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

US-41 (SR-25)

Fair

Over: CLAY HOLE CREEK

2.5 MI. S. OF LAKE CITY, Columbia, FL

Built 1932 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,100

Pine Tree Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.17 Mi E of US231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1980 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 550

I110 SR8A SB

Fair

Over: Gonzalez St

Ramp F to E Cervantes St., Escambia, FL

Built 1979 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,700

CR 382

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.3 Miles West of SR 71, Gulf, FL

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,300

Alford Road

Fair

Over: Padgett Creek

0.26 Miles East of CR183A, Holmes, FL

Built 2013 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30

Pittman Hill Road

Fair

Over: Jack Creek

0.47 Mi N of Nortek Blvd, Jackson, FL

Built 2000 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 22

Sherman Kennedy Rd

Fair

Over: Mare Creek

1.5Mi S of Red Barrow Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 75

Shockley Springs R

Fair

Over: Deadfall Creek

2.6 Mi East of SR 189, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1981 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 300

Looney Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.75 Mi S/O CR 180, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

CR 164

Fair

Over: Moore Creek

1.3 Mi East of CR197, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1901 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 350

River Road

Fair

Over: Wrights Basin

.2 Mi W of N Airport Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 75

Green Road

Fair

Over: Cedar Creek

2 Mi E of Belandville Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1997 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 100

Polktown Road

Fair

Over: Malloy Branch

0.18 Mi W of Country Mill, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2003 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

Chumuckla Sprin Rd

Fair

Over: Moore Creek

2.6 Mi North of CR 182, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2004 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 100

Winston Brown Road

Fair

Over: Branch of Clear Creek

0.1 Mi North of CR 191, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2003 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 100

Tunnel Road

Fair

Over: Beale Creek

0.44 Mi W of CR 184, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,000

CR 1883

Fair

Over: Huckleberry Creek

2.7 Mi East of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,800

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Alligator Creek

1.7Mi. West of SR277, Washington, FL

Built 1952 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,381

CR 276

Fair

Over: Flat Creek

0.9 Mi West of CR 273, Washington, FL

Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 950

SR-16(SHANDS BDG.)

Fair

Over: ST. JOHNS RIVER

5 MI.E.OF GREEN COVE SPR., St. Johns, FL

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 18,500

Old Cutler Road

Fair

Over: Snapper Creek Canal

0.4Mile E of SW 57th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 25,867

DUDA ROAD

Fair

Over: HILLSBORO L-14 CANAL

ADJ. TO N. SIDE OF SR-880, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,050

CONGRESS AVE SB

Fair

Over: LWDD LATERAL 30 CANAL

0.8 MI N OF LAKE IDA ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1988 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 29,000

US-1 (SR-5) NB

Fair

Over: Howard Creek

.3m N of Martin Co. line, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 26,250

PROPERTY ACCESS RO

Fair

Over: LEVEE 28 CANAL

28.6 MILES EAST OF FL ROU, Collier, FL

Built 1968 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5

PROPERTY ACCESS RO

Fair

Over: LEVEE 28 CANAL

28.6 MILES EAST OF FL ROU, Collier, FL

Built 1968 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5

RANGE ROAD 211

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

1.0 mi east of RR 525, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2

RANGE ROAD 253

Fair

Over: EAST BAY RIVER

1.25 MILE NORTH OF S.R. 9, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 382

Fair

Over: BUCK BRANCH

0.5 MI WEST OF RANGE ROAD, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20

US-17 (SR-35) NB

Fair

Over: LAVILLA RD. & R/R

1.4MI. N OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1981 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 10,300

LITHIA PINECRESTRD

Fair

Over: BLACK BULL DRAINAGE

0.3MI S/O BLOOMINGDALE AV, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 10,300

SLATER ROAD

Fair

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

2.9 Mi. N of SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 2,400

TAYLOR GRADE RD.

Fair

Over: S FORK LTL MANATEE RIVER

1.0MI W OF BUNKER HILL RD, Manatee, FL

Built 1966 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 325

CR-630

Fair

Over: NORTH REEDY LAKE CREEK

3.1 MI EAST OF ALT27/SR17, Polk, FL

Built 1947 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,100

CREWS ROAD

Fair

Over: PEACE CREEK DRAIN

1.8 MI NORTH OF CR-640, Polk, FL

Built 1955 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 253

N. YORKSHIRE ST

Fair

Over: NEWMAN WATERWAY

0.1MI NORTH OF BLUELEAF D, Sarasota, FL

Built 1988 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 172

SR-228

Fair

Over: PRONG OF ST.MARYS RIVER

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

Built 1955 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 12,800

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: SR-53

I-10 EB OVER SR-53, Madison, FL

Built 1972 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 15,283

CR 361

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

14.1 MI NW OF SR 51, Taylor, FL

Built 1950 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,500

OSTEEN RD (CR359B)

Fair

Over: WOODS CREEK

1.2 MI NORTH OF US 98, Taylor, FL

Built 1950 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,100

CR 14A

Fair

Over: ECONFINA RIVER

0.2 MI SW OF CR 14, Taylor, FL

Built 1972 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 151

TROUT RIVER BLVD

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF WAGNER RD, Duval, FL

Built 1975 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 4,300

SR-826 SB (870252)

Fair

Over: CANAL C-8

0.3 MI N OF NW 154 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 64,500

I-95

Fair

Over: SW 25TH & 26TH ROADS

AT SW 25TH RD, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 75,000

US1 TO I95 NB

Fair

Over: SE 1ST AVE TO NW 2ND ST

DOWNTOWN INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 16,000

SR91 SB TPK 134.32

Fair

Over: SR 91 TPK (STUART INT)

SR 714 Ramp over TPKE, Martin, FL

Built 1957 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,450

16TH ST NORTH

Fair

Over: BOOKER CREEK

250FT NORTH OF 1ST AVE N., Pinellas, FL

Built 1925 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,900

CR-141

Fair

Over: I-75 SR-93

4.9 MI. N OF SR-6, Hamilton, FL

Built 1961 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 800

CR 99

Fair

Over: McDavid Creek

2.45 Mi N of CR 182, Escambia, FL

Built 1951 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 850

CR181A

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

0.6 Miles East of SR81, Holmes, FL

Built 1974 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 900

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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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