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

Johnson Road

Fair

Over: Little Horse Creek

0.15Mi E of Rockhill Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 75

Fire Line Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.67Mi W of Charlie Fstr, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1991 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

McDaniels Road

Fair

Over: Short Creek

0.37 Mi North of FL 4, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

Forest Road 13

Fair

Over: Sopchoppy River

11.0 Miles West of SR61, Wakulla, FL

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,400

CR 372

Fair

Over: Ulmore Bayou

0.23 Mile S of US98/SR30, Wakulla, FL

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 700

White Creek Road

Fair

Over: White Creek

0.52 Mi South of CR 280, Walton, FL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

CR 278

Fair

Over: Chapel Branch No. 1

5.5 Mi West of SR79, Washington, FL

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 600

US-90 (SR-212)

Fair

Over: BIG POTTSBURG CREEK

US-90/BIG POTTSBURG CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 56,500

SR-109A (CESERY)

Fair

Over: ARLINGTON RIVER

CESERY BLVD/ARLINGTON RIV, Duval, FL

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 18,900

South Bear Island

Fair

Over: CANAL C-4

South Service Area, Orange, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,151

SR-710 Beeline Hwy

Fair

Over: Drainage Canal

5.8 miles west of SR-76, Martin, FL

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,800

SW 67TH DRIVE

Fair

Over: L-62 CANAL

0.6 MI SOUTH OF SR-70, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,200

LOOP ROAD

Fair

Over: SLOUGH

2.1 MILES FROM PARK BORDE, Collier, FL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5

LOOP ROAD

Fair

Over: SLOUGH

2.7 MILES FROM PARK BORDE, Collier, FL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5

H R SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: MORGAN HOLE CREEK

3 MILES EAST OF INTERSECT, Polk, FL

Built 1970 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10

US-17 (SR-35)

Fair

Over: HOG BRANCH

0.1 MI SOUTH OF SR-62, Hardee, FL

Built 1946 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 21,000

ARBUCKLE CREEK RD.

Fair

Over: ARBUCKLE CREEK

6.2MI EAST OF CR-17, Highlands, FL

Built 1965 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,850

KNIGHTS GRIFFIN RD

Fair

Over: SQUEEZE CREEK

3.1MI EAST OF SR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1973 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 6,900

TAYLOR GILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ALDERMAN CREEK

2.0 MI S OF SR-674, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 170

AZINGER WAY

Fair

Over: MAIN CANAL B

ENTRY BOBBYJONESGOLFCLUB, Sarasota, FL

Built 1976 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,800

SR-822 (Sheridan)

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

Sheridan St & SR-A1A, Broward, FL

Built 1962 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 18,200

Old Cutler Road

Fair

Over: Black Creek Canal

0.7Mile S of SW 216th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 10,139

SR710 Warfield Blv

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

8.9 mi W of SR-76, Martin, FL

Built 1958 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 7,400

THORNTON AVE.

Fair

Over: THORNTON BRANCH CREEK

0.5 MI S OF KISSIMMEE RD, DeSoto, FL

Built 1985 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 62

KISMET PARKWAY

Fair

Over: ZANZABAR CANAL

0.2MI W OF NELSON ROAD, Lee, FL

Built 1973 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 5,100

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Escambia Relief

0.3MI E of County Line, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1951 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 20,750

US-1 SB

Fair

Over: Pellicer Creek

US-1 SB - Pellicer Creek, Flagler, FL

Built 1927 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 6,050

Levee Road

Fair

Over: L-10 Canal

300FT East of CR-717, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 100

SR-62

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

4.5 MI E OF DUETTE RD, Hardee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 4,500

First Street

Fair

Over: Billys Creek

4.1 MI WEST OF I-75, Lee, FL

Built 1941 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 8,300

SR-694

Fair

Over: US-19 SR-55

1.25 MILES W OF I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 1977 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 64,000

CR 125

Fair

Over: NEW HOPE CREEK

1.3 MI NORTH OF US 90, Baker, FL

Built 1951 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 6,600

SR-115A

Fair

Over: SR-10A

SR-115A ON RAMP / SR-10A, Duval, FL

Built 1961 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 950

S. Big Pine Drive

Fair

Over: Meadow Pool

Ft Wilderness @ Mead Pool, Orange, FL

Built 1972 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 3,000

JOHN MOORE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

300FT N OF BLOOMINGDALE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1995 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 14,332

SR-62

Fair

Over: N FORK MANATEE RIVER

1.7 MI E OF SR-39, Manatee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,500

CURLEY RD (CR-577)

Fair

Over: RENEES CREEK

0.2MI W OF CR-579A, Pasco, FL

Built 1956 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,600

CR-572

Fair

Over: LAKE BONNET DRAINAGE

0.4 MI NORTH OF US-92, Polk, FL

Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 9,900

SR-33

Fair

Over: SILICA CREEK

1MI N OF GREENPOND DR, Polk, FL

Built 1941 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10,800

BISPHAM RD.

Fair

Over: MATHENY CREEK

0.3 MI EAST OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1968 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,684

PAN AMERICAN BLVD.

Fair

Over: MYAKKA CREEK

0.1 MI NORTH OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1964 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,900

CR 127

Fair

Over: MOCCASIN BAY CREEK

3.0 MI N OF CR 122, Baker, FL

Built 1951 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,200

US-129 (SR-49)

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

1.2 MI. N. OF CR-138, Gilchrist, FL

Built 1939 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,600

CABBAGE GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: ECONFINA RIVER

3.8 MI NW OF US 98, Taylor, FL

Built 1985 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 81

US29 SR95

Fair

Over: Pine Barren Creek

3.0MI North of SR97, Escambia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,076

CR 182

Fair

Over: Alligator Creek

4.55 Mi West of US 29, Escambia, FL

Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,000

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Apalachicola River

Jackson-Gadsden Cty line, Jackson, FL

Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,600

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Black Creek

4.0 Mi East of I10 SR8, Leon, FL

Built 1949 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,900

SR-211

Fair

Over: ORTEGA RIVER

SR-211 OVER ORTEGA RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1927 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,500

CR-304

Fair

Over: Middle Haw Creek

0.8 mile East of SR-11, Flagler, FL

Built 1966 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,350

Showing 851-900 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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