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

SR-50

Fair

Over: Creek

2 Mi. West of SR-419, Orange, FL

Built 1948 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 39,500

SW 256th Street

Fair

Over: Canal C-102

0.6 Mi E of SW 137th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,465

Card Sound Road

Fair

Over: I.C.W.W

11.0 Miles SE of US 1, Monroe, FL

Built 1969 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,157

CASS STREET

Fair

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1927 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 5,950

ANDALUSIA BLVD.

Fair

Over: FRONTIER CANAL

0.5MI S OF KISMET PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 4,300

Old Bullard Rd

Fair

Over: Sweetwater Creek

1.47 Mi W of Beaver Crk R, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2022 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 75

CR 218

Fair

Over: GUM BRANCH

1.9 MI EAST OF US 301, Clay, FL

Built 1950 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 13,500

SR-105

Fair

Over: CLAPBOARD CREEK

SR-105 / CLAPBOARD CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 1955 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 7,500

Nela Avenue

Fair

Over: Lake Conway Connector

0.6 Mi E of CR-527, Orange, FL

Built 1926 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 1,950

Dania Bch. Blvd.

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

1 mi. North SR-822 on A1A, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 12,100

CR-619 82ND AVE.

Fair

Over: RELIEF CANAL

1.1MI N OF SR-60, Indian River, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 2,500

US-17 SB (SR-35)

Fair

Over: SHELL CRK NORTH SLOUGH

5.1 MI. NORTH OF I-75, Charlotte, FL

Built 1986 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 7,350

ROTONDA CIRCLE

Fair

Over: OAKLAND HILLS CREEK

0.1MI S OF ROTONDA BLVD W, Charlotte, FL

Built 1974 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 1,200

ROTONDA CIRCLE

Fair

Over: PEBBLE CREEK

1.1 MI W OF ROTONDA BLV N, Charlotte, FL

Built 1983 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 600

REBEL COURT

Fair

Over: ROTONDA RIVER

0.1MI E OF BOUNDARY BLVD, Charlotte, FL

Built 1983 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 600

SR-70

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER RELIEF

1.2 MI W OF US-17 SR-35, DeSoto, FL

Built 1961 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 16,100

CUBITIS AVE.

Fair

Over: MARE BRANCH

2.1MI N OF NE MCKAY ST., DeSoto, FL

Built 1936 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 650

SR-70

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

1 MI W OF US-17/SR-35, DeSoto, FL

Built 1961 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 16,100

SR-64

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

7.7 MI W OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1973 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 4,800

GOLF COURSE RD.

Fair

Over: GAMBLE CREEK

0.2MI E OF JIM DAVIS RD., Manatee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 3,200

VERNA BETHANY ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE MANATEE

0.5 MI S OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1975 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 2,000

SR-37

Fair

Over: PAYNE CREEK

1.2MI S OF SR-674, Polk, FL

Built 1971 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 3,400

CR 249

Fair

Over: SUWANNEE RIVER

3.7 MI SOUTH OF SR 6, Hamilton, FL

Built 1984 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 1,200

CR 49

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.4 MI SOUTH OF CR 252, Suwannee, FL

Built 1945 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 3,200

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: WEAVER WARRIOR CREEK

5.1 MI. S. OF CR-30, Taylor, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 5,800

SR20

Fair

Over: Apalachicola River

3.0mi East of SR71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1938 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 5,266

CR168

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

3.25 Mi E of CR 99, Escambia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 500

I-95 TO I-195EB

Fair

Over: NW 3 AVE

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

Built 1961 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 51,750

NW 87th Ave

Fair

Over: North Line Canal

At NW 25th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1983 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 42,739

SR 91 TPK RMP 93.5

Fair

Over: LAT CANAL (LK WORTH INT)

LAKE WORTH INTERCHANGE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 7,550

DUNCAN ROAD (NB)

Fair

Over: MURRAY ROAD

1 KM N OF TAYLOR ROAD, Escambia, FL

Built 1984 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 1,300

CR-775

Fair

Over: CORAL CREEK

190 FT. N OF FISHERY RD, Charlotte, FL

Built 2010 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,200

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO 16

5.4 MI E OF SR-29 (MM75), Collier, FL

Built 1991 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,750

CR-597(SHOAL LINE)

Fair

Over: JENKINS CREEK

2.2 MILES S OF CORTEZ BLV, Hernando, FL

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,500

SR-674

Fair

Over: LITTLE MANATEE RIVER

2.2 MI WEST OF CR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1992 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,286

BOWMAN RD.

Fair

Over: MASARYKTOWN CANAL

0.4MI EAST OF US-41, Pasco, FL

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 200

SR-13 NB

Fair

Over: GOODBYS LAKE

SR-13 / GOODBYS LAKE, Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 23,750

I-95 NB to TPX

Fair

Over: I-95 SB

GOLDEN GLADES INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 55,500

SW 147th Avenue

Fair

Over: CANAL C-103

0.15 Mi S of SW 312th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 220

Yellow Tail Road

Fair

Over: Un-Named Canal

40Ft. N of Aviation Blvd., Monroe, FL

Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 261

CR-78A (FT DENAUD)

Fair

Over: MATTHEWS CREEK

0.9 MILE W OF SR-80, Hendry, FL

Built 1989 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 238

CR-672

Fair

Over: HURRAH CREEK

300FT. WEST OF CR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1955 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 2,140

SR-21

Fair

Over: MCGIRTS CREEK

0.5 MI. S. OF I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 78,000

SW 4th AVE.

Fair

Over: TARPON RIVER

150ft. N OF DAVIE BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1928 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15,184

US-441 (SR-15)

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

3.5MI NORTH OF SR-70, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1958 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 9,200

SR-710

Fair

Over: Drainage Canal

0.5mi East of SR-786, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1957 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 12,600

CR-664B

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHARLIE CRK

0.3 MI E OF CR-664A, Hardee, FL

Built 1961 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 500

SE 9TH STREET

Fair

Over: MACKINAC CANAL

AT CULTURAL PARK BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 6,780

PRUDENCE DRIVE

Fair

Over: BRANCH CANAL

0.1 MI N of 17TH ST., Sarasota, FL

Built 1959 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 3,072

US-98 (SR-30)

Fair

Over: ECONFINA RIVER

18.2 MI. W. OF US-19, Taylor, FL

Built 1952 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,344

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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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