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

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Good

Over: MCCOYS CREEK

I-95 NB OVER MCCOYS CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 2009 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 75,250

CR-512

Good

Over: LATERAL U CANAL

7MI NORTH OF SR-60, Indian River, FL

Built 1999 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 910

TROPICANA BRIDGE

Good

Over: GOLDEN GATE CANAL

200FT S OF 32ND AVE SW, Collier, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,000

CR 846

Good

Over: CITY GATE WILDLIFE CROSS

3.0MI W/O CR 858, Collier, FL

Built 2012 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 24,170

SR-582 EB FOWLER

Good

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

0.6 MILE EAST OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,250

I-4 EB (SR-400)

Good

Over: 4TH STREET & CSX RR

60 FT N/O GANTRY STRUCTUR, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,250

SR-429 NB

Good

Over: Floodplain

1 Mi N of Mt Plymouth Rd, Lake, FL

Built 2015 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5,200

GRANT BLVD.

Good

Over: 57-7-2 CANAL

0.2MI W of MILWAUKEE BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1987 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 101

COPPER KETTLE LANE

Good

Over: RANCHWOOD CANAL

0.1MI W/O DINNERBELL LN, Pinellas, FL

Built 1991 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 386

OVERLOOK DR NE

Good

Over: GRANDE CANAL

0.2MI S OF GRANDE CNL BLV, Pinellas, FL

Built 2015 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,317

SR 570 POLK WB 0.4

Good

Over: US 92 NEW TPA HWY

0.3 MI S OF I-4 WEST INT, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 16,700

SR570 POLK RP 14.5

Good

Over: SR 570 POLK

14.8 MI E OF I-4 WEST, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,200

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: RAINTREE BLVD.

1.1MI N OF CHARLOTTE CL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1980 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 27,750

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: RAINTREE BLVD.

1.1MI N OF CHARLOTTE CL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1980 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 27,750

CR 1491

Good

Over: PARENERS BRANCH

2.2 MI N OF CR 236, Alachua, FL

Built 1987 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 251

I-75 SR-93

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

0.2 Mi S OF CR-131, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 55,000

US331 SR187

Good

Over: Bee Branch

8.0mi. North of US 90, Walton, FL

Built 1999 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 3,700

SR-21

Good

Over: S. PRONG OF BLACK CREEK

SR 21/S PRONG BLACK CREEK, Clay, FL

Built 2019 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,200

CR 220

Good

Over: SWIMMING PEN CREEK

2.5 MI WEST OF US 17, Clay, FL

Built 1996 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 33,000

SR-116 W.B.

Good

Over: PUCKETT CREEK

WONDERWD./PUCKETT CK., Duval, FL

Built 2001 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 8,250

SR-116 E.B.

Good

Over: PUCKETT CREEK

WONDERWD./PUCKETT CK., Duval, FL

Built 2001 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 8,250

SR-417

Good

Over: Narcoossee Road CR-15

SR-417 NB - Narcoossee Rd, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 31,000

SR-482 EB

Good

Over: Florida Turnpike

SR-482 EB over Turnpike, Orange, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 20,250

I-4

Good

Over: Robinson Street

0.5MI S/O Colonial Dr, Orange, FL

Built 2020 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 70,000

SR-528 EB Ramp BC1

Good

Over: Via Flora Drive

SR528 Ramp over Via Flora, Orange, FL

Built 2015 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 11,500

SR-436 SB

Good

Over: SR-528

SR-436 SB-SR-528, Orange, FL

Built 2021 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 70,500

SR417 NB Off Ramp

Good

Over: CFRC

0.98 Mile E of SR-91, Orange, FL

Built 2023 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 6,800

10th Street

Good

Over: Gabordy Canal

.25 Miles W of US1, Volusia, FL

Built 2022 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,200

NB I75 to NB SR869

Good

Over: NW 8th St. (proposed)

1.1 Miles South of SR-838, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 42,500

WEST BROWARD BLVD

Good

Over: C-3 CANAL

0.2MI E of NOB HILL ROAD, Broward, FL

Built 1976 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 52,000

W 20TH AV TO SR826

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER CANAL

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

Built 2002 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 10,500

EB SR 948(NW 36th)

Good

Over: Miami Canal C-6

EB SR 948 over Miami Cana, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2015 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 24,750

I-75 Express Lanes

Good

Over: SR 821 FLTurnpike

I-75 & FL TPK Interchang, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2016 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,700

SW 184th Street

Good

Over: Black Creek Canal C-1W

At SW 137th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,510

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: Cypress Creek

2.5 Miles North of SR-706, Martin, FL

Built 1986 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 45,750

NB 1-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: Cypress Creek

2.5 Miles North of SR-706, Martin, FL

Built 1986 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 45,750

John Young Parkway

Good

Over: Osceola Parkway (CR-522)

2.5 Mi North of US-192, Osceola, FL

Built 2011 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 42,500

US-1 (SR-5) NB

Good

Over: Lake Worth Creek Canal

.3 Mi North of SR-706, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2012 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 12,500

RAMP A4

Good

Over: W. CYPRESS STREET

0.4MI N OF I-275, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2008 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 6,800

KEY ROYALE DRIVE

Good

Over: BIMINI BAY

0.3MI EAST OF MARINA DR., Manatee, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 300

SR-520 WB

Good

Over: Banana River

SR-520 WB - Banana River, Brevard, FL

Built 2006 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 11,500

SR 417 NB 52.1

Good

Over: CR 46A

1.7 MI N OF US 17 92, Seminole, FL

Built 2001 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 21,900

CR-613 (58TH AVE.)

Good

Over: RELIEF CANAL

0.3MI S OF SR-60, Indian River, FL

Built 1999 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 18,400

WORLD DRIVE

Good

Over: WETLANDS

REEDY CREEK IMP. DISTRICT, Osceola, FL

Built 1995 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 4,794

Bridges Rd(CR-567)

Good

Over: Palatlakaha River

0.75 mi East of CR-33, Lake, FL

Built 1967 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 1,300

CR-867

Good

Over: SAN CARLOS BAY

1ST STRUC S OF TOLL PLAZA, Lee, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 21,500

WEST 14TH ST

Good

Over: HICKEYS CREEK

120FT E OF SUNSHINE BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1992 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 200

W 17TH ST.

Good

Over: HICKEYS CREEK

120FT. E OF SUNSHINE BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1992 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 200

MT. OLIVE RD.

Good

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

1.6 MI. E. OF US-90, Suwannee, FL

Built 1968 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 206

SHARRON ROAD

Good

Over: GREENS CREEK

1 MI WEST OF HOGARTH RD, Clay, FL

Built 2013 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 101

Showing 10,401-10,450 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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