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

CR 739NB HENLEY RD

Good

Over: JOHN BOY CREEK

1.15MI S OF CR 220, Clay, FL

Built 2013 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11,000

CR739 SB HENLEY RD

Good

Over: JOHN BOY CREEK

1.15MI SOUTH OF CR 220, Clay, FL

Built 2012 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11,000

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SR-13

I-295 SB OVER SR-13, Duval, FL

Built 1969 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 66,250

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SR-13

I-295 NB OVER SR-13, Duval, FL

Built 1969 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 66,250

SR-202 WB (JTB)

Good

Over: RYALS SWAMP

0.4 MI. E. OF KERNAN RD., Duval, FL

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 63,500

I-95 NB CD

Good

Over: FOREST STREET

I-95 CD OVER FOREST ST., Duval, FL

Built 2008 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17,500

I-95 NB (SR-9) COL

Good

Over: ATLANTIC BLVD.

I-95 NB COLLECTOR/ATLANTI, Duval, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 19,500

SR-23 SB

Good

Over: US-90

SR-23/US-90/CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 2017 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,500

I-295

Good

Over: CSXRR/US-17

I-295 SB/US-17 & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 2022 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 38,000

SR-100 EB

Good

Over: IWW Flagler Beach

SR-100 EB over IWW, Flagler, FL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 9,200

Royal Palms Pkwy

Good

Over: Lehigh Spur Canal

250ft. N of Town Cent Blv, Flagler, FL

Built 2008 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 7,700

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Kirkman Road

SR-408 WB - Kirkman Rd., Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 48,750

SR-408

Good

Over: Lk Underhill Rd (SR-15)

SR-408 WB-Lk Underhill Rd, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 77,500

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Andes Avenue

SR-408 WB - Andes Ave, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 82,500

SR-408 EB

Good

Over: Kirkman Road

SR-408 EB - Kirkman Rd., Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 48,750

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Kehoe Blvd.

SR-408 WB - Kehoe Blvd., Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 34,500

US-441

Good

Over: Canal

150 ft. South of SR-91, Orange, FL

Built 1955 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 53,500

Universal to I-4EB

Good

Over: I-4 EB to SR 435

0.16mi W of SR 435, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10,000

SR 91 TPK 268.3

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK & SR 429

1.7 MILES S OF SR 438, Orange, FL

Built 2001 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 14,500

SR-482

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

SR-482 - Shingle Creek, Orange, FL

Built 2021 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 46,000

Ramp D Flyover

Good

Over: SR-408 and SR-417

SR-408 and SR-417, Orange, FL

Built 2012 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 24,000

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Plymouth Sorrento Road

4.85Mi S of SR-46, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 100

SR-414 EB

Good

Over: Keller Rd

0.7MI W/O I-4, Orange, FL

Built 2020 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 41,600

I-4 W Slip Ramp

Good

Over: Buena Vista Drive

Reedy Creek Improvm Dist, Orange, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t

SR 429 NB

Good

Over: Wilson Road

SR 429 NB-Wilson Road, Seminole, FL

Built 2023 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,000

I-4 WB

Good

Over: SR 429

I-4 WB Over SR 429, Seminole, FL

Built 2016 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 385,000

Lake Mills Rd

Good

Over: Mills Creek

0.3 Mile E of CR-419, Seminole, FL

Built 2009 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4,100

Sheoah Boulevard

Good

Over: Sheoah Creek

1 mile North of SR-434, Seminole, FL

Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 6,280

SR-13 NB

Good

Over: JULINGTON CREEK

SR-13 NB/ JULINGTON CREEK, St. Johns, FL

Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 21,750

SR-430 WB

Good

Over: IWW Halifax River

SR-430 WB - Halifax River, Volusia, FL

Built 1997 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10,000

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: NW 38th Street

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

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 138,500

SR-869SB to I-75NB

Good

Over: SR-84 WB & NEW RIVER

I-595/I-75 INTERCHANGE, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 7,300

SB 95 to WB 595

Good

Over: Ravenswood Rd. CSXRR

I-95/I-595 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 36,500

PINE ISLAND ROAD

Good

Over: C-11 S. NEW RIVER CANAL

ADJACENT TO GRIFFIN RD., Broward, FL

Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18,000

SR 838 Sunrise blv

Good

Over: Florida turnpike SR 91

1 mi. N of Broward Blvd., Broward, FL

Built 2020 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 56,500

SR-842 to SB I-95

Good

Over: SB I-95 ramp to I-595

Between SR-842 & SR-736, Broward, FL

Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11,000

Tpk to EBI595/SR84

Good

Over: I595 Ramp to SR7

I-595 & SR7 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 2011 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 22,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: Hillsboro Canal

0.6 Mi N of SR-810, Broward, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 206,000

I-95 NB TO I-195WB

Good

Over: I-95 & I-195 & RAMPS

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

Built 1961 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10,000

I-95 NB TO SR91

Good

Over: CSX RR

GOLDEN GLADES INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1957 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 55,500

I-75 SB

Good

Over: SR-821

0.5MI S OF BROWARD CO LN, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 74,500

SR91 SB TPK 2.514

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK CANAL C-9

0.3 MILES N OF NW 199 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 52,450

SR 821 NB HEFT 18

Good

Over: C-100 CANAL

5.3 Miles North of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49,500

EB SR 836

Good

Over: EB SR 836 & NW 72nd Ave

EB SR 836 & Milam Dairy, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2015 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 42,750

WB SR 836 Off-ramp

Good

Over: SR 826

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

Built 2013 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 38,650

SR-90 (SW 8th St)

Good

Over: N/A

8.13 mi. W of SW 177 Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2018 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5,900

27TH STREET

Good

Over: LATERAL E DRAIN CANAL

0.2 MILE WEST OF US-1, Indian River, FL

Built 1990 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,025

VETERANS WALK

Good

Over: RIOMAR BAY

INSIDE RIVERSIDE PARK, Indian River, FL

Built 2023 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10

SE ST LUCIE BLVD

Good

Over: WILLOUGHBY CREEK

1/2MI S of INDIAN ST., Martin, FL

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,111

Watson Blvd

Good

Over: Un-Named Channel

0.5Mi. N of Key Deer Blvd, Monroe, FL

Built 1965 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2,060

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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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