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-39

Good

Over: ALAFIA RIVER (SO. PRONG)

4.9MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2010 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 10,000

SR-739-METRO PKW

Good

Over: SIX MILE CYPRESS SLOUGH

0.50 MI SOUTH OF SR-865, Lee, FL

Built 2012 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 33,500

17TH AVE W

Good

Over: WARES CREEK

0.30 MI W/O BUS US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 2015 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 3,875

JACARANDA BLVD.

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

0.5MI N OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1987 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 21,000

SR-26

Good

Over: LITTLE HATCHET CREEK

0.9 MI. SW. OF SR-222, Alachua, FL

Built 1959 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 3,800

SR 31

Good

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER

APP 4 MI S OF CLYATTVILLE, Madison, FL

Built 2015 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,660

HOGAN ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

1.3 MI SOUTH OF CR 136, Suwannee, FL

Built 2000 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 300

US90 SR10

Good

Over: Buckhead Slough

0.37MI East of CR181 N, Holmes, FL

Built 1999 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 3,500

SR115SB TO SR113NB

Good

Over: (SR-10A) ARLINGTON EXWY.

SR-115 TO SR-113 RAMP, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 10,000

SR-528 WB 31.9

Good

Over: Second Creek

SR-528 WB - Second Creek, Orange, FL

Built 1972 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 27,000

SR-408 EB

Good

Over: Yucatan Drive

0.3 Mi E of Semoran Blvd., Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 83,750

SR-520 EB

Good

Over: Jim Creek

SR-520 EB - Jim Creek, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 8,100

Oscola Parkway

Good

Over: Gate 4 Exit Road

Osc Pky Ovr Gate 4 Exit, Orange, FL

Built 1996 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 5,461

CR-4118

Good

Over: I-95

2.7Mi. N of SR-44, Volusia, FL

Built 1969 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 7,600

CR-833 (SNAKE RD.)

Good

Over: I-75 ALLIGATOR ALLEY

1.4MI E of Collier Cty, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 500

NW 27TH AVE

Good

Over: CANAL C-12 (N FORK)

0.2MI S of SUNRISE BLVD., Broward, FL

Built 1984 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 16,189

COMP SR-959

Good

Over: TAMIAMI CANAL C-4

0.19M N OF NW 7 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1974 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 42,500

I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: Lateral Canal 30

2 miles N of Atlantic Ave, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1998 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 210,324

PIONEER ROAD

Good

Over: LWDD E-1 CANAL

82FT EAST OF SR-7, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1978 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 500

AIRPORT PULLING RD

Good

Over: COCOHATCHEE CANAL

CR-31 and CR-846, Collier, FL

Built 1999 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,300

US 301 (SR 43)

Good

Over: BIG BULLFROG CREEK

2.6MI NORTH OF SR-674, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 14,200

SR 589 VET NB 4.9

Good

Over: CHANNEL G

1.2 MI N OF HILLSBRGH AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 47,654

RAMP A4

Good

Over: LEMON ST DITCH

0.1MI S OF W CYPRESS ST, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2008 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,800

CR-765 NB

Good

Over: Horseshoe Canal

2.8 MI N/O SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 20,401

GRAND AVENUE

Good

Over: MANUELS BRANCH

0.3MI S OF CANAL STREET, Lee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,923

I-275 NB RAMP

Good

Over: BUFFALO CANAL

800FT. SOUTH OF I-275, Manatee, FL

Built 1981 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 17,000

BOURNESIDE BLVD

Good

Over: BRADEN RIVER OVERFLOW #5

0.8MI N/O SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,016

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: GOWERS CORNER CREEK

0.1MI N OF SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 2023 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 11,200

SR-580 EB

Good

Over: SAFETY HARBOR BAY\RR

3.1MI EAST OF US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1988 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 16,750

GANDY BLVD EB

Good

Over: 9TH ST N (CR 803)

1MI EAST OF I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 22,750

SR-37 NB

Good

Over: NORTH FORK ALAFIA RIVER

0.4 MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Polk, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,000

SR 570 POLK WB 0.1

Good

Over: S FRONTAGE RD

0.1 MI S OF I-4 WEST INT, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 16,700

SR-37 SB

Good

Over: NORTH FORK ALAFIA RIVER

0.4 MI S OF SR-60, Polk, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,000

E. CALDWELL BLVD

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.3 MI WEST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,580

CR-235A

Good

Over: I-75 SR-93

3 MI. N. OF US-441, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,500

NE 21ST STREET

Good

Over: LITTLE MONTOCHA CREEK

1.8 MI N OF NW 156TH AVE, Alachua, FL

Built 2019 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 101

SR-47

Good

Over: CANNON CREEK

SR-47 @ S&S ENTRANCE, Columbia, FL

Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 13,000

SR-51

Good

Over: KETTLE CREEK

1.1 MI. N OF DIXIE CO., Lafayette, FL

Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 550

CR 339

Good

Over: Waccasassa River

1.7 MI NORTH OF ALT US 27, Levy, FL

Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,800

98TH TERRACE

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

1 MI WEST OF HOGAN RD, Suwannee, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 71

CR 250

Good

Over: Suwannee River

1.9 Miles East of CR 53, Suwannee, FL

Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,800

SR20

Good

Over: Apalachicola Relief

1.0MI East of SR71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1997 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 10,531

Corinth Road

Good

Over: Otter Creek

1.0 Mi N of Otter Cr Road, Holmes, FL

Built 2012 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 40

KINGSLEY LAKE DR

Good

Over: NORTH FORK BLACK CREEK

0.17 MI EAST OF SR 16, Clay, FL

Built 1970 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 300

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Good

Over: MONCRIEF CREEK

I-95 SB / MONCRIEF CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 57,500

I-10 WB (SR-8)

Good

Over: ELLIS RD.

I-10 WB OVER ELLIS RD., Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 63,250

I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: EDGEWOOD AVE.

I-95 / EDGEWOOD AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 108,500

SR-104 (DUNN AVE.)

Good

Over: HALF CREEK

0.1 MI. W. OF I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 19,900

SR-116 WB

Good

Over: Ginhouse Creek

SR-116 WB (WONDERWOOD), Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 12,000

SR-116 EB

Good

Over: GINHOUSE CREEK

SR-116 EB (WONDERWOOD), Duval, FL

Built 2008 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 12,000

Showing 8,801-8,850 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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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.