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

NEW TAMPA BLVD

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

1.6 MI N/O BRUCE B DOWNS, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 14,093

DANIELS PKWY WB

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.1MI E of SIX MI CYP PKY, Lee, FL

Built 1981 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 55,000

EMBERS PARKWAY EB

Good

Over: NOVA CANAL

0.3MI E/O CHIQUITA BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 7,500

EMBERS PARKWAY WB

Good

Over: NOVA CANAL

0.3MI E/O CHIQUITA BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 7,500

US-19 SB (SR-55)

Good

Over: TERRA CEIA BAY

1.4 MI N OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 2001 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 23,500

CR-54

Good

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

1.8MI W OF US-98, Pasco, FL

Built 1962 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,200

N SUNLAKE BLVD

Good

Over: WETLAND J28

2.9 MI S/O SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 2022 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,000

SR 687/4th Street

Good

Over: Big Island Gap

0.25MI S of I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2023 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 11,900

SR 570 POLK WB 5.5

Good

Over: HARDEN BLVD SR 563

5.5 MI EAST OF I-4 WEST, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 18,489

SR 570 POLK EB 5.5

Good

Over: HARDEN BLVD SR 563

5.5 MI EAST OF I-4 WEST, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 18,489

BORDER ROAD

Good

Over: MYAKKA RIVER

2.0MI E OF JACARANDA BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1994 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 517

SR-26

Good

Over: LAKE FOREST CREEK

1.3 MI. E. OF SR-20, Alachua, FL

Built 1972 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 10,200

US-98 (SR-30)

Good

Over: AUCILLA RIVER

TAYLOR CO. LINE, Taylor, FL

Built 2014 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,344

CR 231

Good

Over: New River

5.25 Mi S of SR 121, Union, FL

Built 2021 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,200

CR2297

Good

Over: Cooks Bayou

1.652 MI S of SR 22, Bay, FL

Built 2019 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,400

CR 295-A

Good

Over: Jackson Branch

0.5 Mi S of CR 298 A, Escambia, FL

Built 2004 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 9,000

Merry Acres Dr.

Good

Over: Helms Branch

0.24Mi E of East Plum Ave, Washington, FL

Built 2015 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 60

US-90 (SR-10)

Good

Over: MCGIRTS CREEK

7 MI. E. OF US-301 N., Duval, FL

Built 2001 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 8,100

SR 23 NB/SB 42.9

Good

Over: NORMANDY DRAIN

50ft N OF NORMANDY BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 2009 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 15,000

OLD KINGS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVER

0.3 Mi. N of Plummer Rd., Duval, FL

Built 2017 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,600

CR107 BLACKROCK RD

Good

Over: LANCEFORD CREEK

0.9 MI NORTH OF SR 200, Nassau, FL

Built 2014 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,900

SR-417 NB

Good

Over: Balcombe Road

SR-417 Balcombe Road, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 32,000

I-4

Good

Over: New Hampshire Street

WB 1.8mi E of Colonial Dr, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 84,000

Ramp B-2

Good

Over: SR 528

Ramp B-2 Over SR 528, Orange, FL

Built 2021 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 8,600

I-4 WB

Good

Over: SR-46

I-4-WB over SR-46, Seminole, FL

Built 2004 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 38,500

Dunn Avenue

Good

Over: I-95

2.0 MI N of US-92 on I-95, Volusia, FL

Built 2011 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 6,200

WB SR-84

Good

Over: SR 7 SB RAMP TO SR 84 WB

I-595 & SR-7 INTERCHANGE, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 25,500

NE 27th Terrace

Good

Over: Wisteria Canal

0.1Mi N of NE 9th Court, Broward, FL

Built 2013 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 650

SR-826SB - NW103ST

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER CANAL

0.1M N OF SR 932, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2002 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 19,500

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: CANAL C-111

11.5MI S/O SR-821 (116.5), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2010 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 28,000

SR836 Extension EB

Good

Over: NW 12 St 137 Av & CSX

0.10 mi. E/O NW 137th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,700

SR-826 NB (871017)

Good

Over: SCL RR & SR-874 RAMP

SR-874/826 INTERSECTION, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2010 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 80,250

EB 836 Off Ramp

Good

Over: NW 29th Ave.

0.16m W of SR9(NW 27Ave), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2019 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 27,500

SR 91 TPK 209.4

Good

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

1.1 MILES N OF CR 523, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 36,000

SR-60 EB

Good

Over: Cow Log Branch

SR-60 EB - Cow Log Branch, Osceola, FL

Built 2008 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 6,450

SR 710

Good

Over: C-17 Canal

0.25mi. east of I-95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2008 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 13,300

Lyons Road

Good

Over: LWDD L-30 Canal

2.07 Mi. N. of SR-806, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2010 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,000

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: MORNING STAR CANAL

0.1MI S OF MIDWAY BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 1994 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 46,000

S. WITHLAPOPKA DR.

Good

Over: APOPKA CANAL

0.4MI S OF E GOBBLER DR, Citrus, FL

Built 1987 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,200

DEL PRADO BLVD.

Good

Over: JAGUAR CANAL

1.9MI N OF SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 2008 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 18,100

CR-578

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.8MI EAST OF CR-581, Pasco, FL

Built 1991 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,600

Apollo Boulevard

Good

Over: Eau Gallie River

Apollo Blvd - Eau Gallie, Brevard, FL

Built 2015 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 22,000

SR821 SB HEFT 18.0

Good

Over: RELOCATED CANAL C-100

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

Built 1973 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 60,950

COMP

Good

Over: ARCH CREEK CANAL

0.03 MILE SOUTH OF NE 135, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1993 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 42,000

NE Bayberry Lane

Good

Over: Warner Creek Canal

1.63 Miles East of US-1, Martin, FL

Built 2017 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 5,760

Poinciana Pkwy SB

Good

Over: Reedy Creek

4.75Mi. N of CR-580, Osceola, FL

Built 2023 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 501

NORTH MACEDO BLVD

Good

Over: CANAL C-108

0.5MI W OF NW ST JAMES DR, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1985 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 250

SR-776

Good

Over: GOTTFRIED CREEK

0.5MI WEST OF CR-775, Charlotte, FL

Built 1995 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 31,500

SR8 I10

Good

Over: Escambia Bay and FG&A RR

I10 over CSX RR 339747T, Escambia, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 34,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SCOTT MILL RD.

I-295 NB / SCOTT MILL RD., Duval, FL

Built 1969 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 64,250

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Florida Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.