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

Fanning Bayou Dr

Good

Over: Newman Bayou

1.17 Mi S of CR 2300, Bay, FL

Built 2008 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

SR77

Good

Over: Hoover Ditch

1.6MI S. OF SR2, Jackson, FL

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,000

SR77

Good

Over: Alligator Creek

0.3Mi. N.of Wash Co. Line, Jackson, FL

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,400

I10 SR8

Good

Over: Shoal River

2.4 Miles East of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,750

I10 SR8

Good

Over: Shoal River

2.4Mi East of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,750

US 319 SR 61

Good

Over: Lost Creek

1.2 Mi. S. Crawfordville, Wakulla, FL

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,300

I-295 NB

Good

Over: US-17 & CSXRR

I-295 NB/US-17 & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 38,000

I-95 SB ON RAMP

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE AVE/ST J RIVER

PARK ST RAMP TO I-95 SB, Duval, FL

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,100

BRIGHTMAN BLVD

Good

Over: MILL DAM BRANCH

0.1 MI E OF TOWN CTR PKW, Duval, FL

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,741

HOGAN ROAD

Good

Over: POTTSBURG CREEK

0.2 MI S OF MILLS RD, Duval, FL

Built 1955 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,700

Palm Coast Pkwy EB

Good

Over: I-95

Palm Coast Pkwy EB I-95, Flagler, FL

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 22,250

SR-429 NB

Good

Over: Northwest Ditch

2.9 miles North of SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40,250

SR-417 SB

Good

Over: US-17/SR-500

SR-417 US-17/SR-500, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 41,000

SR-50

Good

Over: Outfall

0.3 Mi East of SR-15A, Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 52,500

SR-414 EB Ramp

Good

Over: Lakeville Road

RampH-B over Lakeville Rd, Orange, FL

Built 2008 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,800

CR 13A

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.25 MI N OF CR 208, St. Johns, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,500

US-1

Good

Over: Murray Creek

4.3 Mi North of SR-44, Volusia, FL

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 25,500

Big Tree Road

Good

Over: Nova Canal

SR-5A - Big Tree Rd, Volusia, FL

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,500

GRIFFIN ROAD

Good

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

1.2 MI N OF STIRLING RD, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,400

EB Stirling Rd.

Good

Over: Fl. Tpk. (SR-91)

0.2mi W of US-441, Broward, FL

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 22,000

SR869 SB TO I595EB

Good

Over: NW 8TH ST (Proposed)

1.1MI SOUTH OF SR-838, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,000

I-95 (SR-9) SB

Good

Over: SR-818 (Griffin Road)

1.25 Miles South of I-595, Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 105,500

I-95 (SR-9) NB

Good

Over: SR-818 (Griffin Rd.)

1.0 mile N of SR-848, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 105,500

THREE ISLAND BLVD

Good

Over: THREE ISLAND CANAL

0.2MI N OF SR-858, Broward, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,240

I-95 NB

Good

Over: I-195 (SR-112)

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

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 89,500

I-95 NB (870359)

Good

Over: NW 20 ST

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 89,500

SR 948 EB On Ramp

Good

Over: SR 953 (NW 42nd Avenue)

Miami Intl Airport, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,338

27th Street

Good

Over: Main Relief Canal

130ft. S of Aviation Blvd, Indian River, FL

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,000

SR-60 WB

Good

Over: Cow Log Branch

SR-60 - WB Cow Log Branch, Osceola, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,450

PALMWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.1MI N of DONALD ROSS RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,540

OLD DIXIE HWY

Good

Over: C-15 CANAL

1.1MI S OF LINTON BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1964 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,900

Crosstown Parkway

Good

Over: C-24 Canal

0.7 Mi. West of I-95, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,700

SOUTH GULF BLVD.

Good

Over: BOCILLA INLET

300 YDS S OF GULF BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 2001 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 101

SR 570 POLK 24.3

Good

Over: I-4/SR400

I-4/SR 400, Polk, FL

Built 1999 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 5,650

DEAN STILL ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

1.0 MI W OF US-27 (SR-25), Polk, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 2,174

EB Broward Blvd.

Good

Over: Access Rd. & CSX R/R

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

Built 1974 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 23,000

WESTON ROAD

Good

Over: C-11 CANAL S NEW RIVER

WESTON RD at GRIFFIN RD., Broward, FL

Built 1996 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 18,162

VANDEGRIFT-WILL RD

Good

Over: N CANAL

1MILE E OF HATTON HWY, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1992 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 101

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.2 MI W OF CR-581, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 19,000

GUNN HIGHWAY (WB)

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF SR 589, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1998 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 26,000

US-301 SB

Good

Over: 26TH AVE E & CSX RR

0.7MI SE OF US-41/US-301, Manatee, FL

Built 1985 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 15,000

150TH AVE NORTH

Good

Over: CROSS BAYOU CANAL

0.2MI. WEST OF 49TH ST N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1995 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 4,800

US-17 (N HOLLAND)

Good

Over: SR-60 & CSX RR

0.25 MI N OF SR-60B, Polk, FL

Built 2005 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 28,000

Babcock Street

Good

Over: Canal C-54

.05 mi N of Indian Rvr Co, Brevard, FL

Built 1967 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 2,800

PICKETTVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER

0.60 MI NORTH OF US 90, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 3,700

SR-417 SB

Good

Over: Balcombe Road

SR-417 Balcombe Road, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 32,000

SW 102nd Place

Good

Over: Sunset Park Canal

200 Ft. N of SW 80th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 2,683

SR 589 NB SCP 50.4

Good

Over: BEAR CROSSING #1

5.8MI N OF SR 50, Hernando, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 3,900

SR 589 SB SCP 50.4

Good

Over: BEAR CROSSING #1

5.8 MI N OF SR 50, Hernando, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 3,900

SR 589 NB SCP 51.7

Good

Over: BEAR CROSSING #2

7.0 MI N OF SR 50, Hernando, FL

Built 2000 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 3,900

Showing 10,851-10,900 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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