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

SR860 WB

Good

Over: OLETA RIVER

0.5M W OF SR-5, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1956 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 21,500

SR-959 (SW 57 AVE)

Good

Over: CORAL GABLES CANAL

200 FT N OF SW 35 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1936 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 13,800

SR821 NBHEFT 26.99

Good

Over: SR836 NW 12ST CANAL RR

0.5 mi north of SR 836, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2002 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 42,750

SR821 NB HEFT29.1

Good

Over: NW 41 ST

2.1M N of DLP EX (SR-836), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2022 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 7,390

SR-826

Good

Over: US-27 & MIAMI CANAL

0.8 MI S OF SR-932, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 250,000

WB SR-836

Good

Over: NW 34th Ave.

0.75 miles W of SR-9, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2018 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 18,100

I-95 NB TO I-395EB

Good

Over: NW 14 ST

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2023 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 10,000

SW 104th Street WB

Good

Over: Hammock Canal

0.2Mile W of SW 147th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1986 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 11,461

SW 104th Street EB

Good

Over: Hammocks Canal

0.2Mile W of SW 147th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1986 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 12,531

CR-611 43RD AVE.

Good

Over: MAIN RELIEF CANAL

250ft North of SR-60, Indian River, FL

Built 1995 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 10,585

56th Place North

Good

Over: North Relief Canal

56th Place North, Indian River, FL

Built 2009 Load: 33.9 t

SR-76(Kanner Hwy )

Good

Over: SR-91 (FL. TPK.)

.25mi W OF I-95, Martin, FL

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 23,000

Ramp C2

Good

Over: Oceola Parkway Ramp C3

RampC2-Osceola Pkwy & C3, Osceola, FL

Built 2001 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 6,300

SR 429 SB RAMP C

Good

Over: I-4 & CR 545

SR 429 & I-4 INTERCHANGE, Osceola, FL

Built 2006 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 3,200

Cross Prairie Pkwy

Good

Over: Ditch

1.1m S of CR 525, Osceola, FL

Built 2021 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 8,401

WB SR808 Glades Rd

Good

Over: Military Trail & CSX RR

800 ft West of I 95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 27,000

Woolbright Road

Good

Over: C.S.X. R/R

W of I 95 on Woolbright, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 50,000

PALMETTO PK RD EB

Good

Over: EL RIO CANAL

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

Built 1966 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 57,000

Hatton Road

Good

Over: E-2 Canal

1 Mi. S of US-441, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2011 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 450

SPARROW DRIVE

Good

Over: CPB20 CANAL

0.3MI W OF RYL PALM BH BL, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1978 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,050

Becker Rd.

Good

Over: Florida Turnpike (SR-91)

0.3 Mi. W of SE Bosko Dr, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2007 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 8,800

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 063

6.5MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,200

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 064

6.4MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,200

18th AVENUE NE

Good

Over: GOLDEN GATE CANAL

1MI W OF EVERGLADES BLVD, Collier, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 300

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2.0 MI NORTH OF US-301, Manatee, FL

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 57,500

LANDMARK DR

Good

Over: MULLET CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF CR-638, Pinellas, FL

Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 8,400

S. Magnolia Avenue

Good

Over: Cross FL Greenway

2.7 Mi. N of SE 135th St., Marion, FL

Built 2010 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,000

US ALT-1 (SR-115)

Good

Over: FRONTAGE RD. & CSXRR

SR-115/FRONTAGE & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,900

PRITCHARD ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.3 MI W OF I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 34,000

OLD WINTER GARDEN

Good

Over: SR-408 EW EXPRESSWAY

1.5 MI E OF SR 91 TPK, Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 28,000

Pembrook Drive

Good

Over: L. W. Canal

0.1 mi West of SR-434, Orange, FL

Built 1999 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 327

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Good

Over: US-1 (SR-5)

I-95 / US-1, St. Johns, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 38,500

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Good

Over: US-1 (SR-5)

I-95 / US-1, St. Johns, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 38,500

COMP SR-5

Good

Over: CORAL GABLES CANAL

W OF SW 42 AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1942 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 79,000

NE 15th Avenue

Good

Over: Snake Creek Canal C-9

0.4Mile N of NE 163rd St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 6,916

COUNTY RD 507

Good

Over: FELLSMERE CANAL

4.2MI N OF CR-512, Indian River, FL

Built 1975 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,059

SR78

Good

Over: L-41 CANAL

3.5MI EAST OF US-27, Glades, FL

Built 1995 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 4,409

WINSTON DR

Good

Over: GRAFF CANAL

150YD W OF BLUFF VIEW DR., Pinellas, FL

Built 1950 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 300

CR-35A W SOCRUM LP

Good

Over: FOX BRANCH

0.8 MI WEST OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1940 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 20,500

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Good

Over: US-1 (SR-5)

I-95 NB OVER US-1, Duval, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 63,500

US-301 (SR-200) SB

Good

Over: BRANDY BRANCH NORTH

SR-200 & CR-119, Nassau, FL

Built 2015 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 4,150

US-301 (SR-200) NB

Good

Over: BRANDY BRANCH NORTH

SR-200 & CR-119, Nassau, FL

Built 2015 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 4,150

SR-520 EB

Good

Over: Second Creek

SR-520 EB - Second Creek, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 8,100

Buena Vista Drive

Good

Over: C-1 Canal

Reedy Creek Imp District, Orange, FL

Built 2017 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 32,000

SR 417 SB 42.1

Good

Over: WINTER SPRINGS BLVD

1.4 MI N OF SLAVIA RD, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 30,000

SR 417 NB 42.2

Good

Over: WINTER SPRINGS BLVD

1.4 MI N OF SLAVIA RD, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 30,000

I-75 NB

Good

Over: US-301 (SR-43)

2MI SOUTH OF SR-618, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 78,500

MUCK POND ROAD

Good

Over: CHIPCO CANAL

1.1MI W OF McINTOSH RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1976 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 770

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: CURIOSITY CREEK

5.0 MI N OF I-275, Manatee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 42,500

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: CURIOSITY CREEK

5.0 MI N OF I-275, Manatee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 85,000

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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.