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

SR293

Fair

Over: Choctawhatchee Bay

1.0 Miles North of US98, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1993 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 22,500

NE 23rd Avenue

Fair

Over: Rio Giraldo Canal

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

Built 1968 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 2,400

WB Spanish River

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

WB SR800.2Mi west of US-1, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1971 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 9,150

EB Spanish Rvr Bvd

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

EB SR800 .2mi West of A1A, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1971 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 9,150

CR-764

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3.9 MI E OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 1961 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 870

ROTONDA BLVD WEST

Fair

Over: ROTONDA RIVER

150FT W OF ROTONDA CIRCLE, Charlotte, FL

Built 1974 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 2,400

BROWNVILLE RD

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

1.5 MI W OF US-17, DeSoto, FL

Built 1964 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 500

CR-760A

Fair

Over: HAWTHORNE CREEK

2.0 MI E OF US-17, DeSoto, FL

Built 1970 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,100

BOGGESS AVE.

Fair

Over: THORNTON BRANCH

0.5 MI S OF SW SENATE AVE, DeSoto, FL

Built 1986 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 152

ALBEE ROAD

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

1.0 MI W/O US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1963 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 1,500

STARVIEW AVE

Fair

Over: STARVIEW CANAL

0.5MI W OF HABERLAND BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1993 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 271

CR 225

Fair

Over: LUTHER HILLIARD CREEK

4 MILES WEST OF US 301, Bradford, FL

Built 1950 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 2,100

CR 125

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER

3.4 MI SE OF CR 121, Union, FL

Built 1960 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 250

CR270A

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

1.9 MI. West of SR12, Gadsden, FL

Built 1975 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 900

PARK STREET

Fair

Over: BRANCH FISHWEIR CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF CASSAT AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1998 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 7,800

CR 209

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CEDAR CREEK

2.2 MI E US 17, Putnam, FL

Built 1950 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 1,900

CR-68

Fair

Over: HARRISONS SLOUGH

2.0 MI E OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1947 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 2,000

CR-68

Fair

Over: GOMEZ CREEK

3.4 MI E OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1947 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 2,000

CR-68

Fair

Over: BETZS SLOUGH

4.3 MI EAST OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1947 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 2,000

GOODWIN STREET

Fair

Over: LEITNER CREEK

450 FT EAST OF OLD 41 RD, Lee, FL

Built 1975 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,440

SR-60

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

2.5 MILES WEST OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1988 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 182,500

CR 18

Fair

Over: DOUBLE RUN CREEK

0.2 MI WEST OF SR 100, Bradford, FL

Built 1949 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 3,000

CR 246

Fair

Over: ROBINSON BRANCH

4.2 MI EAST OF US 41, Columbia, FL

Built 1968 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 300

CR 347

Fair

Over: BARNETT SWAMP

9.9 MI NORTH OF SR 24, Levy, FL

Built 1957 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 650

Red Rock Road

Fair

Over: Maria Branch

1.9 Mi E of Munson Hwy, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1995 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 50

SR-113 NB

Fair

Over: SR-10A (ARLINGTON EXWY.)

SR-113 NB OVER SR-10A, Duval, FL

Built 1982 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 25,250

CR 204

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PELLICER CREEK

0.2 MI W OF US 1, St. Johns, FL

Built 1948 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,600

CR 13A

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SIX MILE CREEK

2.7 MI N OF CR 214, St. Johns, FL

Built 1926 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,700

Magnolia Court

Fair

Over: Blue Cypress Creek

0.2 Mi. N. of Magnolia Dr, Osceola, FL

Built 1978 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 53

NORTH SHORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: CARVER CANAL

0.2Mi S of 45TH ST(CR702), Palm Beach, FL

Built 1959 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 5,500

SR-121

Fair

Over: KANAPAHA CREEK

4.9 MI. S. OF I-75, Alachua, FL

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,800

CR 388

Fair

Over: Little Bear Creek

0.37 Mi West US231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,100

CR 388

Fair

Over: Big Cedar Creek

3.2 Miles East of SR 77, Bay, FL

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,700

SR388

Fair

Over: Crooked Creek

2.8 Miles East of SR79, Bay, FL

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,900

Stanford Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.28 Mi North of SR 368, Bay, FL

Built 1984 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,800

SR2

Fair

Over: Mill Branch

2.0 mi. E. of SR79, Holmes, FL

Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,173

CR 181

Fair

Over: Thomas Bay

4.9 Mi North of US90/SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 950

CR 179

Fair

Over: Wrights Creek

2.3 Miles N of US90/SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,200

Aycock Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.7 Miles North US90/SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 1993 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 60

Reno Road

Fair

Over: Carpenters Sink Creek

0.44 Mi S Birchwood Road, Jackson, FL

Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 66

CR 399

Fair

Over: ICWW at Navarre

0.6 Mi South of US98, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,500

Manning Creek Lane

Fair

Over: Manning Creek

0.1 Mi West of SR 87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1993 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50

Blue Barnes Road

Fair

Over: Garnier Creek

3.7 Mi E of Miller Bluff, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2004 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50

Whitfield Road

Fair

Over: West Bayou

0.3 Mi South of Hwy 20, Walton, FL

Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 75

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: FLORIDA CRACKER CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF US-1, St. Johns, FL

Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 70,000

SR-826 WB

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

0.1 Mile West of A1A, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1989 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 24,000

CR700A NW 176TH AV

Fair

Over: ASH SLOUGH

2.2 MI NORTH OF US-98, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,350

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 067

4.4MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

SR-70

Fair

Over: WHIDDEN CREEK

1.6 MI EAST OF SR-31, DeSoto, FL

Built 1960 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 13,600

77TH AVE WB X-OVER

Fair

Over: CANAL 12

JUST W OF US-92/4TH ST N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1978 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,200

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