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

I-295 (SR-9A) NB

Good

Over: ORTEGA RIVER

I-295 (SR-9A) NB TO SR-21, Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 15,500

SR-105 & SR-A1A

Good

Over: SHAD CREEK

SR-105 OVER SHAD CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 2010 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,044

TALLEYRAND AVE.

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.25 MI. S OF E 8TH ST., Duval, FL

Built 1980 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 4,300

TAR KILN ROAD

Good

Over: OLDFIELD CREEK

.45 Mi. E of HoopLanding, Duval, FL

Built 2012 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 101

US-301 (SR-200) SB

Good

Over: BRANCH OF THOMAS CREEK

US-301/ BR. THOMAS CREEK, Nassau, FL

Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 4,150

US-301 (SR-200) NB

Good

Over: BRANCH OF THOMAS CREEK

US-301/ BR. THOMAS CREEK, Nassau, FL

Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 4,150

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Story Road & Access Rd.

0.5 Mi. North of SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 2000 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 38,750

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Warrior Road

SR-429-Warrior Road, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 35,500

SR 50 WB

Good

Over: Lake Lotta

SR 50 WB- Lake Lotta, Orange, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 17,000

SR 50 EB

Good

Over: Lake Lotta

SR 50 EB Crossing Lake Lo, Orange, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 17,000

I-4 (SR 400)

Good

Over: Colonial Drive & Garland

3/4mi North of SR 408, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 13,700

I-4 WB

Good

Over: Gore Street

WB 0.3MI S/O SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 100,500

I4 EB EXP

Good

Over: I4 EB

0.3MI S of Gore St., Orange, FL

Built 2021 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 60,250

Ramp B2 (SR-417)

Good

Over: Floridas Turnpike

SR-417 over Florida TPK, Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,600

Hiawassee Rd

Good

Over: FCNRR

0.6 Mi S of US-441, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 20,300

Project H

Good

Over: Canal L-402

0.02Mi S. of S Studio Dr, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,001

CR 207A

Good

Over: Dog Branch Creek

1.2 Miles West of SR-207, Putnam, FL

Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,400

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: CR 431

SR-429 SB Over CR 431, Seminole, FL

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 15,000

Orange Boulevard

Good

Over: Lockheart-Smith Canal

0.8 miles West of I-4, Seminole, FL

Built 2011 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,300

SR-207

Good

Over: MOCCASIN BRANCH

6.9 MI. N. OF PUTNAM CO., St. Johns, FL

Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 16,100

I-4 EB

Good

Over: Tomoka River

I-4 EB over Tomoka River, Volusia, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 26,000

I-4 WB

Good

Over: Tomoka River

I-4 WB over Tomoka River, Volusia, FL

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 26,000

I-95 NB CD

Good

Over: US-92

I-95 NB over US-92, Volusia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 65,750

SR91 N/S TPK 50.66

Good

Over: JOHNSON ST

0.5 MI NO OF HOLLYWD BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 148,700

SR91 SB TPK 50.1

Good

Over: SR-820 Hollywood Blvd

1.25 mi. north of SR-824, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 72,066

E/B S.R. 858

Good

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

Hallandale Bch. Blvd/ICWW, Broward, FL

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 19,250

COCONUT ISLE Dr.

Good

Over: GRAND CANAL

300 FT S of Las Olas Blvd, Broward, FL

Built 2021 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 350

SR-826

Good

Over: SNAPPER CREEK CANAL C-2

0.25MI N OF SR-94, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 101,000

SR-826 / PALMETTO

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER CANAL

SR-826 over Little River, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 29,500

COMP SR-909

Good

Over: BISCAYNE CANL C-8

0.2M N OF NW 119 ST., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1996 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 18,900

SR-826

Good

Over: SR-934 (NW 74TH ST)

0.9 MI S OF US-27, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 244,000

WB SR 836 Off-ramp

Good

Over: SR 969 (NW 72nd Ave.)

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

Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 10,400

Central Blvd. WB

Good

Over: MIA West Service Road

Miami Intl Airport, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 36,488

CR714 PALM CITY RD

Good

Over: POPPELTON CREEK

1/2MI S of US-1, Martin, FL

Built 1970 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,630

SR-70 WB

Good

Over: INTERCEPTOR CANAL L-63N

0.8 MI E/O SR-710, Okeechobee, FL

Built 2016 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,550

SR91 SB TPK 87.2

Good

Over: CANAL E-2-W(BOYN BC INT)

At SR 804 SB Off Ramp, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1992 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,300

US-27/SR-80 NB

Good

Over: Miami Canal L-25

At John Stretch Park, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2009 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 9,000

US-27/SR-80 SB

Good

Over: Miami Canal L-25

At John Stretch Park, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2009 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 9,000

Spanish R Blvd EB

Good

Over: I 95 & CSXRR & Canal

Spanish R & I95 Csxrr Can, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 26,700

Levee Road

Good

Over: L-5 Canal

0.6 Mile West of US-27, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6

SR-64A (SR-636)

Good

Over: PEACE RIVER RELIEF

1.2MI. EAST OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1999 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 7,700

CR-495/PINE ISLAND

Good

Over: PINE ISLAND CANAL

2.0MI N OF CORTEZ B CR550, Hernando, FL

Built 1983 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 6,009

LK JOSEPHINE DR.

Good

Over: JOSEPHINE CREEK WEIR

0.6 MI WEST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1967 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,150

CR-611 SB ON-RAMP

Good

Over: TAMPA BAY

AT SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5,200

64TH ST NORTH

Good

Over: MILES PINE CREEK

0.2MI S OF 38TH AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1976 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,238

I-4 EB (SR-400)

Good

Over: US-98 (SR-35)

1.3MI E OF KATHLEEN RD, Polk, FL

Built 2004 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 55,750

Morse Boulevard

Good

Over: Golf Cart Path

1.4 Mile South of CR-466A, Sumter, FL

Built 2014 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 12,400

Morse Boulevard

Good

Over: Golf Cart Path

Morse Blvd, Sumter, FL

Built 2014 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 12,400

Morse Blvd

Good

Over: Golf Cart Path

0.4 Mi. North of SR-44, Sumter, FL

Built 2014 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 12,400

NW 71ST AVE

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF CR 229, Bradford, FL

Built 2007 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 51

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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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