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

Old Kings Road

Fair

Over: Bulow Canal

1.8 miles South of SR-100, Flagler, FL

Built 1962 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,600

SR-19

Fair

Over: CAMP BRANCH

8.6 MI. S. OF SR-20, Putnam, FL

Built 1958 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,000

SR-934 EB

Fair

Over: East Biscayne Bay

NE 79th St & Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 20,500

SR-826 EB

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

0.1 Mile West of A1A, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1989 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 26,000

US-98/US-441SR-700

Fair

Over: MARTIN CREEK

2.1MI E OF SE 126TH BLVD., Okeechobee, FL

Built 1958 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,100

RIO VILLA DRIVE

Fair

Over: VENICE CANAL

0.8 MI. WEST OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1973 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 2,180

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO. 35

24.8MI E/O SR-29 (MM54.7), Collier, FL

Built 1990 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 13,750

SR-70

Fair

Over: OGLEBY CREEK EAST

4.3 MI E OF CR-675, Manatee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 8,300

Old Cutler Road

Fair

Over: Cutler Canal C-100

0.1 Mile S of SW 173rd St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 15,606

CR 712 150.3

Fair

Over: SR 91 TPK

1.9 miles S of Exit 152, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1957 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 18,500

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: Canal 027

21MI E of SR-29 (MM59), Collier, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 13,750

STEWART BLVD.

Fair

Over: PICAYUNE STRAND

0.75MI W OF EVERGLADES BL, Collier, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 5

SR-78

Fair

Over: HARNEY POND CANAL

984FT WEST OF CR-721, Glades, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,500

SIX MI CYP PKWY EB

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CANAL

1.0MI EAST OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 20,000

EL DORADO PKWY

Fair

Over: AILSA CANAL

0.1MI W of PELICAN BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,200

MT PISGAH RD

Fair

Over: GILSHEY BRDG CRK

0.7 MI N/O COUNTY LINE RD, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 600

SIESTA DRIVE

Fair

Over: LOUISE BAYOU

0.1 MI WEST OF HIGEL AVE, Sarasota, FL

Built 1963 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 230

SR-47

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

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

Built 1952 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,500

US-27 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

4.7 MI.W.OF LAFAYETTE CO., Taylor, FL

Built 1951 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,400

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Flat Creek

1.0 Mile East of C270A, Gadsden, FL

Built 1976 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 12,500

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

3.9 mi EAST OF US19 SR57, Jefferson, FL

Built 1947 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,500

CR 315

Fair

Over: ATES CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF SR 21, Clay, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 515

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: 8th ST. (SR-114)

I-95 / 8th ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 132,500

SR-202 WB (JTB)

Fair

Over: CUT CREEK BRANCH

1.7 MI. W. OF SR-A1A, Duval, FL

Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 32,250

SANCHEZ ROAD

Fair

Over: GOODBYS CREEK

0.2 MI NW OF SR 152, Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 901

E. Minnesota Ave.

Fair

Over: Blue Lake Equalizer

0.5 Mi. W. of Kepler Rd., Volusia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,400

Commercial Blvd.

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

.75mi. E of US-1on SR-870, Broward, FL

Built 1964 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 42,000

Atlantic Blvd.

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

300 W of A1A, Broward, FL

Built 1955 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 26,000

NB Hook Square

Fair

Over: Miami Canal

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

Built 1930 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 11,050

SW 72nd Avenue

Fair

Over: Snapper Creek

At SW 85th Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 20,869

SW 187th Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal C-102

1/4 Mile N of SW 200th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,396

OUSLEY FARMS ROAD

Fair

Over: C-51 Canal

At US-441 Southern Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1964 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 250

CR-858

Fair

Over: FAKA UNION CANAL

1MI E OF EVERGLADES BLVD., Collier, FL

Built 1966 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,880

SE AIRPORT AVE

Fair

Over: JOSHUA CREEK

1.3 MI N OF CR-760A, DeSoto, FL

Built 1970 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: CO. LINE CREEK

0.5MI W OF PINE LEVEL RD, Hardee, FL

Built 1989 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,410

OLD HILLS. AVENUE

Fair

Over: HOOKER CREEK

1.1MI E OF N KINGSWAY RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 880

20TH STREET W

Fair

Over: CEDAR HAMMOCK

0.5MI WEST OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1992 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 4,356

Palmer Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal

0.42 Mi. W. of Temple Dr., Orange, FL

Built 1924 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 11,300

SR-674

Fair

Over: LITTLE MANATEE RIVER

3.1 MI WEST OF CR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1992 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,286

CR-595A MAIN ST

Fair

Over: PITHLACHASCOTEE RIVER

0.3 MILE EAST OF US-19, Pasco, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 10,000

SR-758

Fair

Over: SARASOTA BAY

1.2MI WEST OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1972 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 16,800

CR 108

Fair

Over: BRANCH LITTL ST MARYS RV

0.6 MI EAST OF US 1, Nassau, FL

Built 1950 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,400

CORAL RIDGE DRIVE

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CANAL C-14

.7MI S OF W ATLANTIC BLV, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 7,500

CAMINO GARDENS EB

Fair

Over: EL RIO CANAL

0.03Mi E of CYPRESS WAY, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,200

CAMINO GARDENS WB

Fair

Over: EL RIO CANAL

0.03Mi E of CYPRESS WAY, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,200

US-98 (SR-700)

Fair

Over: GRIFFINS DITCH

9.7MI EAST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1949 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,600

CR-39

Fair

Over: HURRAH CREEK

230FT. NORTH OF CR-672, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,000

22ND STREET

Fair

Over: GOATS HEAD CANAL

0.2 MI E OF GULF BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 545

BURLINGTON AVE.

Fair

Over: BOOKER CREEK

0.1MI W OF 16TH ST. N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1942 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 567

45TH AVE. SOUTH

Fair

Over: LITTLE BAYOU

0.3MI EAST OF 6TH ST. S, Pinellas, FL

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,477

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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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