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

SE 12th Ave

Good

Over: CANAL C-103

0.15Mi. S of SW 320th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 368

NW 79th Avenue

Good

Over: Miami Canal

At US-27 (Okeechobee Rd.), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2002 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 9,900

SW 312th Street

Good

Over: Canal C-103-N

0.4 Mi. W of SW 137th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,946

SR-A1A (Ocean Bld)

Good

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

4.0 Miles East of US-1, Martin, FL

Built 2006 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 15,700

WB SR706 to SB I95

Good

Over: SR 706 To NB I 95

I 95 SR 706 Interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1987 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 13,000

US-1 (SR-5) SB

Good

Over: Lake Worth Creek Canal

.03 Mi North of SR-706, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2012 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 12,500

Edgewater Drive

Good

Over: West Springlake Waterway

3.0MI W of US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 2017 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 13,300

Edgewater Drive

Good

Over: East Springlake Waterway

2.7MI W of US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 2017 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 13,300

I-75 NB

Good

Over: CR-839 & TURNER RIVER

4.7MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1990 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 13,750

I-75 SB

Good

Over: CR-839 & TURNER RIVER

4.7 MILES EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1990 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 13,750

GOLDEN GATE BLVD

Good

Over: MILLER CANAL

7.9 MI E/O CR-951, Collier, FL

Built 2013 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 20,628

SR-80 (WB)

Good

Over: C-3 CANAL

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

Built 2019 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 7,250

I-275

Good

Over: SR-582/FOWLER AVENUE

1.5MI NORTH OF SR-580, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 149,000

SR-574 (MLK BLVD)

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

2.3MI EAST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 44,000

I-4 WB SR-400

Good

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

0.5 MI EAST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 77,000

SR 589 Ramp A 7.15

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.1MI S OF LINEBAUGH AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2015 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 5,200

I-4 WB

Good

Over: 34TH STREET

1.1MI WEST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2006 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 83,250

I-275 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: HIMES AVENUE

0.2MI E OF DALE MABRY HWY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2014 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 105,000

MAYDELL DRIVE

Good

Over: DELANEY CREEK

0.25 MILE S OF CR-676, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2002 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 100

COUNTRYWAY BLVD

Good

Over: OVERFLOW DITCH

1.3MI S/O LINEBAUGH AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1986 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 9,200

MAYDELL DRIVE

Good

Over: PALM RIVER

0.2MI S/O SR-60(ADAMO DR), Hillsborough, FL

Built 2021 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,300

Old Big Bend Rd.

Good

Over: Bullfrog Creek

0.2 Miles East of I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2023 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 8,200

US441 SB to SR 46

Good

Over: SR 46 and US 441

US441 SB to SR 46, Lake, FL

Built 2020 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 750

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SR-82 (MLK BLVD)

3.4 Mi. S of SR-80, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 42,750

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SR-82 (MLK BLVD)

3.4MI S of SR-80, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 42,750

MARSH AVENUE

Good

Over: BILLYS CREEK

0.4 MILE SOUTH OF SR 80, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 8,100

I-75 NB

Good

Over: SR-70

3.5Mi South of SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 2019 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 66,500

N SUNLAKE BLVD

Good

Over: WETLAND P14

1.44 MI E/O SUNCOAST PKWY, Pasco, FL

Built 2022 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,000

GANDY BLVD EB

Good

Over: 94TH AVE N

0.7MI E OF I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2017 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 22,750

SR-557

Good

Over: I-4

2.3MI E/O 577A, Polk, FL

Built 2022 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 19,300

E DEARBORN ST

Good

Over: GOTTFRIED CREEK

0.5MI E OF SR-776, Sarasota, FL

Built 2008 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 13,100

SR-222(NW 39TH AV)

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

SR-222 OVER I-75, Alachua, FL

Built 2001 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 33,500

SR-121

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.7 MI. N. OF I-10, Baker, FL

Built 1970 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 11,100

US-41 (SR-25)

Good

Over: WASHINGTON ST.

US-41/ WASHINGTON ST., Columbia, FL

Built 1958 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 10,300

CR 361

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

5.4 MI SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL

Built 2019 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 2,500

SR30 US98

Good

Over: Louisiana Avenue

Midpoint of Tyndall A.F.B, Bay, FL

Built 2023 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 17,000

Greenbrier Blvd

Good

Over: Thompson Branch

0.58 Mi E of Guidy Lane, Escambia, FL

Built 2005 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 8,900

SR65

Good

Over: Graham Creek

13.2Mi N of SR30 US98, Franklin, FL

Built 2021 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,898

CR 379A

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.1 Mi East of CR379, Gadsden, FL

Built 2021 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 117

Hicks Road

Good

Over: W. Pittman Creek Relief

2.75MI East of CR181, Holmes, FL

Built 2020 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 48

SR293

Good

Over: SR85

SR293 at SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2013 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 17,000

SR10 US90

Good

Over: White River

1.4MI East of County Line, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2015 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 20,750

US90 SR10

Good

Over: Bass Hole Cove

2.2Mi East of County Line, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2014 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 20,750

SR-405

Good

Over: Canal

0.7 Mi S of SR-50, Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 14,800

US-17 NB (SR-15)

Good

Over: CSXRR

2.6 MI. S. OF SR-16, Clay, FL

Built 1993 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 5,650

US-ALT-1 (SR-115)

Good

Over: LIBERTY ST.

US-1A (SR-115)/LIBERTY ST, Duval, FL

Built 1961 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 48,000

US-1 SB (SR-15)

Good

Over: US-23 (SR-139) NEW KINGS

US-1 SB OVER KINGS RD., Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 20,300

SR-A1A & SR-101

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SR-A1A (MAYPORT RD.), Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 27,000

I-295 (SR-9A) NB

Good

Over: I-295 (SR-9A)

(I-295) NB TO SR 202 WB, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 28,000

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.2MI N OF COMMONWEALTH, Duval, FL

Built 2013 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 4,500

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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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