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

I-4

Good

Over: Par Street

0.75mi E of Princeton St, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,625

I-4

Good

Over: Riddle Drive

EB 0.3mi N of SR 426, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 160,500

John Young Pkwy SB

Good

Over: SR-91 Fla Turnpike

0.3 Mi N of SR-482, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 32,250

Buena Vista Drive

Good

Over: Canal L-101

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 26,500

Epcot Center Dr WB

Good

Over: Buena Vista Drive

Reedy Creek Imp. Dist, Orange, FL

Built 2017 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 73,000

US-17 (SR-15)

Good

Over: RUBBLE CREEK

1.9 MI. S. OF CLAY CO., Putnam, FL

Built 1993 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 10,600

Tomoka Farms Road

Good

Over: I-4

Tomoka Farms Rd over I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 52,000

Maytown Road

Good

Over: Deep Ck. Diversion Cnl

3.8 Mi. East of SR-415, Volusia, FL

Built 1985 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,800

SR821 SB HEFT 44.2

Good

Over: SR 847 PALM AVE & CANAL

4.1 MI W OF SR-91 (TPK), Broward, FL

Built 1973 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 45,650

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: Oakland Park Blvd.

1.60 mi. S of SR-870, Broward, FL

Built 1971 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 123,000

NB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: NW 38th Street

.5mi N of Oakland Pk Blvd, Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 138,500

SR91 SB TPK 69.1

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK(SAMPLE RD INT)

0.1 MI SOUTH OF SAMPLE RD, Broward, FL

Built 1984 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,100

Commercial Blvd.

Good

Over: SR-91 (Fla. Turnpike)

SR-870/SR-91 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 70,500

I-95

Good

Over: I-195 WB TO I-95 SB

I-95/SR112/I-195 INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 179,000

I-95 NB (870344)

Good

Over: NW 135TH ST

0.6MI N OF SR922/NW119 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 128,500

I-95

Good

Over: NW 29TH STREET

1.9 MI S OF NW 62ND ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 179,000

I-95 NB (870339)

Good

Over: US-27 & NW 35 ST

I-95/SR-112/I-195 INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 89,500

EAST FRONTAGE RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER CANAL C-7

N OF NW 103RD ST., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,607

SR826 SB TO I-75SB

Good

Over: I-75 W-N CONN & NW138 ST

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

Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,100

EB SR 836 On-Ramp

Good

Over: FEC/CSX RR and Canal

0.25 M E/O NW 72nd Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 104,000

Ramp NF-EBCD

Good

Over: SR 969 (NW 72 Ave.)

Ramp NF-EBCD over NW 72A, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 10,400

EB SR 836 Off-ramp

Good

Over: SB Collector Distributor

SR-826/SR-836 Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,200

Ramp To I-75

Good

Over: SR 826 & I-75

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

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 9,600

Central Blvd EB

Good

Over: MIA Utility Corr.

Miami Intl Airport, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2012 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 43,996

Ramp S1 Eastbound

Good

Over: MIA Utility Corr.

Miami Intl Airport, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2012 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,478

SR 847

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK CANAL C-9

S of NW 215 St on 47 Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 14,300

CR-A1A (DIXIE HWY)

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF MANATEE CRE

0.5Mi S of COVE RD, Martin, FL

Built 1952 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 18,041

SR-710 WB

Good

Over: St. Lucie Canal/SR-76

2.1 Miles East of CR-609, Martin, FL

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,100

CITRUS BLVD.

Good

Over: C-23 CANAL

0.2MILE S OF SW BECKER RD, Martin, FL

Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,000

Island Way

Good

Over: C-18 Canal

0.14MI N of Indiantown Rd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,200

FOREST HILL BLVD.

Good

Over: C-51 CANAL

AT SOUTHERN/FORESTHILINTR, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 34,000

LYONS ROAD

Good

Over: C-51 CANAL

LYONS ROAD SOUTH OF SR-80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 12,200

Sandalfoot Blvd

Good

Over: LWDD E-1 Canal

1.28 mi N of Hillsbr Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 16,426

SR91 TPK NB 153.1

Good

Over: SR 70

2.6 MILES NORTH OF SR-709, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 23,450

GORDY ROAD

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

0.8MI SOUTH OF SR-70, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2022 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 99

ELEANOR AVE.

Good

Over: INGERSOLL WATERWAY

0.3MI WEST OF JACOBS ST, Charlotte, FL

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 500

MCPHERSON DRIVE

Good

Over: HASTING WATERWAY

100 YDS. W OF JACOBS ST., Charlotte, FL

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

SR-78

Good

Over: KISSIMMEE R. OVERFLOW

3.9 MILES WEST OF US-441, Glades, FL

Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,500

SB SR 589 SCP 55.4

Good

Over: US 98

5.25 MI S/O CARDINAL ST, Hernando, FL

Built 2021 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,900

CAUSEWAY BLVD

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93A)

1.3MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 26,000

I-4 WB

Good

Over: 40TH ST (SR-569)

2.3MI EAST OF I-275, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2006 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 83,250

XTOWN (SR-618) WB

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD AND 26TH ST

22ND STREET OFF-RAMP WB, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,900

GALLAGHER ROAD

Good

Over: PEMBERTON CREEK

0.1MI NORTH OF GORE RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,300

OLD 41 RD / CR-887

Good

Over: DAVES BOG

1.7Mi N of CR-865, Lee, FL

Built 2009 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 17,550

JIM DAVIS ROAD

Good

Over: GAMBLE CREEK

0.3 MILE S OF CR-675, Manatee, FL

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 365

CR-578

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

3.6MI N/O SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 775

TREASURE ISLAND CW

Good

Over: BOCA CIEGA BAY EAST

1.1MI EAST OF GULF BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 2004 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 19,000

GALLOWAY RD.

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

1.0MI NORTH OF US-92, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,800

BUS US-41 NB

Good

Over: HATCHETT CREEK

0.1MI N/O VENICE AVE, Sarasota, FL

Built 2004 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,400

US-41 BUS SB

Good

Over: HATCHETT CREEK/ICWW

0.1MI N/O VENICE AVE, Sarasota, FL

Built 2003 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,400

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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.