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

LAKESIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: ORTEGA RIVER CANAL

.2 MI W/O HERSCHELL ST., Duval, FL

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 14,401

SR-200 and A1A

Good

Over: LOFTON CREEK

SR-200 / LOFTON CREEK, Nassau, FL

Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 45,500

SR-417 NB

Good

Over: Lake Underhill Rd

SR-417-Lake Underhill Rd, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 51,000

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: SR-438 (Franklin St)

SR-429 over SR-438, Orange, FL

Built 2000 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40,250

I-4

Good

Over: Radebaugh Way

0.6 MI E OF FL TURNPIKE, Orange, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 75,000

SR-414 EB

Good

Over: CR-437A

0.5Mi. West of Mardon Rd., Orange, FL

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,000

Ramp K

Good

Over: SR-436

Ramp K over SR-436 NB, Orange, FL

Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 16,000

I-4 WB to EB SR408

Good

Over: I-4/408

DOWNTOWN MULTI-LEVEL INT, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 36,000

SR-528 WB Ramp

Good

Over: Via Flora Drive

SR528 Ramp over Via Flora, Orange, FL

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,000

I-4 (SR 400)

Good

Over: SR 423 (Lee Road)

1 mile N of SR 426, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 160,200

SR 408

Good

Over: Division Avenue

SR 408 over Division Ave, Orange, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 45,500

Ramp L1

Good

Over: Ramp O1

I-4 WB Exit Ramp(Ramp L1), Seminole, FL

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10,000

Brumley Road

Good

Over: Mills Creek

2.0 mi E of Snow Hill Rd, Seminole, FL

Built 1998 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 26

I-95 SB

Good

Over: US-92

I-95 SB over US-92, Volusia, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 39,250

NB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: NW 6th St (Sistrunk Blv)

0.50 mi. N of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 157,000

I-595 (SR-862) WB

Good

Over: SW 136TH Ave.

7.3 Mi W of Fl. Tpk., Broward, FL

Built 1987 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 58,500

I595 EB to SR84 EB

Good

Over: SR84 EB Ramp to I595 EB

2.7Mi. W of University Dr, Broward, FL

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,800

Pembroke Rd

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

1.8 MI. WEST OF CR-823, Broward, FL

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 7,500

CR814 ATLANTIC BLV

Good

Over: EAST OUTFALL CANAL

1.6Mi W of SR-7, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 33,833

Manatee Crossing

Good

Over: FPL Discharge Canal

At Port Everglades, Broward, FL

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 720

COMP SR-9

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER CANAL C-7

0.23M N OF NW 103 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1948 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 35,000

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: LAWRENCE WATERWAY

At 17th Avenue WB On Ramp, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 151,300

SR-5 NB

Good

Over: SNAPPER CREEK CANAL C-2

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

Built 1954 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 26,250

SR 836 EB

Good

Over: NW 45th Avenue

0.4 mi west of SR 953, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 195,000

I-95 SB (870439)

Good

Over: NW 131ST ST

1.2MI S OF NW 151ST ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 128,500

I-95

Good

Over: SR932 (NW 103RD ST)

SR-932 (NW 103RD ST), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 268,000

SR-826

Good

Over: I-75 RAMP & NW 138 ST

I-75/SR-826 INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 29,500

SR91 TPK NB-SB 0.0

Good

Over: SR 826 PALMETTO EXPY

0.7 MILES S OF MIAMI GDNS, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 17,000

SR-992 (SW 152 St)

Good

Over: CANAL C-100

0.5 MILES WEST OF SR.5, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 32,000

SR932 EB (870657)

Good

Over: SCL R/R

0.5M E OF NW 42 AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 19,750

SR 924

Good

Over: SR 953 NW 42nd Ave

South Exit Ramp to SR 953, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1990 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 58,000

SR-953 NB Flyover

Good

Over: Okeechobee Rd. (SR-25)

SR-953 at SR-25, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 14,000

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: Railroad-Waterway

At NW 72nd Ave. Off Ramp, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 27,900

EB SR-836

Good

Over: SR-973 (NW 87th Ave)

1mi. W. of SR-826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 36,000

SR821 RMP to I75SB

Good

Over: I-75/I-75 Express Lanes

3.47MI S OF SR-823, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 7,100

SW 122nd Avenue

Good

Over: Tamiami Canal C-4

75Ft. N of US-41, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 14,566

N River Dr Flyover

Good

Over: NW 17th Avenue

NW 17th Ave & N River Dr, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1969 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,727

SW 124th Street

Good

Over: Canal C-100-A

20Ft. E of SW 71st Avenue, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,618

N Snapper Creek Dr

Good

Over: SW 109th Avenue Canal

0.1Mile W of SW 107th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,242

CR-545

Good

Over: Golf Cart Crossing #2

0.4 Mile South of I-4, Osceola, FL

Built 2005 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,100

CR-545

Good

Over: Golf Cart Crossing #1

1.4 Miles South of I-4, Osceola, FL

Built 2005 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,100

Boynton Bch Blvd

Good

Over: Lake Ida / Canal E-4

0.7 mi. W of I-95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1960 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 35,000

EB SR808 Glades Rd

Good

Over: I 95 SR 9

SR 808 I 95 Interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 27,000

I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: 17th Avenue North

Lake Worth, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 233,000

FAU Blvd.

Good

Over: LWDD E-4 El rio Canal

I95 SB Off Ramp, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 15,500

SR91 NB TPK 116.3

Good

Over: SR91 TPK (JUPITER INT)

At SR 706 NB Exit 116, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,150

PALMETTO PK RD

Good

Over: El RIO CANAL (E-4)

0.7 MI WEST OF US-1, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2023 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 57,000

SR-A1A

Good

Over: FPL Nuc Plant Disc Canal

6.6Mi North of SR-732, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,800

NB SR-9 (I-95)

Good

Over: SR-70 (Okeechobee Rd.)

2MI S of SR-68(Orange Av), St. Lucie, FL

Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 36,906

BIG BEND RD.

Good

Over: TECO DISCHARGE CANAL

0.8MI WEST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 4,100

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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.