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

S. Burnett Rd

Good

Over: Canal

At Pluckebaum Rd, Brevard, FL

Built 2012 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 100

I-295 SBCD

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

I-295 SBCD OVER I-95, Duval, FL

Built 2023 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 15,030

Edison Avenue

Good

Over: McCoys Creek

0.3 Mi. E of McDuff Ave., Duval, FL

Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 5,461

WINN DIXIE SRVC RD

Good

Over: US 90 (SR 10)

1.8 MI EAST OF US 301, Duval, FL

Built 2000 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,751

SR-417 NB Ramp B1

Good

Over: O.U.C.R.R.

0.2 Mi S of Moss Park Rd., Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,700

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Low Area

0.6 Mi. North of US-441, Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,700

PABLO ROAD

Good

Over: PONTE VEDRA CANAL

0.2 MI WEST OF CR 203, St. Johns, FL

Built 2011 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 301

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Good

Over: Copans Rd.

2 mi. N of Atlantic Blvd., Broward, FL

Built 1972 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 105,000

SR84 WB to I595 WB

Good

Over: SR84 WB ramp to I595 WB

0.5 Mile W of Davie Road, Broward, FL

Built 2011 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 18,000

I-95

Good

Over: BISCAYNE CANAL C-8

0.5M S OF Golden Glades I, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 206,500

SR821 NB HEFT 23.2

Good

Over: Snapper Creek Canal C-2

0.6 miles S of SR 976, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 7,900

SR 821 TPKE

Good

Over: N/A

0.78 mi N of SR 94, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1971 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 107,400

SR 90 (US 41)

Good

Over: US-41 (SR 90)

22.35M E COLLIER & MONROE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 5,900

Ramp NF - LE over

Good

Over: EB COLLECTOR DISTRIBUTOR

.25 Miles W/) NW 72ND AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 6,400

NW 87th Ave.

Good

Over: Miami Canal C-6

US 27 & NW 87th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 21,000

WB NW 21st Street

Good

Over: NW 42nd Ave & Off Ramp

MIA Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2008 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 19,560

SB I-95 (SR 9)

Good

Over: CR 708

4.5 Mi S of SW Kanner Hwy, Martin, FL

Built 1986 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 45,750

CR-68

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

2.9 MI W OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1957 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,000

Boynton Beach Blvd

Good

Over: LWDD E-1 Canal

Boynton Bch Blvd at SR-7, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2001 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 14,900

Levee Road

Good

Over: L-5 Canal

14.8 Mi West of US-27, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4

US-92 EB TO I-4

Good

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

0.5 MI E OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2001 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 8,000

SR 570 POLK WB 6.2

Good

Over: UNDERPASS ROAD

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

Built 1998 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 19,700

Mills Swamp House

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.03 Mi W of US 90, Escambia, FL

Built 2017 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 50

SR-520 EB

Good

Over: St. Johns River

SR-520 EB-St. Johns River, Brevard, FL

Built 2006 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 8,100

Floridian Place

Good

Over: L-407 Canal

Reedy Creek Imp. District, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 17,000

STIRLING ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL C-11 SOUTH

ADJ.TO FLAMINGO RD., Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 8,640

COMP SR-973

Good

Over: TAMIAMI CANAL C-4

SW 87 AVE OVER CANAL C-4, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 27,000

SR-29

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING D

0.8MI NORTH OF I-75, Collier, FL

Built 1995 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 5,100

SR-29

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING C

2.8MI NORTH OF I-75, Collier, FL

Built 1995 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 5,100

I-4 WB (SR 400)

Good

Over: COLUMBUS DRIVE

I-4 WB OVER COLUMBUS DR, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2007 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 83,250

SR-60 WB

Good

Over: PEACE RIVER OVERFLOW

1.0 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1964 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 13,000

Campground Rd

Good

Over: South Creek

Oscar Scherer State Park, Sarasota, FL

Built 2019 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 75

I-95

Good

Over: Outfall

0.8 Mi North of SR-46, Brevard, FL

Built 1967 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 38,799

US-441

Good

Over: CR-424

US-441 over CR-424, Orange, FL

Built 2001 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 26,000

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Good

Over: INDIAN TRACE (184TH AVE)

2.6 MI E of US-27, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 27,750

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: INDIAN TRACE (184TH AVE)

2.6 MI E OF US-27, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 27,750

SE 12TH AVE.

Good

Over: KINGFISHER WATERWAY

0.9MI S OF HILLSBORO BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1997 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 2,880

26TH STREET

Good

Over: LATERAL CANAL A

AT CR-615 - 66TH AVE, Indian River, FL

Built 1998 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 1,000

US-441 SR-15

Good

Over: SR-76 & St. Lucie Canal

US-441 and SR-76, Martin, FL

Built 1983 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 2,800

SR589 NB SCP 44.47

Good

Over: SR 50

3.9MI N OF SPRING HILL RD, Hernando, FL

Built 1999 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 8,452

SR589 SB SCP 44.47

Good

Over: SR 50

3.9MI N OF SPRING HILL RD, Hernando, FL

Built 1999 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 8,452

SR-50 EB

Good

Over: Little Withlacoochee R.

SR-50-L.Withlacoochee, Sumter, FL

Built 2022 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 3,550

CR 351

Good

Over: FISHBONE BASIN

5.5 MI SOUTH OF US-19, Dixie, FL

Built 1992 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 600

SR 363 (Duval St.)

Good

Over: RR & CTY Park

Duval St/CSX RR, Leon, FL

Built 1985 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 11,100

SR869 NB SAW 16.45

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE DR

2.1 MI W OF SR 7(US 441), Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 43,400

SR869 SB SAW 16.45

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE DR

1 MI EAST OF SR-817, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 43,400

PINE ISLAND RD SB

Good

Over: CANAL 2L-2W

1.2MI N OF W BROWARD BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 22,880

PINE ISLAND RD NB

Good

Over: CANAL 2L-2W

1.2MI N OF W BROWARD BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 22,880

SB SR5 US-1

Good

Over: CUTLER DRAIN-CANAL C-100

N OF SW 158 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1964 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 31,000

NB SR5 US-1

Good

Over: CUTLER DRAIN-CANAL C-100

SW 158 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1964 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 31,000

Showing 10,551-10,600 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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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.