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 589 VET NB 12.0

Good

Over: HUTCHISON RD.

1.9 MI N OF EHRLICH ROAD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 30,200

SR 589 RAMP 7.8

Good

Over: SR 589

1.5 MI S OF GUNN HWY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2016 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,400

SR-582 WB

Good

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

0.6 MI W OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2014 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 31,500

RAMP CD WB

Good

Over: LEMON ST DITCH

0.1MI EAST OF CYPRESS ST, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2009 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 25,000

I-4 WB to I-75 NB

Good

Over: Sligh Ave

I-4 & I-75 Interchange, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2017 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 16,000

EHRLICH ROAD

Good

Over: MAGDALENE CANAL

0.7MI S OF BEARSS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2001 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,565

HAWK GRIFFIN ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.6M S OF THONOTOSASSA RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1974 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 550

SR 91 TPK NB 277.1

Good

Over: Blackstill Lake Rd

3.1Mi N of Orange Co Line, Lake, FL

Built 2023 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 37,950

SR 91 TPK SB 277.1

Good

Over: BLACKSTILL LAKE RD

2MI S OF N HANCOCK RD, Lake, FL

Built 2023 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 32,450

SR-739 (METRO PKWY

Good

Over: TEN MILE CANAL

0.6 MI N/O WINKLER AVE, Lee, FL

Built 2015 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 13,800

Bourneside Blvd

Good

Over: Branch of Braden River

1.04MI S of SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 2021 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,120

GANDY BLVD WB

Good

Over: 9TH ST N (CR 803)

1MI EAST OF I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2017 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 22,750

SR-679

Good

Over: Boca Ciega Bay

1.2 Miles S of SR-682, Pinellas, FL

Built 2021 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 16,100

4TH STREET SOUTH

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

0.12 MI N/O 18TH AVE S, Pinellas, FL

Built 2013 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 17,657

SR 570 POLK 18.6

Good

Over: CR 546 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY

6.4MI W OF I-4 E INTRCHNG, Polk, FL

Built 1999 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 13,200

I-4 (SR-400)

Good

Over: WINSTON CREEK

0.7MI EAST OF POLK PKWY, Polk, FL

Built 1999 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 120,000

W PIPKIN RD. WB

Good

Over: ENGLISH CREEK

0.3MI. E/O COUNTY LINE RD, Polk, FL

Built 2001 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 5,150

SR-72

Good

Over: VANDERIPE SLOUGH

8.3 MI E OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 2008 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 3,400

SR-72

Good

Over: MYAKKA RIVER OVERFLOW

8.6MI E OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 2008 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,700

SR-72

Good

Over: DEER PRAIRIE SLOUGH

15.6 MI East of I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 2008 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,700

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: HOGTOWN CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF SR-24, Alachua, FL

Built 1964 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 52,250

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: HOGTOWN CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF SR-24, Alachua, FL

Built 1964 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 52,250

SR-24

Good

Over: BRANCH OF OTTER CREEK

0.2 MI. E. OF US-19, Levy, FL

Built 1974 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 1,550

SR20

Good

Over: Chipola River

1.5 Miles W of SR275, Calhoun, FL

Built 2015 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 6,600

I10 SR8 EB

Good

Over: I10 SR8 WB On Ramp

0.1MI East of US29, Escambia, FL

Built 1961 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 40,750

US319 SR261

Good

Over: I10 SR8

0.3 Mile East of SR61, Leon, FL

Built 1973 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 56,500

CR-516

Good

Over: I-95

CR-516 over I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1988 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 47,500

Gradick Drive

Good

Over: Goat Creek

0.2Mi. W of Valkaria Rd., Brevard, FL

Built 2007 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 54

Viera Blvd EB

Good

Over: I-95

Viera Blvd WB over I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 2007 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 8,900

Viera Blvd WB

Good

Over: I-95

Viera Blvd WB over I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 2007 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 8,900

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

I-295 NB/ I-95 N. OF TOWN, Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 35,250

SR-116 WB

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

SR-116 WB WONDERWOOD, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 12,000

SR-116 EB

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

SR-116 EB & JONES CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 12,000

OLD KINGS RD

Good

Over: LITTLE SIX MILE CREEK

0.2MI N OF PICKETVILLE RD, Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 450

Lake Underhill Dr.

Good

Over: SR-408 EB Exit Ramp

0.7 Mi W Of Semoran Blvd., Orange, FL

Built 2008 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 14,250

Marden Rd

Good

Over: SR-414

1 Mile N of W Keene Rd, Orange, FL

Built 2008 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,600

I-4 WB

Good

Over: Ameila Street

0.3MI S/O COLONIAL DR, Orange, FL

Built 2020 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 216,500

I-4 (SR 400)

Good

Over: Amelia Street

0.2mi East of SR-526, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 57,500

Narcoossee Road

Good

Over: Myrtle Bay

0.6 mi North of SR-417, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 38,000

Osceola Parkway

Good

Over: World Drive

Reedy Creek Imp. Dist, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 11,839

Epcot Resorts Blvd

Good

Over: Canal L-403

Reedy Creek Imp. Dist, Orange, FL

Built 2022 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 4,401

Ramp L1

Good

Over: Ramp I

SR-429 NB Exit Ramp, Seminole, FL

Built 2023 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 1,000

SR-207

Good

Over: MOULTRIE CREEK

2 MI. E. OF I-95, St. Johns, FL

Built 1998 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 35,000

CR 2209

Good

Over: Trout Creek

2.3 miles south of CR-210, St. Johns, FL

Built 2019 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 101

Maytown Road

Good

Over: Lake Ashby Canal

4.8 Mi. East of SR-415, Volusia, FL

Built 1985 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 3,800

CR-4009

Good

Over: Spruce Creek

1 Mi So. of SR-421, Volusia, FL

Built 2010 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 25,000

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

AT DADE COUNTY LINE, Broward, FL

Built 1982 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 98,323

SR-91 SB TPK 58.78

Good

Over: Plantation C-12 Canal

1.0 mi N of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 75,900

SR-91 NB TPK 58.78

Good

Over: Plantation C-12 Canal

1.0 mi N of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 75,900

I595 EB to SR84 EB

Good

Over: I595 EB to SR84 EB

0.5 Mi E of University Dr, Broward, FL

Built 2012 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 9,000

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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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