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

PRK LOT RAMP- I-95

Good

Over: I-95 SB & US441

GOLDEN GLADES INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1976 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 500

US-192

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

US-192- Shingle Creek, Osceola, FL

Built 2005 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 64,390

S GULF BLVD.

Good

Over: BOCILLA INLET

0.1MI S OF GULF BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 2008 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 101

SR-80 WB

Good

Over: OKALOACOOCHEE BRANCH

2.3MI EAST OF SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 2010 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 7,250

SR 589 VET SB 10.7

Good

Over: BELLAMY RD

0.5 MI N OF EHRLICH RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 30,200

RAMP A3

Good

Over: TIA DRAINAGE CANAL

AT TIA, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2007 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 7,400

RAMPS F&D TRANSITI

Good

Over: 4TH AVENUE

0.3 MI N OF SR-618, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 17,900

NEPTUNE WAY

Good

Over: SHORECREST CANAL

0.1MI W OF WESTSHORE BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1992 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,501

SR 19 NB/SB

Good

Over: Little Lake Harris

SR 19-Little Lake Harris, Lake, FL

Built 2019 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 15,800

W BOWMAN RD 36.1

Good

Over: SR 589 SUNCOAST PARKWAY

7.5 MI N OF SR 52, Pasco, FL

Built 1999 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,500

SR-56

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch (S-12AB)

2.1 MI E/O MEADOW POINTE, Pasco, FL

Built 2019 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 16,300

SR-52

Good

Over: BAYOU BRANCH

1.2MI EAST OF I-75, Pasco, FL

Built 2022 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 17,100

SR-688 EB

Good

Over: RAMP F I-275 SB TO 9TH

SR-688 AT I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 19,500

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

2.0 MI S OF SR-681, Sarasota, FL

Built 1979 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 46,500

CR 231

Good

Over: MUD SWAMP

2.4 MI SW OF CR 18, Bradford, FL

Built 1968 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 201

SR-223 SB

Good

Over: SR-100

SR-223 SB OVER SR-100, Bradford, FL

Built 2019 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 12,750

FALLING CREEK RD

Good

Over: FALLING CREEK

1 MI NORTHEAST OF US 41, Columbia, FL

Built 1951 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,200

ISLAND DRIVE

Good

Over: PICKET LAKE CANAL

0.5MI SOUTH OF CR 354, Lafayette, FL

Built 1972 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 21

Becks Lake Rd

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.25 mi East of CR 95A, Escambia, FL

Built 2014 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 100

SR77

Good

Over: Flat Creek

3.8Mi S of I10 SR8, Washington, FL

Built 2017 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,782

WEST VIRGINIA AVE

Good

Over: RIBAULT TRIBUTARY

100 W OF RHODE ISLAND DR, Duval, FL

Built 1957 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 201

SR-40

Good

Over: Little Tomoka River

2.96 Mi. West of I-95, Volusia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 13,600

NW 52ND AVENUE

Good

Over: C-13 CANAL

0.5MI N OF OAKLAND PK BLV, Broward, FL

Built 2002 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,100

I-195 EB TO I-95SB

Good

Over: US 441 (NW 7 AVE)

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

Built 1962 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 11,000

SR-953 Lejeune Rd.

Good

Over: Tamiami Canal

.36M N OFNW 18 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2008 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 12,685

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING No 2

MILE MARKER 119.3, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2010 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 28,000

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING No 4

MILE MARKER 125, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2010 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 28,000

SR 997 NB

Good

Over: MOWRY CANAL C-103

N of SW 280 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2020 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 13,250

SR 9 (I-95)

Good

Over: CR 512 (Fellsmere Rd.)

9 miles N of SR-60, Indian River, FL

Built 2016 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 54,314

US 1(SR 5)FRNTG RD

Good

Over: CROCODILE CROSSING

JUST N/O JEWFISH CREEK, Monroe, FL

Built 2008 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 400

SR A1A

Good

Over: Lake Worth Lagoon

0.2 mi E of SR5 on SRA1A, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2016 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 17,909

ANDERSON ROAD

Good

Over: HENRY ST. CANAL

0.3 MI N OF HILLSBORO AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1977 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 9,270

Longleaf Dr

Good

Over: Bayou Marcus Creek

T1 R30W SEC41, Escambia, FL

Built 2023 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 7,300

SR277

Good

Over: I10 SR8

1.9mi West Of SR77, Washington, FL

Built 1975 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 4,300

Casa Verde Road SB

Good

Over: Bypass Canal

0.25 mi N of Cargo Rd.OIA, Orange, FL

Built 1988 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 2,064

SR-414

Good

Over: Lake Bosse

SR-414 over Lake Bosse, Seminole, FL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 54,000

SR-44

Good

Over: US-1 & FECRR

SR-44 over US-1, Volusia, FL

Built 1980 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 22,500

SB SR 807

Good

Over: EB SR80 & C-51 Canal

SE quadrant PB Int Airpt, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 17,250

CR 191

Good

Over: Clear Creek

1 Mi SW of CR 87A, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1989 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 4,100

Fox Lake Rd.

Good

Over: I-95

0.25 Mi. West of SR-405, Brevard, FL

Built 1965 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 1,800

I-95SB TO US1

Good

Over: W FLAGLER TO S MIAMI

DOWNTOWN INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 21,000

W/B Atlantic Ave

Good

Over: E-2W Canal

Atlantic Ave./Fl. Tpk., Palm Beach, FL

Built 2008 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 17,500

SR570 POLK WB 10.1

Good

Over: US 98

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

Built 1999 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20,400

SR570 EB POLK 10.1

Good

Over: US 98

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

Built 1999 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20,400

KIDD SCHOOL RD.

Good

Over: N PRONG ALAFIA RIVER

0.3 MI NORTH OF DEAN ST, Polk, FL

Built 1983 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 985

SE 92nd Place - Rd

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

0.2 Mile East of US-441, Marion, FL

Built 2003 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 9,900

Mart Jernigan Road

Good

Over: Dillons Ditch

0.6Mi E of Old Pollard Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 100

WB Broward Blvd.

Good

Over: PnR Access Rd. & CSX R/R

WB SR-842 over CSX R/R, Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 23,000

WB SR706 to SB 95

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

I-95 / SR 706 interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1987 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 14,500

SR-91 TPK NS 81.77

Good

Over: SR-806 Atlantic Ave

5.1 MI SOUTH OF SR-804, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2008 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 103,300

Showing 10,601-10,650 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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