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

SR91 On/Off R106.6

Good

Over: SR-91 N/S TPK

SR-710 TPK Interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2006 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 14,200

ROTONDA CIRCLE

Good

Over: LONG MEADOW CREEK NORTH

1.1MI N of ROTONDA BLV E, Charlotte, FL

Built 1985 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 600

SR-31

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

12.0 MI SOUTH OF SR-70, DeSoto, FL

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,800

US-301 (SR-41)

Good

Over: HOLLOMANS BRANCH

3.6MI NORTH OF CR-579, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1972 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 15,400

US-301 (SR-41)

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

2.4 MILES NORTH OF CR-579, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1972 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 15,400

BONITA GRAND DR

Good

Over: BONITA CREEK

0.25MI N of BONITA BCH RD, Lee, FL

Built 1983 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 6,800

CR-131

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

CR-131 / I-75, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 950

SR-51

Good

Over: SINKHOLE CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF SR-55, Taylor, FL

Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 550

SR295 New Warr. Rd

Good

Over: SR298 Lillian Hwy

0.7 Mi S. of US90 SR10, Escambia, FL

Built 1973 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 14,250

US-1 SB

Good

Over: SR-404

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

Built 1971 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 19,250

US-17 (SR-15)

Good

Over: HALLERD CREEK

150 FT. N. OF CR-226 E., Clay, FL

Built 1962 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 9,700

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SR-115 LEM TURNER RD.

11.1 MI. N. OF I-10, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 36,500

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SR-115 LEM TURNER RD.

11.1 MI. N. OF I-10, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 36,500

SR-115 SB

Good

Over: US-90 (SR-212)

SR-115 OVER US-90, Duval, FL

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 19,500

SR-115 NB

Good

Over: US-90 (SR-212)

SR-115 OVER US-90, Duval, FL

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 19,500

BAYMEADOWS RD EAST

Good

Over: TRIB TO PABLO CREEK

0.1 MI S OF GATE PARKWAY, Duval, FL

Built 2000 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 18,200

SR 91 TPK SB 273.2

Good

Over: SR 50

1.2 MI N of CR 545, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 56,350

SR 528 RAMP X 4.96

Good

Over: SCLRR SPUR

0.2MI E OF LANDSTREET RD, Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 11,500

SR821 SB HEFT 42.1

Good

Over: FLAMINGO RD & CANAL

5.1 MI WEST SR-91 (TPK), Broward, FL

Built 1973 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 45,650

SR845 Powerline Rd

Good

Over: Canal C-13

0.09 mi. South of SR816, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 24,500

SR869 NB SAW 14.56

Good

Over: CORAL SPRINGS DR

FIRST BRIDGE W OF SR-817, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 35,500

SR869 SB SAW 14.56

Good

Over: CORAL SPRINGS DR

1 mile West of SR 817, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 35,500

SILVER FOX LANE

Good

Over: ROYS SWALE

0.5Mi S of SR-710, Martin, FL

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 190

HURON WAY

Good

Over: CORAL GARDENS OUTFALL

0.1Mi E of ONTARIO DRIVE, Martin, FL

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 200

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: SUNSET CANAL

1.7MI SOUTH OF SR-776, Charlotte, FL

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 56,000

SR-70

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK RELIEF

5.7MI E OF MANATEE CO LIN, DeSoto, FL

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,187

SR-80

Good

Over: SANTA BARBARA CANAL

13.4 MI. E of SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,500

SR-80

Good

Over: HENDRY MARSH CREEK

13.8 MI. E of SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,500

SR-80 WB

Good

Over: LONG HAMMER CR Canal C-4

12.7 MI E/O SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 2018 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,250

I-75NB TO SR-582WB

Good

Over: SR-582 (FOWLER AVE.)

1.2 MI N OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18,000

SR618 SELMON EB

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.25 MI EAST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 38,750

I-75 SB (SR-93A)

Good

Over: WOODBERRY ROAD

0.9MI N OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 71,750

SR 589 VET SB 4.9

Good

Over: CHANNEL G

1.2 MI N OF HILLSBRGH AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 47,654

RAMP R (LOIS AVE)

Good

Over: CYPRESS ST

0.25 MI N/O LOIS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,900

Wekiva Pkwy NB

Good

Over: Wekiva River Rd

0.4MI W/O Wekiva River, Lake, FL

Built 2021 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,750

SUMMERLIN RD/CR869

Good

Over: CANAL L

1.7 MI S/O COLONIAL BLVD., Lee, FL

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 33,000

CR-884 EB

Good

Over: CYPRESS SLOUGH

0.8 MI. EAST OF I-75, Lee, FL

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 55,500

ORTIZ AVENUE

Good

Over: BILLYS CREEK

0.7 MI SOUTH OF SR-80, Lee, FL

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 17,300

ORANGE RIVER BLVD

Good

Over: SANDRAS DITCH

1.1 MILES EAST of SR-80, Lee, FL

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,800

CR865 (BONITA BCH)

Good

Over: FISH TRAP BAY

1.9MI WEST OF US 41, Lee, FL

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 25,500

RIDGE ROAD-CR 587A

Good

Over: HIDDEN LAKE DRAIN

0.5MI EAST OF CR-1, Pasco, FL

Built 1960 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,200

SR 589 SB SCP 22.0

Good

Over: ANCLOTE RIVER

3.2MI NORTH OF SR 54, Pasco, FL

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 19,350

SR-52

Good

Over: GOWER CORNER CREEK

0.1MI E OF US-41, Pasco, FL

Built 2023 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,600

ACCESS ROAD A

Good

Over: POND 4E

0.25MI N OF DREW ST., Pinellas, FL

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 300

SR-686 WB

Good

Over: SR-688 (ULMERTON RD)

1.4 MI WEST OF I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20,000

SR 687/4th Street

Good

Over: Big Island Gap

0.25MI S of I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2023 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11,900

TARPON WOODS BLVD.

Good

Over: BROOKER CREEK

0.4 MILE EAST OF CR-611, Pinellas, FL

Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,100

EAST LAKE DR CR-77

Good

Over: HOLLIN CREEK

0.8MI N OF KEYSTONE RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 2016 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 320

CARMICHAEL AVE.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.1MI N OF 47TH ST, Sarasota, FL

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 75

I-10 WB SR-8

Good

Over: US-41 SR-25&100 & CSXRR

I-10 WB/US-41 & CSXRR, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11,500

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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.