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

SR821 NB HEFT 13.8

Good

Over: QUAIL ROOST DR

0.9 MILES NORTH OF US 1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 86,000

SR821 NB HEFT 21.4

Good

Over: SW 72 ST SUNSET DR

8.7 MILES NORTH OF US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 71,700

RAMP TO SR-856

Good

Over: SR A1A TO SR 856 N TO W

0.1M W OF A1A, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1981 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 18,000

I-75 SB TO SR826SB

Good

Over: NW 138TH ST

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

Built 1986 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 32,000

SR-826 SB TO SR-94

Good

Over: SNAPPER CREEK CANAL

0.2 MILE NORTH OF SR-94, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1997 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 15,000

WB SR 836

Good

Over: SR 969 (NW 72nd Ave)

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

Built 2014 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 38,630

SR-826 SB Off-Ramp

Good

Over: NW 7th St

SR-826 & NW 7th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 35,000

SB SR 826 RAMP S-W

Good

Over: CSX RR

SB SR-826 RAMP OVER RR, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 24,000

SR 836 WB

Good

Over: SR 973 (NW 87th Ave)

1 Mile West of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 129,300

SR 836 EB

Good

Over: SR 973 (NW 87th Ave)

1 Mile West of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 129,300

I-395 WB

Good

Over: NW 1st Ct & NE 1st Ave

E of Midtown Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2023 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 61,500

SW 127th Ave.

Good

Over: C-100 Canal

0.15Mi. N of SW 112th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2009 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 12,100

SR-76

Good

Over: S. Fork St. Lucie River

.25 mi East of I-95, Martin, FL

Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 41,000

US-192

Good

Over: I-4

I-4 EB Ramp to US-192 WB, Osceola, FL

Built 2006 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 300

Partin Settlement

Good

Over: North Canal to Fish Lake

0.4 Miles W of US-192, Osceola, FL

Built 2016 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 10,100

Tradition Blvd.

Good

Over: I-4

1.6 Mi. S. of SR-429, Osceola, FL

Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,000

WB SR808 Glades Rd

Good

Over: I 95 SR 9

SR 808 / I 95 Interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1974 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 27,000

US-98 (SR-80)

Good

Over: Canal - D

4 miles west of SR 7, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 54,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Good

Over: Canal 062

7.4MI WEST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 3,200

SR-951 SB COLLIER

Good

Over: BIG MARCO PASS

7.0 MI SOUTH OF US-41, Collier, FL

Built 2011 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 19,250

ENT RD PMP STA 129

Good

Over: RIM CANAL

0.2MI SOUTH OF SR-78, Glades, FL

Built 1962 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 10

LAKE PORT LOCK RD

Good

Over: RIM CANAL

328YDS SOUTH OF CR-721, Glades, FL

Built 1962 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 20

ENT RD PMP STA 127

Good

Over: RIM CANAL

0.8MI SOUTH OF SR-78, Glades, FL

Built 1962 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 20

SR 589 VET SB 4.4

Good

Over: JOHNS RD

0.8 MI N OF HILLSBRGH AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 47,654

RAMP R/DALE MABRY

Good

Over: RAMP LOIS AVE TO I-275NB

0.1 MI E/O LOIS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2014 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 7,900

NESMITH RD.

Good

Over: HOWELL CREEK

0.4MI SOUTH OF ENGLISH RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1970 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 400

CR-39

Good

Over: LITTLE MANATEE RIVER

1.0MI SOUTH OF SR-674, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2006 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 9,600

OLD PASCO ROAD

Good

Over: STEVES CANAL

1.5MI N OF SR-54, Pasco, FL

Built 2002 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 2,880

I-275 SB

Good

Over: 62ND AVE NORTH

1.7MI S OF GANDY BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1972 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 72,750

I-275 NB

Good

Over: 62ND AVE NORTH

1.7MI SOUTH OF GANDY BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1972 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 72,750

I-275 TO 118TH N

Good

Over: 28TH ST

0.3MI EAST OF 118TH AVE., Pinellas, FL

Built 2002 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 15,000

MAINTENANCE ROAD

Good

Over: LAKE SEMINOLE B. CNL

0.1MI N OF BRYAN DAIRY RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 2

ROCKRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: GATOR CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 6,800

MYRTLE STREET

Good

Over: CANAL 3-7

0.2MI W OF US-301, Sarasota, FL

Built 2010 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 6,400

CR-476

Good

Over: Gum Slough

2.2 mi E of Hernando Co., Sumter, FL

Built 1978 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 4,200

ADAMS ROAD

Good

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

2.5 Mi W. OF I-75, Columbia, FL

Built 1967 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 51

I-75 NB

Good

Over: NW 193rd St

I-75 NB over NW 193rd St, Marion, FL

Built 1997 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 36,250

SW 49th Ave. Extn

Good

Over: Trail

.6 Mi N of Marion Oaks T, Marion, FL

Built 2002 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 9,500

CR 356

Good

Over: WOODS CREEK

1.9 MI WEST OF US 19, Taylor, FL

Built 1950 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 850

CR 99A

Good

Over: Freeman Springs Branch

3.29 Mi West of CR97A, Escambia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 100

Ferry Road N. E.

Good

Over: Branch of Lake Earl

1.19 Mi North of US 98, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2004 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 1,500

CR280A

Good

Over: I10 SR8

1.6mi. E. of US331 SR83, Walton, FL

Built 1974 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 650

COASTAL VIEW DRIVE

Good

Over: BEAMER CANAL

1.3 MI S OF BEACH BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 2016 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 48

SR 417 NB 38.5

Good

Over: PAVED MULTI-USE TRAIL

0.4 MI NORTH OF SR 426, Seminole, FL

Built 1994 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 31,250

RACE TRACK RD (EB)

Good

Over: DURBIN CREEK

0.8MI E OF ST. JOHNS PKWY, St. Johns, FL

Built 1999 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 18,900

Fountainbl Blvd WB

Good

Over: Golf Cart Path

0.8Mile E of NW 107th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 9,109

Fountainbl Blvd EB

Good

Over: Golf Cart Path

0.8 Mile E of NW 107th Av, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 9,109

NW 20TH ST. EB

Good

Over: LWDD E-4 (EL RIO) CANAL

0.5MI W of N DIXIE HWY, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1964 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 12,000

MILITARY TRAIL SB

Good

Over: LWDD L-38 CANAL

1MI N. of CLINT MOORE RD., Palm Beach, FL

Built 1986 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 36,000

MILITARY TRAIL NB

Good

Over: LWDD L-38 CANAL

1MI N OF CLINT MOORE RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1986 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 36,000

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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.