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

CR-92 WB

Good

Over: Lake Gertie

0.4 Mi West of US 17-92, Volusia, FL

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,400

NB I-95 (SR 9)

Good

Over: North Fork New River

0.17mi N of Broward Blvd., Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 157,000

SR 869 NB SAW 8.19

Good

Over: CR 814 ATLANTIC BLVD

At CR 814 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 2023 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,600

SR 112 WB

Good

Over: NW 32nd Avenue

0.5 mile W of NW 27th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 55,500

SR-9 (NW 27th AVE)

Good

Over: NORTH FORK RIVER

200 S. Of Miami River, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35,500

SR821 HEFT RMP 33

Good

Over: SR-821 (NW 106TH ST INT)

20.2 MI N OF US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,850

NW 74 ST NB 31.0

Good

Over: Snapper Creek Canal

NB Exit 31 to NW 74 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,400

SR-826

Good

Over: DRESSELS CANAL

0.1 MI N OF NW 36 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,500

SB SR 826

Good

Over: NW 12th Street

SB SR 826 Ramp & NW 12 St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,300

66th Avenue

Good

Over: Main Relief Canal

0.7Mi South of SR-60, Indian River, FL

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,100

CR-419

Good

Over: Wolf Creek Dam

5 Miles South of CR-532, Osceola, FL

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 500

Fortune Rd

Good

Over: Bass Slough

0.5mi W of Simpson Rd, Osceola, FL

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 27,500

I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: LOXAHATCHEE RIVER

1.7 miles North of SR 706, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 96,000

SUMMIT BLVD

Good

Over: LWDD E-3 CANAL

0.4MI W OF HAVERHILL BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,900

LYONS ROAD

Good

Over: BOYNTON CANAL

0.7MI N OF BOYNTON BCH BL, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,000

Old Boynton Road

Good

Over: E-4 Canal

0.4Mi. East of Congress A, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 18,500

RANGE ROAD 211

Good

Over: METTS CREEK

10 MILE WEST OF S.R. 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 211

Good

Over: MALONE CREEK

8.1 MILES WEST OF S.R. 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 211

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

3.5 MILES WEST OF S.R. 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 211

Good

Over: TURKEY GOBBLER CREEK

3 MILES WEST OF U.S. 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 211

Good

Over: CARR SPRING BRANCH

4.9 MILES WEST OF SR 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 406

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

1.0 MILES EAST OF RANGE R, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

RANGE ROAD 434

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCKY CREEK

0.7 MILES WEST OF FLORIDA, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

RANGE ROAD 447

Good

Over: NINE MILE TRIBUTARY

2.2 MILES NORTH OF EGLIN, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

N WESTSHORE BLVD.

Good

Over: CANAL

At SR-616 (SPRUCE ST.), Hillsborough, FL

Built 1986 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 1,750

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SR-80 (PALM BCH BLVD)

2.2 Mi. S of SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 53,000

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SR 80 (PALM BCH BLVD)

2.2 Mi. S of SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 53,000

PINELLAS BAYWAY S

Good

Over: KAYAK CUT

6.3MI S OF 54TH AVE S, Pinellas, FL

Built 2004 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 5,700

US-17 SB (SR-35)

Good

Over: WHIDDEN CREEK

3.2 MI S OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1991 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 6,767

DOLOSTONE DR

Good

Over: WETLAND CONSERVATION

0.3MI NORTH OF EWELL RD, Polk, FL

Built 2020 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 30

Calloway Drive

Good

Over: Little Wekiva River

0.3 MI W/O Forest City Rd, Orange, FL

Built 2004 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 500

SR 417 NB 55.0

Good

Over: TOWN CENTER BLVD

0.4 MI E OF I-4, Seminole, FL

Built 2002 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 19,650

SR-60 WB

Good

Over: L-78 Borrow Canal

10.3Mi. E of SR-91 (TPK), Indian River, FL

Built 2007 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 4,088

SR-60 EB

Good

Over: L-78 Borrow Canal

10.3Mi. E of SR-91 (TPK), Indian River, FL

Built 2005 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 4,088

CR 76A

Good

Over: I-95 (SR 9)

CR 76A over I-95, Martin, FL

Built 1986 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 4,900

SR 91 TPK NS 194

Good

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

.9 MI NORTH OF SR 60, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 36,000

I-75 NB

Good

Over: CR-574 & CSX RR

3.1MI N OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 71,750

I-4 WB

Good

Over: MCINTOSH ROAD

5.0 MILES EAST OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 69,500

I-4 EB

Good

Over: MCINTOSH ROAD

5.0 MILES E OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 69,500

DANIELS PKWY/CR876

Good

Over: TEN MILE CANAL

1.0MI EAST OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 47,500

13TH AVE. SOUTH

Good

Over: CLAM BAYOU

50FT E OF 44TH ST S., Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 573

Dairy Rd

Good

Over: I-95

Dairy Rd - I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1965 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5,100

SR-404 EB

Good

Over: SR-513

SR-404 EB over SR-513, Brevard, FL

Built 1972 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 23,000

World Drive

Good

Over: Magic Kingdom Blvd

Reedy Creek Imp. Dist, Orange, FL

Built 2022 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 36,000

US-1 (SR-5)

Good

Over: MOULTRIE CREEK

4 MI. S. OF SR-207, St. Johns, FL

Built 1999 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 35,500

SR-46

Good

Over: Cabbage Slough

SR-46 - Cabbage Slough, Volusia, FL

Built 1969 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 4,800

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.5MI W OF OLD US 41, Lee, FL

Built 1991 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,160

DEL PRADO BLVD.

Good

Over: ZURICH CANAL

0.5MI NORTH OF SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 2008 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 24,500

SR-693 66TH ST N

Good

Over: KENNETH CITY SLOUGH

0.8MI S OF PARK BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1966 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 42,000

SADDLE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CURLEW CREEK

0.3MI W OF BELCHER RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1986 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 400

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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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