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

WHEELER ROAD

Good

Over: SYDNEY CREEK

0.5MI E OF VALRICO ROAD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1977 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,870

Old Kings Road

Good

Over: Creek

0.35 Mi. North of SR 100, Flagler, FL

Built 2010 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 6,900

SR-408 EB Ramp

Good

Over: Citrus Oaks Ave

SR-408 EB-Citrus Oaks Ave, Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 23,500

CR-722 (COVE RD)

Good

Over: MANATEE CREEK

0.5Mi E of A1A, Martin, FL

Built 1950 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 5,760

CLINT MOORE RD

Good

Over: LWDD CANAL E-1

AT US-441 SR-7, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 16,000

EDGEWATER DRIVE

Good

Over: OLMAN WATERWAY

0.3MI W OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1994 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 13,200

KINGS BAY DRIVE

Good

Over: SPRING RUN CANAL

0.7MI W of US-19 - US-98, Citrus, FL

Built 1991 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 1,490

VANDERBILT CR-901

Good

Over: LITTLE HORSE PASS

1.2MI N/O CR-846, Collier, FL

Built 2018 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 7,800

SR 589 VET SB 7.2

Good

Over: LINEBAUGH AVE

0.6 MI S OF WILSKY BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 36,050

I-275 SB

Good

Over: ROME AVENUE

0.4MI E OF HOWARD AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2014 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 114,000

ORANGE RIVER BLVD

Good

Over: ORANGE RIVER

0.2 MI W OF BUCKINGHAM RD, Lee, FL

Built 1942 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 10,800

SR-64

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

10.0 MI EAST OF CR-675, Manatee, FL

Built 1951 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 5,800

SR-70

Good

Over: JEFFS CREEK

3.1 MI W OF I-75, Manatee, FL

Built 1958 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 46,000

SR 570 POLK EB 8.7

Good

Over: LAKELAND HIGHLANDS RD

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

Built 1999 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 21,350

W LAKE ELOISE DR

Good

Over: LULU ELOISE CANAL

0.1MI S OF AVE Z SE, Polk, FL

Built 1996 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 3,565

W PIPKIN RD. EB

Good

Over: ENGLISH CREEK

0.3MI. E/O COUNTY LINE RD, Polk, FL

Built 2002 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 5,150

US 90 SR 10

Good

Over: Caney Creek

5.0 Miles W OF MONTICELLO, Jefferson, FL

Built 1996 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 3,900

Steele Road

Good

Over: Penny Creek

0.5Mi W/O Griffin Mill Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2020 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 200

Washingtonia Drive

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

1.2 M N Lake Washington, Brevard, FL

Built 2018 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 501

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SAINTS RD.

I-295 NB OVER SAINTS RD., Duval, FL

Built 2003 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 47,750

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: SAINTS RD.

I-295 SB OVER SAINTS RD., Duval, FL

Built 2003 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 47,750

20th Ave. North

Good

Over: Hopkins Creek

20th Ave. North, Duval, FL

Built 2019 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 501

GATE PARKWAY (WB)

Good

Over: SECOND PUNCHEON BRANCH

0.9 MI E OF SR 115, Duval, FL

Built 1992 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 17,000

US-301 (SR-200)

Good

Over: BRANCH OF FUNKS CREEK

3.2 MI. S. OF US-1, Nassau, FL

Built 2015 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 8,300

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Lake Victor Flood Plain

2.6 MI. N of US-441, Orange, FL

Built 2017 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 4,700

SR-429 NB

Good

Over: Lake Victor Flood Plain

2.6 MI. N of US-441, Orange, FL

Built 2017 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 4,700

Town Center Blvd.

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

1.4mi W of John Young Pkw, Orange, FL

Built 1991 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 2,001

Town Center Blvd.

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

1.4mi W of John Young Pkw, Orange, FL

Built 1991 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 2,001

RAMP C1

Good

Over: Osceola Parkway

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 6,200

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Yankee Lake Road

Yankee Lake Road, Seminole, FL

Built 2022 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 1,500

SR-429 EB

Good

Over: Yankee Lake Road

Yankee Lake Road, Seminole, FL

Built 2021 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 1,500

SB I-95 Exit Ramp

Good

Over: Davie Blvd (SR-736)

SB SR-9 at Davie Blvd, Broward, FL

Built 1993 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 10,500

Griffin Road

Good

Over: Pump Station 9 Canal

0.6Mi West of US-27, Broward, FL

Built 2018 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 200

SB SR 826

Good

Over: Flagler Street (SR 968)

0.6 Mi South of SR 836, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2015 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 80,750

Ramp

Good

Over: Ramp

.25M North of SR 968, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 37,500

SR-836 WB On Ramp

Good

Over: NW 42nd. Ave. (SR-953)

NB ramp from NW 42nd Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 13,754

CR-724 NW 240TH ST

Good

Over: GORE SLOUGH

AT CR-700A, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1972 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 950

WB US 98 SR 80

Good

Over: Stub Canal & S.F.R.C.

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

Built 2006 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 34,250

EB US 98 SR 80

Good

Over: Stub Canal & S.F.R.C.

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

Built 2006 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 34,250

SR 811 to SB I 95

Good

Over: Kyoto Gardens Dr

NW quad SR811/786 intchge, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 13,500

KEYSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: MIZELLE CREEK

0.9MI S OF LITHIAPINECRST, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1971 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 300

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Good

Over: AIRES CANAL

1.4MI W/O SANTA BARBARA, Lee, FL

Built 1999 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 25,000

LAUREL ROAD

Good

Over: SHACKETT CREEK

0.1MI W OF ALBEE FARM RD., Sarasota, FL

Built 1992 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 15,200

CR 127 EXT

Good

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

3.6 MI NORTH OF SR 2, Baker, FL

Built 2005 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 21

NE 17TH AVE

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

0.3 MI SOUTH OF SR 16, Bradford, FL

Built 2005 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 701

SR-46

Good

Over: Six Mile Creek

SR-46 over Six Mile Cr, Brevard, FL

Built 1999 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 4,800

Port St. John Pkwy

Good

Over: I-95

Port St. John Pkwy - I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1999 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 6,400

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: DUVAL RD.

12.8 MI. N. OF I-10, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 35,250

ON RAMP TO SR-228

Good

Over: TALLEYRAND AVE.

E. DUVAL ST. TO TALLEYRAN, Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 2,800

I-95 SB RAMP

Good

Over: FOREST STREET

I-95 SB RAMP TO I-10 WB, Duval, FL

Built 2010 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 75,250

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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.