Juniper Creek

2.1 miles N. of US90, Walton, FL

Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,700

Hinote Road

Good

Over: Bottle Branch

0.2 Mi S of Deshazo Rd, Walton, FL

Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 101

I-295 NB

Good

Over: MONUMENT RD.

I-295 NB / MONUMENT RD., Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 41,750

I-295 SB

Good

Over: MONUMENT RD.

I-295 SB / MONUMENT RD., Duval, FL

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 41,750

US-90 (SR-10)

Good

Over: CSXRR

US-90 OVER CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 18,100

CR-55

Good

Over: Canal

100 ft. North of SR-100, Flagler, FL

Built 1988 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 54

SR 528 WB 8.2

Good

Over: SR 482 MCCOY RD

8.1 MI EAST OF I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 49,650

I-4 WB Off Ramp

Good

Over: I-4 CD

I4 WB Off Ramp Over I4 CD, Orange, FL

Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,000

Oakland Park Blvd.

Good

Over: C-13 Canal

SR-816 just W. of I-95, Broward, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 51,000

Atlantic Blvd.

Good

Over: Coconut Creek

Atlantic Blvd W of Turnpk, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 52,500

Griffin/Orange Con

Good

Over: C-11 Canal

.29 mi W of Univ/SR 817, Broward, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 900

Griffin/Orange Con

Good

Over: C-11 Canal

0.2 mi east of University, Broward, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,879

NE 2nd AVE.

Good

Over: HILLSBORO CANAL

0.3MI N OF HILLSBORO BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 2011 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,500

Ramp H4-H12 SB

Good

Over: I-75 SB

.17Mi N of Dade Cty Line, Broward, FL

Built 2018 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 24,500

OLD SUNRISE LK DR

Good

Over: MID RIVER CANAL C-13

0.1MI W OF INVERRARY BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 863

S/B S.R. 5

Good

Over: SNAPPER CREEK CANAL C-2

1.27M N OF SW 88 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1954 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 26,250

COMP SR-9336

Good

Over: CANAL C-111-E

FLORIDA CITY (MP 3.256), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,600

SR-5 NB ( 870016)

Good

Over: CANAL C-100-C

SW 139 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 31,000

SR826 SB TO SR934

Good

Over: Metro rail

0.8 MI S OF US-27, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2007 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 17,500

Shore Drive

Good

Over: Canal

0.2 Mile E of US1 MM17, Monroe, FL

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 237

US-192 Ramp "B"

Good

Over: I-4

US-192 Ramp B - I-4, Osceola, FL

Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,500

SR 417 NB SCE 3.4

Good

Over: OSCEOLA PKWY (CR 522)

0.7 MI N OF US HWY 192, Osceola, FL

Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,680

PALOMINO DRIVE

Good

Over: LWDD E-1 CANAL

0.8MI N OF LAKEWORTH BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,390

NEW ENGLAND BLVD

Good

Over: LWDD E-1 CANAL

0.1MI E OF US-441 SR-7, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 318

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: RVRSIDE DR & SEM GLF RR

0.1MI NORTH OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 34,250

CONWAY BLVD.

Good

Over: FORDHAM WATERWAY

0.3MI S OF MIDWAY BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 720

GIBRALTER DR.

Good

Over: ELKCAM WATERWAY

150FT E OF HARBOR BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 2008 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 720

WAGON WHEEL RD.

Good

Over: DEEP LAKE STRAND

2.8 MI W of CR 839, Collier, FL

Built 1950 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20

I-75 SB (SR 93)

Good

Over: CR862(VANDERBILT BCH RD)

2.0MI SOUTH OF CR-846, Collier, FL

Built 1983 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 89,884

I-75 NB (SR 93)

Good

Over: CR862(VANDERBILT BCH RD)

2MI SOUTH OF CR 846, Collier, FL

Built 1983 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 89,884

SR-29

Good

Over: Canal 211

3.4MI N OF I-75, Collier, FL

Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,100

SR-29

Good

Over: Canal 212

4.0 MI N OF I-75, Collier, FL

Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,100

SR-29

Good

Over: Canal 213

6.1MI NORTH OF I-75, Collier, FL

Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,100

CR-886EB TO I-75NB

Good

Over: CANAL

At Golden Gate Pkwy, Collier, FL

Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 12,000

43RD AVE. NE

Good

Over: FAKA UNION CANAL

1MI E OF EVERGLADES BLD, Collier, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 201

I-275

Good

Over: WATERS AVENUE

0.5MI SOUTH OF SR-580, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1967 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 151,500

RAMP K

Good

Over: CSX RR & SR-60

0.1MI S OF GANTRY STRUCTU, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 504

BIG BEND RD/CR-672

Good

Over: BULL FROG CREEK

0.25 MI E/O I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2023 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 36,500

LYNN TURNER ROAD

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

0.6MI NORTH OF GUNN HWY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 14,100

BEARSS AVE.

Good

Over: LAKE ALBRIGHT

0.9MI W OF FLORIDA AVE., Hillsborough, FL

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 44,000

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Wekiva River Rd

.4MI W/O Wekiva River, Lake, FL

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 13,750

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: TIDAL MARSH

0.6MI SOUTH OF SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 47,250

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SR-884 (COLONIAL BLVD.)

1.6MI South of SR-82, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 56,000

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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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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.