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

CR-92 EB

Good

Over: Lake Gertie

0.4 Mile West of US 17-92, Volusia, FL

Built 2003 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14,400

SR869 N/S SAW 11.9

Good

Over: C-5 CANAL

1 mile N of CR 834 Sample, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 65,400

I-75SB Ramp H-12

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK (C-9) CANAL

At Dade County Line, Broward, FL

Built 2018 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 24,500

PARKVIEW DR

Good

Over: THREE ISLAND CANAL

0.1MI E OF 3 ISLAND BLVD., Broward, FL

Built 1978 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,200

HORSESHOE POINT RD

Good

Over: MANATEE POCKET

0.2 Mi E of ANCHOR AVE., Martin, FL

Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,240

Jensen Bch Csway

Good

Over: Indian River / ICW

.5Mi E. of Indian R Dr., Martin, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 11,500

PINE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: HALF MILE LAKE

0.8Mi S of BRITT ROAD, Martin, FL

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,728

SR 417 SB SCE 2.07

Good

Over: CELEBRATION AVE

0.56 MI S OF US 192, Osceola, FL

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14,600

SR 417 NB SCE 2.05

Good

Over: CELEBRATION AVE

0.56 MI S OF US 192, Osceola, FL

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14,600

WB US 98 SR 80

Good

Over: I 95 SR 9

SR 80 / I-95 interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 34,250

EB US 98 SR 80

Good

Over: I 95 SR 9

SR 80 / I-95 Interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 34,250

JOG ROAD

Good

Over: L-14 CANAL

0.8 MI N of LANTANA ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 36,000

Camp Site Road

Good

Over: Lake Osborne

In John Prince Park, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2015 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 150

AVENUE OF PGA

Good

Over: RELIEF CANAL

0.1 MI S of PGA BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 600

WB SR 70

Good

Over: Header Canal

7.0 mi. W of FL Turnpike, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,500

CR712A McCarty Rd

Good

Over: Ten mile Creek

.6 Mi S. of SR-70, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2018 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 300

I-4 WB/I-275 SB

Good

Over: PALM AVENUE

0.2MI W OF NEBRASKA AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 6,200

Morse Blvd.

Good

Over: Lake Sumter

0.6 Mile S of CR-466, Sumter, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 11,800

N. CR 231

Good

Over: Swift Creek

3.7 Mi. North of SR 100, Union, FL

Built 2000 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 700

Cargo Road

Good

Over: Bypass Canal

0.6 Mi E of Casa Verde Rd, Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 3,463

SW 136th Ave.

Good

Over: N. New River Canal

At SR 84, Broward, FL

Built 2021 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 14,520

SIMARA STREET

Good

Over: BARBARA BASIN

0.25MI E OF SEWALLS PT RD, Martin, FL

Built 1994 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 120

US-17-92 SB

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

US-17-92 SB - Shingle Cr, Osceola, FL

Built 1994 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 20,750

US-17-92 NB

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

US-17-92 NB - Shingle Cr, Osceola, FL

Built 1992 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 20,750

CR-621

Good

Over: DIANAS RUN

5.6MI S OF US-98, Highlands, FL

Built 1960 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 600

SR618 SELMON WB

Good

Over: HYDE PARK & PLANT AVE.

0.2MI W OF HILLSBOROUGH R, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30,750

US-301

Good

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

0.9MI N OF SR-574, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 40,500

CITRUS PARK DRIVE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE PIPE X7

1.06MI E/O CNTRYWAY BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2022 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30,500

MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH CREEK

0.1 MI E OF DOUBLE BRANCH, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2011 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,800

11TH ST. S & ALLEY

Good

Over: BROOKER CREEK

0.1 MI W OF 4TH ST., Pinellas, FL

Built 2008 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,053

I-10 WB (SR-8)

Good

Over: CR-125

I-10 WB OVER CR-125, Baker, FL

Built 1961 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 13,750

CR-356C

Good

Over: Fenholloway River

0.2 MILE NORTH OF CR-355, Taylor, FL

Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 701

Old Bonifay Rd

Good

Over: Holmes Creek

1.2 Mi West of Carr Road, Washington, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 700

CAHOON ROAD

Good

Over: WILLS BRANCH

1.2 MI N OF NORMANDY BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 1977 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 10,500

AVENUES WALK FLYOV

Good

Over: RAILROAD

0.1 MI W OF PHILLIPS HWY, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,000

I-95 NB

Good

Over: Ramp J2

I-95NB over I-95SB OnRamp, Volusia, FL

Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 39,250

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: SR-870 Commercial Blvd.

I-95 & Comm Bld Interchge, Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 138,500

SR-91 TPK S/N 52.2

Good

Over: Seminole Dr.

0.49 mi. N of SR-822, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 148,700

WB I595 to WB SR84

Good

Over: University Dr (SR-817)

I-595 University Dr. Intc, Broward, FL

Built 2011 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 12,500

SR821 NB HEFT 5.2

Good

Over: SW 288 ST BISCAYNE DR

2.15 mi. N of Campbell Dr, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 37,800

SR-823

Good

Over: BISCAYNE CANAL C-8

NW 57 Ave. & NW 153 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 50,500

SB SR 997

Good

Over: Miami Canal (C-6)

SR 997 over Miami Canal, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2016 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 9,800

SR-826 NB

Good

Over: SR 968 (FLAGLER STREET)

1.3 Mi S OF SR-836, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2015 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 80,750

SR-836 WB On Rmp

Good

Over: NW 45th Ave.

SR836 WB over 145th ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 25,500

Port Boulevard WB

Good

Over: Port Boulevard EB

Port Boulevard, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 29,752

NW 97th Avenue

Good

Over: SR836/ NW12St/97AvSer Rd

0.25Mi S of NW 12th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2007 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 13,559

Ramp D2

Good

Over: Bonnet Creek

Ramp D2 - Bonnet Creek, Osceola, FL

Built 2001 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 7,900

Sinclair Road

Good

Over: SR-429 Western Beltway

0.7MI W of Lake Wilson Rd, Osceola, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 12,500

Simpson Rd - CR530

Good

Over: Boggy Creek

0.5 Mi N of Osceola Pkwy, Osceola, FL

Built 2023 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30,000

Jog Road

Good

Over: SWA Retention Canal

2.6 Mi. S of SR-710, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2012 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 6,042

Showing 10,701-10,750 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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