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

RAMP C2

Good

Over: RAMP C3

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,500

I-4 EB

Good

Over: SR-46

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

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 38,500

SR-44

Good

Over: Callalisa Creek

SR-44 - Callalisa Creek, Volusia, FL

Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 26,000

Graves Ave

Good

Over: I-4

Graves Ave over I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 15,400

NB University Dr.

Good

Over: Canal L-106

.4M N of Atlantic Blvd., Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 21,250

NB SR-817/WB I-595

Good

Over: Plaza Drive

I-595 & SR-817 Interchang, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11,000

ELLER DRIVE

Good

Over: FPL Discharge Canal

1 Mile East of I-595, Broward, FL

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,001

NW 29TH MANOR

Good

Over: C-42 CANAL

0.2MI E OF 115TH TERRACE, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,000

SR924WB TO SR826SB

Good

Over: SR-826

I-75/SR 826 INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,000

U.S. 1 SB

Good

Over: Snake Cr Canal

.3m N of N.E. 163 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 31,000

U.S.1 NB

Good

Over: Snake Cr. Canal

.3m N of N.E. 163 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 31,000

SB SR 997 Krome Av

Good

Over: MOWRY CANAL C-103

N of SW 280 Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2020 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,250

SW 16th Street

Good

Over: Westbrook Canal

300 ft. E/O SW 99th Ct., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,274

NW 116 Way

Good

Over: _Miami Canal

50ft. S/O Okeechobee Rd., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2023 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,283

NW 7th Street

Good

Over: Wagner Creek Canal

260Ft. Wof NW7th AVE(SR7), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1919 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 418

16TH ST

Good

Over: LATERAL B CANAL

20ft. E of 58th Ave/CR613, Indian River, FL

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,800

CR-606 (Oslo Rd)

Good

Over: Lateral J Canal

0.6Mi W of US-1, Indian River, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 14,400

CR726(CITRUS BLVD)

Good

Over: BRANCH OF C-44 CANAL

3.6 Mi. E of SR-710, Martin, FL

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,600

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: JEWFISH CREEK

SB OFF RAMP TO ROTARY, Monroe, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 60

World Dr Ramp C2

Good

Over: NB World Drive

Ramp C2 - World Dr NB, Osceola, FL

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 400

WB 706 To SB I-95

Good

Over: SB I-95 To EB 706

I 95 SR 706 interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,000

ARMONE PLACE

Good

Over: CANAL E-1

AT SR-7 US-441, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,040

RAVEN COURT

Good

Over: RELIEF CANAL

0.03MI W OF DOVE CIRCLE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 400

RANGE ROAD 220

Good

Over: TITI CREEK

0.5 MILES NORTH OF RANGE, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5

HARBOUR DRIVE

Good

Over: MOORING BAY

0.8MI WEST OF US-41, Collier, FL

Built 1965 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 5,800

I-275

Good

Over: BOUGAINVILLEA AVE.

0.7 MI. NORTH OF SR-580, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 149,000

FISHHAWK BLVD.

Good

Over: FISHHAWK CREEK

1.5MI E OF BELL SHOALS RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1997 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 22,350

WINKLER AVE

Good

Over: TEN MILE CANAL

0.4MI E OF FOWLER AVE, Lee, FL

Built 2000 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 27,800

71ST STREET NORTH

Good

Over: BONN CREEK

250FT N OF 54TH AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1995 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 14,300

WEST LOT ENTRANCE

Good

Over: HARRISONS CANAL

50FT. E OF NEW YORK AVE., Pinellas, FL

Built 2003 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 10

I10 SR8

Good

Over: Abandon Railroad

2.2 M. East of US19 SR57, Jefferson, FL

Built 1973 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 10,250

I10 SR8

Good

Over: Abandon Railroad

2.2 M. East of US19 SR57, Jefferson, FL

Built 1973 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 10,250

SR91 SB TPK 66.27

Good

Over: CANAL C-14 (ATL BV INT)

.1MI S OF ATLANTIC BLVD., Broward, FL

Built 1994 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 10,000

SR7 SB - US441

Good

Over: I-95 RAMP FEC RR 2ND AVE

SR7 SB G. GLADES, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 25,000

Flager St.

Good

Over: TAMIAMI CANAL C-4

100FT W OF NW 72 AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 48,500

PALMETTO PK RD

Good

Over: LWDD E-3 CANAL

ADJ W SIDE MILITARY TRAIL, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1979 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 49,000

I-275 SB

Good

Over: MACDILL AVE

0.6 MI W/O HOWARD AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2014 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 105,000

NORTH CHURCH AVE

Good

Over: HENRY STREET CANAL

0.3MI N OF HILLSBOROUGH A, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,850

SR-739-MGRIPPE PKW

Good

Over: BRIARCLIFF DITCH

1MI NORTH OF ALICO RD, Lee, FL

Built 2012 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 33,500

SB SR739

Good

Over: ALICO RD / SGRR

0.3 MI N/O US-41, Lee, FL

Built 2012 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 33,500

141st Street East

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.7 Mi North of SR 64, Manatee, FL

Built 2004 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,500

BOURNESIDE BLVD

Good

Over: BRADEN RIVER OVERFLOW #3

0.7MI N/O SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,016

US-19 NB FRONTAGE

Good

Over: CROSS BAYOU CANAL

0.9MI S/O ULMERTON RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 2021 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 28,400

SR 570 POLK EB 0.4

Good

Over: US 92 NEW TPA HWY

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

Built 1998 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 16,700

SR-223 NB

Good

Over: SR-100

SR-223 OVER SR-100, Bradford, FL

Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 12,750

I-10 WB (SR-8)

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

I-10 WB OVER I-75, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 13,000

US-441 (SR-47)

Good

Over: FERGUSON CREEK

11.8 MI. N. OF I-10, Columbia, FL

Built 2000 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 950

CR 138

Good

Over: COW CREEK

1 MI WEST OF SR 47, Gilchrist, FL

Built 1960 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 950

CR 158

Good

Over: SUNDOWN CREEK

3 MI EAST OF US 221, Madison, FL

Built 1919 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 150

Detroit Blvd

Good

Over: 8 Mile Creek

0.97Mi West of SR95 US29, Escambia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 6,700

Showing 10,501-10,550 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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