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

WEBSTER STREET

Good

Over: MCCOY CREEK

0.10 MI W OF HOLLYBROOK, Duval, FL

Built 1979 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 391

KERNAN BLVD

Good

Over: CEDAR SWAMP

0.5MI N OF ATLANTIC BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 1981 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 12,900

HIGHWAY AVENUE

Good

Over: TRIB TO CEDAR RIVER

0.3 MI EAST OF LANE AVE, Duval, FL

Built 2011 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 3,001

SR-50 WB

Good

Over: St Johns River

SR-50 WB - St Johns R, Orange, FL

Built 1967 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 6,150

SR-408 WB

Good

Over: Mercado Ave

SR-408 WB - Mercado Ave, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 83,750

I-4 EB

Good

Over: Church Street

0.3mi E of SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 216,500

I-4 EB

Good

Over: Robinson Street

0.7mi E of SR 408, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 82,500

I-4 EXPY

Good

Over: KENNEDY BLVD (CR-438A)

0.9MI S OF MAITLAND BLVD, Orange, FL

Built 2022 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 160,200

Ramp Overpass

Good

Over: Epcot Center Drive

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 6,309

World Drive NB

Good

Over: Vista Blvd Ramps B1 & B2

Reedy Creek Imp. District, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 29,000

RAMP C1

Good

Over: Victory Way

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 11,900

RAMP C2

Good

Over: Victory Way

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 8,500

Silver Lake Drive

Good

Over: Two Mile Creek

2.3 Miles East of SR-19, Putnam, FL

Built 2009 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 2,100

CR-427

Good

Over: Soldiers Creek

1.1MI West of US-17, Seminole, FL

Built 1975 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 12,000

WB I595 to WB SR84

Good

Over: WB SR-84

Pine Island Rd. & SR84 WB, Broward, FL

Built 2010 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 14,500

Harborage Isle Dr.

Good

Over: New River Sound

200ft. N of Isla Bahia Dr, Broward, FL

Built 2012 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 520

NW 11TH PLACE

Good

Over: 1-A CANAL

150FT W OF NW 75TH TERR, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 4,320

SR-5 SB (870233)

Good

Over: CANAL C-100-C

SW 139 St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 31,000

COMP SR-7

Good

Over: I-195 (SR-112)

SR112 & I-95 INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 26,000

SR821 SB HEFT 7.52

Good

Over: CANAL C-102

5.3 MILES SOUTH OF US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 53,150

I-195 WB TO I-95SB

Good

Over: US-27 (SR948/NW36 ST)

I-95/SR112/I-195 INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 26,000

SR821 NB HEFT 7.55

Good

Over: CANAL C-102

5.3 MILES SOUTH OF US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 53,150

I-95 NB

Good

Over: NW 131 ST.

1.2 MI S OF NW 151ST ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 128,500

SR 836 EB 26.4

Good

Over: SR821 NB HEFT

0.9 MILES NORTH OF US 41, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2021 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 36,500

SR821 HEFT NB14.01

Good

Over: Canal C-1N

1.15 MI N. of US 1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2016 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 12,900

SR - 953

Good

Over: Tamiami Canal C-4

.36 M N OF NW 18 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2007 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 27,750

SR 836

Good

Over: NW 12th Street

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

Built 2013 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 15,800

WB SR 836

Good

Over: NW 82 Ave.

WB SR 836 over NW 82 Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 42,750

EB SR 924 On-ramp

Good

Over: SR 826 Express Lanes

I-75 & SR 826 Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2018 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 2,100

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: JEWFISH CREEK

NB OFF RAMP TO ROTARY, Monroe, FL

Built 2008 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 100

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: JEWFISH CREEK

NB OFF RAMP TO US-1, Monroe, FL

Built 2008 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 80

Bill Beck Blvd.

Good

Over: Mill Slough Creek

0.3 Mi S. of Osceola Pkwy, Osceola, FL

Built 2023 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 201

EB SR 786

Good

Over: SR 811 & FEC RR

1st overpass east of I-95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2003 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 31,250

SR-80 EB

Good

Over: ROBERTS CANAL

5.6 mi. W of SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 2003 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 10,500

Tadlock Ave.

Good

Over: Goat Creek

0.25 mi N of Valkaria Rd, Brevard, FL

Built 1987 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 274

SR-436 EB

Good

Over: Howell Branch

SR-436 EB - Howell Branch, Seminole, FL

Built 1966 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 29,500

SR 417 SB 55.0

Good

Over: TOWN CENTER BLVD

0.4 MI E OF I-4, Seminole, FL

Built 2002 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 19,650

Saxon Blvd WB

Good

Over: I-4

Saxon Blvd WB - I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 1993 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 8,400

Saxon Blvd EB

Good

Over: I-4

Saxon Blvd EB - I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 1994 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 8,400

SB I-95 to I-595

Good

Over: South Fork New River

0.5 Mi S. of SR-736, Broward, FL

Built 1987 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 14,000

SHERMAN STREET

Good

Over: C-10 CANAL

0.1MI EAST OF N 28TH AVE, Broward, FL

Built 1963 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 1,100

SR821 SB HEFT 0.3

Good

Over: US 1

2.7 MI S OF CAMPBELL DR, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1974 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 17,500

SR-989 (112 AVE)

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK CANAL C-1-N

0.4Ml E of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1958 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 35,500

N. TAMIAMI DRIVE

Good

Over: ELKCAM WATERWAY

0.3 MI S OF HARBOR BLVD, Charlotte, FL

Built 2012 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 5,000

SR-80 WB

Good

Over: TOWNSEND CANAL

9 mi. W of SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 2003 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 10,806

I-275

Good

Over: BROAD STREET

1.4 MI N OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1967 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 165,000

MORRIS BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: COWHOUSE CREEK

0.6 MI N OF SR-582, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 1,000

SR 589 VET SB 11.6

Good

Over: RAWLS RD.

1.5 MI N OF EHRLICH ROAD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 30,200

SR 453 NB

Good

Over: Coronado Somerset Dr.

3.5 Mi N of Kelly Park Rd, Lake, FL

Built 2018 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 3,400

SWFIA TERMINAL ACC

Good

Over: BEN HILL GRIFFIN PRKY

0.5 MI E of I-75 (SR-93), Lee, FL

Built 2015 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 27,500

Showing 9,451-9,500 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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