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

C865 BONITA BCH RD

Good

Over: LITTLE HICKORY BAY

1.5MI W OF US 41, Lee, FL

Built 1997 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 25,500

40TH ST. N

Good

Over: CHANNEL #2A

180FT. S OF GATEWAY CENTR, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 1,276

SAWYER LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: TRUNK DITCH

AT MCINTOSH/SAWYER LP RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1999 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 2,692

SR-228

Good

Over: WILLIS BRANCH

SR-228 / WILLIS BRANCH, Duval, FL

Built 1972 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 32,500

CENTURY STREET

Good

Over: STRAWBERRY CREEK

0.1MI S OF ARLINGTON XPWY, Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 601

SR-40 EB

Good

Over: Tomoka River

SR-40 EB - Tomoka River, Volusia, FL

Built 1997 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 13,250

US-41 (SR-45) SB

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

0.4MI S OF CR-765, Charlotte, FL

Built 1981 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 7,950

I-4 WB C D RAMP

Good

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

0.5MI EAST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 23,000

SR-589

Good

Over: DANA SHORES CANAL

0.1 MI NORTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2010 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 72,250

SHELDON ROAD SB

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

0.2MI NORTH OF WATERS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 12,088

I-4 (SR-400)

Good

Over: WINSTON DRAIN

0.5MI E OF POLK PKWY, Polk, FL

Built 1999 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 120,000

I10 SR8

Good

Over: US231 SR75 : Bayline RR

1.6 Mi. S. of US90 SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 1976 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 12,045

I10 SR8

Good

Over: US231 SR75 : Bayline RR

1.7 Mi S. of US90 SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 1976 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 12,045

SR 528 EB 7.2

Good

Over: CR 527 ORANGE AVE

7.2 MI EAST OF I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 49,650

Econlockhatchee Tr

Good

Over: SR-408

Econlockhat. Trail-SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 17,000

OIA Road SB

Good

Over: Boggy Cr Rd and OUC RR

1.5 Miles North of SR-417, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 9,100

Floridian Way

Good

Over: Bay Lake Canal

.25 mi N/O Entr # 3, Orange, FL

Built 1970 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 5,784

SR 823 FLAMINGO RD

Good

Over: C-11 CANAL

SR 823 over C-11 Canal., Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 40,500

US-441

Good

Over: Florida Turnpike

US-441 - FL Turnpike, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 1,500

SR-29

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING "E"

4.7MI SOUTH OF I-75, Collier, FL

Built 1997 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,500

GENDOUGLASMCARTHUR

Good

Over: AUSTIN RELIEF CANAL

1.7MI E OF CR-78A, Hendry, FL

Built 1996 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 101

BAILEY HILL RD

Good

Over: SR-589 (SUNCOAST PKWY)

1.4 MI SOUTH OF CR-628, Hernando, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,000

SUMTER BLVD.

Good

Over: SNOVER WATERWAY

1.6 MI S OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 15,900

SR-407 4.3

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

4.2MI NORTH OF SR-528, Brevard, FL

Built 1972 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 9,250

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Good

Over: FOREST STREET

I-95 NB OVER FOREST ST., Duval, FL

Built 2010 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 75,250

SR-228

Good

Over: CSXRR

SR-228/CSXRR AT MAXVILLE, Duval, FL

Built 2001 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 6,500

CEDAR PT ROAD

Good

Over: EDGEY BRANCH

0.5 MI E OF BONEY ROAD, Duval, FL

Built 1951 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,015

CEDAR PT ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO CLAPBOARD CRK

1.0 MI E OF BONEY ROAD, Duval, FL

Built 1951 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,015

OLD ST AUGUSTINE R

Good

Over: JULINGTON CREEK

2.4 MI WEST OF US 1, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 18,500

SR91 NB TPK 66.141

Good

Over: POMPANO CANAL C-14

0.2 M N OF PPANO SER PLZA, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 62,100

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: SOUTH PINE CHANNEL

N OF TORCH KEY (MM 28.8), Monroe, FL

Built 1982 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 18,000

NBSR807 to EBSR80

Good

Over: C-51 Canal

SE quadrant PB Int Airpt, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 11,000

SR-29

Good

Over: Canal 305

0.8 MI S OF CR-846, Collier, FL

Built 1999 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 7,800

I-75 SB

Good

Over: CR 846 (IMMOKALEE RD)

4.1MI N OF CR 896, Collier, FL

Built 2010 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 44,553

I-75 NB

Good

Over: CR 846 (IMMOKALEE RD)

4.1 mi. N/O CR 896, Collier, FL

Built 2010 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 44,553

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

2.48MI SOUTH OF CR-672, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1962 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 39,500

I-75 SB (SR 93)

Good

Over: BRUCE B. DOWNS BL(CR581)

2.7MI NOF HILLSBORO RIVER, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2012 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 58,500

SR-19

Good

Over: US-441

SR-19 over US-441, Lake, FL

Built 1961 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 22,700

LOGUE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.3 MILE NORTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 2005 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 381

N. CATTLEMAN RD.

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

2.1MI N OF FRUITVILLE RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 2013 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 11,000

CAPRI ISLE BLVD

Good

Over: CURRY CREEK

1.0 MI N/O VENICE AVE, Sarasota, FL

Built 2020 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 3,000

Crary Road

Good

Over: Pritchett Mill Creek

1.31 Mi South of CR4, Escambia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 400

CR519 (Fiske Blvd)

Good

Over: Canal

0.1 mile S of I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 2007 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 14,900

SR 23 NB 32.1

Good

Over: OLD JENNINGS ROAD

1.08 MILES NORTH OF SR 21, Clay, FL

Built 2017 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 3,151

SR-21 S.B.

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER

SR-21 SB OVER CEDAR RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 2002 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 17,578

Palm Coast Pkwy

Good

Over: Parkview Waterway

300ft East of US-1, Flagler, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 10,600

SR 91 TPK NS 265.7

Good

Over: HEMPLE AVENUE

1.6MI N OF SERVICE PLAZA, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 120,000

SR408 RAMP C 266.1

Good

Over: SR 91 TPK

SR408 WB RAMP TO TPK SB, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 4,600

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Ponkan Road

2.7 Miles N/O US-441, Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 4,700

SR-429 NB

Good

Over: Ponkan Road

2.7 Miles N/O US-441, Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 4,700

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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.