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

US-90 (SR-10)

Good

Over: SUWANNEE RIVER

AT ELLAVILLE, Madison, FL

Built 1986 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 3,600

US-1 NB

Good

Over: SR-404

US-1 NB - SR-404, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 19,250

Skyview Drive

Good

Over: Skyview Creek

0.2mi S. of US-441/US-17, Orange, FL

Built 2003 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 2,108

CR 208

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

6 MI WEST OF I-95, St. Johns, FL

Built 2010 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 300

EB SR84 to SB I-95

Good

Over: R/R & ramp to I-595

SR-84 and I-95, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 7,400

SR836 EB TO NW8 ST

Good

Over: NW 11 TERRACE

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1993 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 6,200

6 Ave S to NB I-95

Good

Over: Lake Worth Util Outfall

0.38 mi. S of SR-802, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2007 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 10,500

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

3.7 MI S OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 29,750

BACHMAN BLVD

Good

Over: DORCHESTER WATERWAY

0.3 MI E OF ATWATER ST, Charlotte, FL

Built 2012 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,100

Peachland Blvd.

Good

Over: Lion Heart Waterway

0.7MI W/O ATWATER ST, Charlotte, FL

Built 2017 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10,200

SR-29

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING 1133

4.5MI N of I-75, Collier, FL

Built 2007 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5,100

SR-29

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING 1128

6 MI North of I-75, Collier, FL

Built 2007 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5,100

US-41

Good

Over: Canal 324

1.6 MI S/O SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 21,000

18TH AVE. NE

Good

Over: GOLDEN GATE DRAIN CANAL

1 MI E OF EVERGLADES BLVD, Collier, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,750

RANDALL BLVD.

Good

Over: GOLDEN GATE MAIN CANAL

1MI W OF EVERGLADES BLVD., Collier, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11,205

LAKELAND AVE

Good

Over: COCOHATCHEE CANAL

LAKELAND AVE. AT CR-846, Collier, FL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,200

AIRPORT RD.

Good

Over: MAX BRANCH

0.4 MI NOF SR-64A, Hardee, FL

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 672

SR-80

Good

Over: GRASSY MARSH SLOUGH

7.4MI WEST OF US-27, Hendry, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 14,500

I-275 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: JEFFERSON ST RAMPS

0.4 MI E OF HILLS RIVER, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 107,250

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: COWHOUSE CREEK

0.3MI NORTH OF SR-582, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 64,500

I-4 EB RAMP B

Good

Over: 26TH STREET

1.2 MI E/O I-275, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2012 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17,900

I-75 SB

Good

Over: BIG BEND RD

I-75SB OFFRAMP/BIG BND RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2023 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17,500

CR580 SAM ALLEN RD

Good

Over: ITCHEPACKESASSA CRK

0.7MI EAST OF SR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4,300

US-27

Good

Over: SR-50

US -27 over SR-50, Lake, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 33,000

SR 46

Good

Over: Wildlife Crossing 2

2 Miles W/o Wekiva Rvr Rd, Lake, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 27,500

SR-46 WB

Good

Over: SR-429

SR-46 WB Connector-SR-429, Lake, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4,150

SR-46 EB Connector

Good

Over: SR-429

SR-46 EB Conn - SR-429, Lake, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4,150

CR884/VETERANS PKY

Good

Over: CR-867A/DEL PRADO BLVD

4.7MI W OF US-41/SR-45, Lee, FL

Built 1997 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 57,600

SKYPLEX BLVD

Good

Over: ARTIFICIAL LAKE

300 FT S/O CR-876, Lee, FL

Built 2020 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2,350

FORT HAMER ROAD

Good

Over: MANATEE RIVER

3.1MI S OF US-301, Manatee, FL

Built 2017 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 7,900

SR-56

Good

Over: CLAY GULLY EAST BRANCH

3.1 MI EAST OF CR-581, Pasco, FL

Built 2009 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35,500

I-275 NB

Good

Over: 22ND AVE SOUTH

2.0MI N OF SR-679, Pinellas, FL

Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 46,750

SWINDELL ROAD

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

0.1MI EAST OF SUTTON RD., Polk, FL

Built 2005 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 7,941

WEST 10TH ST.

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

2.3 MI WEST OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 2005 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,400

KNIGHTS TRAIL ROAD

Good

Over: THAOS PASSING

4.3 MI NORTH OF LAUREL RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5,800

CR 468 301.6

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK

3.4 MI N OF LAKE COUNTY, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2,950

Bexley Trail

Good

Over: Sabal Trail Gas R/W

.58 Mi. SW of Meggison Dr, Sumter, FL

Built 2023 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 501

SR-223 SB

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

SR-223 OVER ALLIGATOR CRK, Bradford, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11,500

SR-223

Good

Over: CR 100A & CSXRR

SR-223/CR 100A & CSXRR, Bradford, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11,500

SR-51

Good

Over: SANDSPUR CREEK

1.4 MI. N. OF TAYLOR CO., Dixie, FL

Built 2010 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 550

Blue Cove Drive

Good

Over: Blue Cove Run

0.2 mile East of Camp Dr., Marion, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 159

US29 SR95

Good

Over: Dry Creek

1.0 Miles S. of SR97, Escambia, FL

Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15,500

US90 SR10

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

4.6 miles east of SR12, Gadsden, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 7,050

SR263

Good

Over: FG&A RR

0.5 miles North of SR20, Leon, FL

Built 2016 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12,500

US98 SR30

Good

Over: Cody Ave / Champaign St

2.7 Miles West of SR393, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50,000

Sandy Forest Road

Good

Over: Sweet Water # 1

1.06 Mi S of CR 191, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2016 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 100

SR79

Good

Over: Holmes Creek

0.1 Miles N. of CR277, Washington, FL

Built 2011 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,500

SR79

Good

Over: Holmes Creek

0.1 Miles N. of CR277, Washington, FL

Built 2012 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,500

Gainer Road

Good

Over: Flat Creek

0.2 Mi South of CR276, Washington, FL

Built 2014 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 100

Ellis Road

Good

Over: I-95

Ellis Road Over I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18,100

Showing 8,001-8,050 of 13,036 bridges

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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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