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

SR-826

Good

Over: FEC RR SPUR

N OF NW 74TH ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 19,000

SR821 NB HEFT31.08

Good

Over: NW 74 ST CANAL

4.5 mi N of SR 836 Intchg, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 54,800

SR821 HEFT NB 33.5

Good

Over: NW 114ST MAULE ACCESS RD

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

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 52,200

COMP SR-916

Good

Over: BISCAYNE CANAL C-8

0.25M E OF MIAMI AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 45,500

SR-826 SB (870995)

Good

Over: SR-932 (NW 103RD ST)

AT NW 103RD ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 113,000

SR 5 & SR 856

Good

Over: FEC RR & West Dixie Hwy

Bisc Blvd & Ives Dairy Rd, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 80,500

MIA Off Ramp

Good

Over: NW 14th Street

Ramp over NW 14th Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 25,500

SR 874 NB On Ramp

Good

Over: EB SR878 On ramp & Canal

SR 94 to SR 874, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2008 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,400

EB SR 836

Good

Over: CSX R/R & Canal

East of Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 104,000

WB SR-836 off ramp

Good

Over: NW 37th Ave

0.5 mile E of SR 953, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t

SW 160th Street

Good

Over: Black Creek Canal

300Ft. East of 142nd Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,800

57th Street

Good

Over: Lateral A Canal

At CR-615 (66th Ave.), Indian River, FL

Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,000

SR-710 EB

Good

Over: St. Lucie Canal/SR-76

2.1 Miles E of CR-609, Martin, FL

Built 2013 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,100

SR 429 NB RAMP B

Good

Over: I-4 & SR 429 SB RAMP C

SR 429 & I-4 INTERCHANGE, Osceola, FL

Built 2006 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,500

CR-523

Good

Over: Tpk Drainage Ditch South

6.0 Miles S of SR-91, Osceola, FL

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,200

Pleasant Hill NB

Good

Over: Reedy Creek

0.3Mi S of Poinciana Blvd, Osceola, FL

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 46,500

I 95 SB

Good

Over: SR 794 Yamato Rd

Just South of Exit 48, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 115,500

I 95 SR 9 SB

Good

Over: Summit Boulevard

Between SR 882 and SR 80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 122,500

Spanish R Blvd WB

Good

Over: I 95 & CSXRR & Canal

1.5 mi. North of SR-808, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,000

Loxahatchee Rvr Rd

Good

Over: C-18 Canal

0.25 Mile N of Center St., Palm Beach, FL

Built 2006 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,200

LYONS ROAD

Good

Over: LWDD Lateral 14 Canal

0.8 Mi N. of LANTANA ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,700

SW 3rd St

Good

Over: LWDD E-1 Canal

At SR-7/US-441, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,500

PICOS RD 154.90

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK 154.90

1.16 MI S OF CR-68, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 36,700

Indrio Road EB

Good

Over: Canal No.1

SR 614 0.6 Mi E I-95, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,200

St Lucie W Blvd EB

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

7.6 Mi. S of SR-70, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2023 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 43,500

PEACHTREE BLVD.

Good

Over: C-104 CANAL

0.2MI. W of NW STJAMES DR, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,120

FALLING CREEK-BRID

Good

Over: FALLING CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Columbia, FL

Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15

ROBINSON BRANCH-BR

Good

Over: ROBINSON BRANCH

NATIONAL FOREST, Columbia, FL

Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10

DAVID BLVD.

Good

Over: NEWGATE WATERWAY

0.6MI N of SR 776, Charlotte, FL

Built 1984 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,900

GLDEN GT PKY CR886

Good

Over: SANTA BARBARA CANAL

1.54 MI E/O I-75, Collier, FL

Built 2024 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 52,000

US-27 SB

Good

Over: SUGARLAND CANAL

7.5 mi. E OF SR-80, Hendry, FL

Built 2000 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 10,500

SR589 (VETERANS SB

Good

Over: INDEPENDENCE PKWY

0.6MI N OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1993 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 8,750

SR618 EB to I-4 EB

Good

Over: CSX RR SR-618 & SR-60

0.4MI E OF 22ND ST (US41B, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,100

SANDS BLVD. (NB)

Good

Over: MAXWELL CANAL

0.3MI N/O CAPE CORAL PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1983 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,200

CR611 MCMULLEN BTH

Good

Over: SR-60

MC MULLEN BOOTH @ SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 64,000

I-75 SB

Good

Over: Forestry Road

0.6 M South of CR-473, Sumter, FL

Built 1965 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 29,583

US-441

Good

Over: SCL RR

US-441 over SCL RR, Marion, FL

Built 1959 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 14,900

Jupiter Boulevard

Good

Over: C-37 Canal

At Minton Rd. Intersectn, Brevard, FL

Built 2010 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 8,500

GRIFFIN ROAD

Good

Over: SPELL SWAMP

1.8M E OF MUSSEL WHITE RD, Nassau, FL

Built 2004 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,300

SR 429 SB RAMP 7.8

Good

Over: WESTERN WAY

2.6MI NORTH OF SR 530, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 5,200

Campo Way

Good

Over: LW-9 Drainage Canal

300 Ft. N of Calloway Dr, Orange, FL

Built 2010 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 259

Oak Lea Drive

Good

Over: Reed Canal

At Reed Canal Rd, Volusia, FL

Built 2012 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 3,245

IRR NB I-75 (SR93)

Good

Over: Nandos Canal

7.4Mi E of Collier County, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 16,336

Cove Rd. CR 722

Good

Over: Manatee Creek

0.1 Mile Feet East of A1A, Martin, FL

Built 2021 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,500

Osceola Parkway EB

Good

Over: Ramp A2

1.1M E of US192 SR530, Osceola, FL

Built 2001 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 31,750

WORLD DRIVE

Good

Over: WETLANDS

REEDY CREEK IMP. DISTRICT, Osceola, FL

Built 1995 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 5,687

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: CR-709 & FECRR

0.75 Mile S of Midway Rd., St. Lucie, FL

Built 1982 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 36,906

S. WITHLAPOPKA DR.

Good

Over: APOPKA CANAL

0.2MI S OF E GOBBLER DR, Citrus, FL

Built 1987 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,200

COLLIER BLVD

Good

Over: COCOHATCHEE CANAL

AT CR 846 AND CR 951`, Collier, FL

Built 2017 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,401

CR-835

Good

Over: OTTER CANAL

13.0 MI SOUTH OF US-27, Hendry, FL

Built 1954 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 500

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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.