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

5th Street

Good

Over: Hopkins Creek

5th Street, Duval, FL

Built 2020 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,201

SR-100

Good

Over: Salt Creek

2.2 Mi E of Putnam Co Ln., Flagler, FL

Built 2002 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 4,700

OIA Road SB

Good

Over: Boggy Cr Rd and OUC RR

1.0 Miles North of SR-417, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 10,000

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: CR-535

3 Mi. South of Turnpike, Orange, FL

Built 2005 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 28,250

SR-414 Ramp CA

Good

Over: Ramp DB and Ramp C

SR-414 and SR-429, Orange, FL

Built 2012 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 10,500

Airport to SR417SB

Good

Over: Boggy Crk Rd/Boggy Crk

SR-417 Boggy Cr. Rd. Inte, Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 9,100

SR 528 Ramp B-2

Good

Over: SR-436 NB

Ramp B-2-SR-436 NB, Orange, FL

Built 2021 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 8,600

Riverside Park Rd

Good

Over: Little Wekiva River

.2 Mi W of Forest City Rd, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,900

SR 417 SB 38.5

Good

Over: PAVED MULTI-USE TRAIL

0.4 MI NORTH OF SR 426, Seminole, FL

Built 1994 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 31,250

Dyson Drive

Good

Over: Howell Creek

0.5 Mi E of Tuskawilla Rd, Seminole, FL

Built 2013 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,437

NOCATEE PKWY WB

Good

Over: CROSS ROAD

2.2 MI NE OF US 1, St. Johns, FL

Built 2007 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 15,500

NOCATEE PKWY EB

Good

Over: CROSS ROAD

2.2 MI NE OF US 1, St. Johns, FL

Built 2008 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 15,500

SB US-441 (SR-7)

Good

Over: Hillsboro Canal

1 mi. North of SR-810, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 26,500

NB US-441(SR-7)

Good

Over: North New River Canal

I-595 SR-7 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1987 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 25,750

SR736 to NBI95Ramp

Good

Over: Davie Blvd (SR-736)

SR 736 / I-95 interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1994 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 10,500

SR869 SB SAW 2.427

Good

Over: SR-869 Sawgrass Expwy

0.4 mi N of Sawgrass Toll, Broward, FL

Built 1998 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,700

W ATLANTIC BLVD EB

Good

Over: W. OUTFALL DRAINAGE CNL

0.7MI WEST OF SR-817, Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 7,800

COMP SR-90

Good

Over: FCD CANAL 12-B

7.7M E COLLIER & MONROE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,900

COMP SR-90

Good

Over: FCD CANAL C-12

10.4M E COLLIER & MONROE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,900

SR 90 Tamiami trl.

Good

Over: spillway 12-A

4.48M E COLLIER&MONROE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,900

COMP SR-90

Good

Over: SPILLWAY 12-D

13.17M E COLLIER & MONROE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,900

SR934 WB( NE82 St)

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER CANAL C-7

0.2M W OF SR-5, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 18,000

SB SR 826 Off-ramp

Good

Over: NW 138th St.

I-75 & SR 826 Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2016 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 2,100

NW 32nd Avenue

Good

Over: Biscayne Canal C-8

0.2 Mi. N of NW 151st St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1956 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 5,250

53rd Street

Good

Over: Lateral H Canal

1.6 Miles East of 58th Av, Indian River, FL

Built 2009 Load: 46.4 t

SR-732 Jensen Bch.

Good

Over: Indian River East Relief

.75mi E. of Indian R Dr., Martin, FL

Built 2005 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 11,500

SR91 N/S TPK 96.72

Good

Over: LATERAL CANAL L-5

0.75 miles South of SR 80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1993 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 83,000

I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: Lake Ida Canal E-4

2.7 miles N of SR 806, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 207,876

SEVEN SPRINGS BLVD

Good

Over: DUCK SLOUGH

0.5MI N OF MITCHELL BLVD, Pasco, FL

Built 1980 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 22,000

SR 570 POLK EB 0.1

Good

Over: S FRONTAGE ROAD

0.1MI S OF I-4 WEST INT, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 16,700

I10 SR8

Good

Over: CR257

1.5 Miles S of Aucilla, Jefferson, FL

Built 1973 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 10,250

Heintzelman Blv SB

Good

Over: Bypass Canal

0.3 Mi NE of South Access, Orange, FL

Built 2003 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 8,800

Heintzelman Blv NB

Good

Over: Bypass Canal

.3 Mi NE of South Access, Orange, FL

Built 2003 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 8,800

OLD SAN MATEO ROAD

Good

Over: MILL BRANCH

0.1 MI E OF SR 207, Putnam, FL

Built 1916 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 511

SUNSET TRAIL

Good

Over: DANFORTH CREEK

0.7MI WEST OF MAPP ROAD, Martin, FL

Built 1978 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 516

MANOR BEACH RD

Good

Over: OYSTER CREEK

0.3MI N OF GREEN KEY RD, Pasco, FL

Built 1999 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 101

PARK ST NORTH NB

Good

Over: CROSS BAYOU CANAL

0.6 MI. S OF PARK BLVD., Pinellas, FL

Built 1966 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 14,000

62ND STREET NORTH

Good

Over: JOES CREEK

0.2MI N OF 38TH AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1966 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 3,300

SR-20 WB

Good

Over: LOCHLOOSA CREEK

3.5 MI. W. OF US-301, Alachua, FL

Built 2004 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 4,150

SR-20 EB

Good

Over: LOCHLOOSA CREEK

3.5 MI. W. OF US-301, Alachua, FL

Built 2005 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 4,150

SR-109(UNIVERSITY)

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.4 MI. E. OF I-95, Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 41,000

US-1 NB (SR-15)

Good

Over: RIBAULT RIVER

US-1 OVER RIBAULT RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1997 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 12,750

I75(SR93)Rest Area

Good

Over: C-123 Miami Canal

11.6 Miles W of US-27, Broward, FL

Built 1999 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 1,340

CR-736 Peters Road

Good

Over: SR-91 (Turnpike)

1.1 Mile West of US-441, Broward, FL

Built 2008 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 17,900

SR-951

Good

Over: McILVANE BAY

5.2 MILES SOUTH OF US-41, Collier, FL

Built 1999 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 38,500

SR-80 WB

Good

Over: MYRTLE SLOUGH CANAL

8.0 MI W/O US-27, Hendry, FL

Built 2018 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 7,250

I-275 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: WILLOW AVENUE

0.8 MI W/O US-41 BUS, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2014 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 114,000

SR-56

Good

Over: S. BRANCH TROUT CREEK

0.6 MI. EAST OF CR-581, Pasco, FL

Built 2009 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 35,500

SR-56

Good

Over: Ditch (S-10AB)

1.5 MI E/O MEADOW POINTE, Pasco, FL

Built 2019 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 16,300

N. SUNLAKE BLVD

Good

Over: WETLAND J23

2.3 MI. S/O SR 52, Pasco, FL

Built 2022 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,000

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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.