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

SUNSET PT RD/CR576

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

0.2MI EAST OF DOUGLAS AVE, Pinellas, FL

Built 2020 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 6,900

46TH AVENUE

Good

Over: BOCA CIEGA BAY

0.3MI EAST OF SR-699, Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 980

CR-640

Good

Over: PEACE DITCH

2.0 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,900

OLD BARTOW LK WALE

Good

Over: PARTS DITCH

2.5 MI NORTH OF SR 60, Polk, FL

Built 2014 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,100

US-41

Good

Over: DONA BAY

0.8 MI. N OF US BUS 41, Sarasota, FL

Built 2008 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 43,000

NW 156TH AVE

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

1 MI WEST OF SR 121, Alachua, FL

Built 1988 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 750

Holiday Inn Tunnel

Good

Over: CR 30

1.1 Miles South of US98, Bay, FL

Built 1989 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 14,700

CR 97A

Good

Over: Boggy Creek

0.9 Mi West of CR 99, Escambia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 400

W.C. Currington Rd

Good

Over: Crooked Creek

0.2Mi S of McHenry Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2003 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 75

I-10 EB RAMP

Good

Over: US-301 (SR-200)

US-301/I-10 EB, Duval, FL

Built 2019 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 35,000

I-295 SB

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

I-295 SB OVER I-95, Duval, FL

Built 2023 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 35,250

National Cemetery

Good

Over: Seaton Creek Tributary 1

3.0 MI WEST OF I-95, Duval, FL

Built 2020 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 51

SR-11

Good

Over: Black Branch

SR-11 over Black Branch, Flagler, FL

Built 2001 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 4,500

SR408 WB Off Ramp

Good

Over: Summerlin Ave

SR-408 Ramp - Summerlin, Orange, FL

Built 2007 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 9,100

Daniels Road

Good

Over: Florida Turnpike SR-91

2.0 Mi West of SR-429, Orange, FL

Built 2007 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 18,800

CR 13

Good

Over: Moccasin Branch

0.05 MI NORTH OF CR 13A, St. Johns, FL

Built 2020 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,900

WB SR-84

Good

Over: I-95 (SR 9)

I-95 & I-595 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 2022 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 16,500

NE 23 Ave.

Good

Over: Kingfisher Waterway

0.1 Mi. S of Sample Rd, Broward, FL

Built 2014 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 4,200

SR821 CLRD NB11.9

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK CANAL C-1-N

1.0 MILE SOUTH OF US1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1972 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 3,400

I-95 SB TO NW 8TH

Good

Over: NW 10&11 ST & RR SPUR

S OF MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 13,500

SR91 SB TPK 175.4

Good

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

9.3 mi S of Ft Drum Plz, Indian River, FL

Built 1963 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 18,350

SR91 NB TPK 175.4

Good

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

9.3 mi S of Ft Drum Plz, Indian River, FL

Built 1963 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 18,350

Poinciana Blvd NB

Good

Over: W Branch of Shingle Crk

2 Mile N of US-17, Osceola, FL

Built 2015 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 17,500

SR 91 TPK RMP 76.3

Good

Over: LAT CANL #45(GLADES INT)

AT BOCA RATON INTERCHANGE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 8,050

SR70 EB Okeechobee

Good

Over: Rim Ditch Canal C-24

1mi. west of CR-613, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2007 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 5,500

College Hill Rd

Good

Over: Payne Creek

1.1Mi North of SR-62, Hardee, FL

Built 2022 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 142

SR 589 SCP NS 18.4

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.3MI SOUTH OF SR 54, Pasco, FL

Built 2000 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 54,800

B Acces S Approach

Good

Over: Loop Road

Orlando Internatl Airport, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 9,197

SR869 NB SAW 18.57

Good

Over: US 441-SR 7

2.1 MILES WEST OF SR-91, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 42,800

SR869 SB SAW 18.57

Good

Over: US 441-SR 7

2.1 MILES WEST OF SR-91, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 42,800

OKEECHOBEE RD. EB

Good

Over: M-1 CANAL

0.2Mi W OF ROYAL P.B. BLV, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1977 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 29,500

SR-11

Good

Over: Middle Haw Creek

SR-11 - Middle Haw Creek, Flagler, FL

Built 2001 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 4,500

SR-436 EB

Good

Over: US-441 NB

SR-436 EB - US-441 NB, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 12,500

CR-858

Good

Over: OKALOACOOCHEE SLOUGH

2.8 MI E/O SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 2024 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 800

PALM RIVER BLVD

Good

Over: PALM RIVER CANAL

0.4mi north of cr-846, Collier, FL

Built 2021 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 640

GALLEON DRIVE

Good

Over: LANTERN LAKE

0.1MI E OF GORDON DR, Collier, FL

Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,800

I-75 SB

Good

Over: SLIGH AVE & RAMP D-1

0.2MI NORTH OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 78,250

CR-765 NB

Good

Over: Gator Slough Canal

4.0 MI N/O SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 2017 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 20,401

I-75/I-275NBtoSR56

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.8 MI S OF SR-56, Pasco, FL

Built 2011 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 25,000

CR-630

Good

Over: MARIAS CANAL

6.2 MI EAST OF SR-37, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,700

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

2.0 MI S OF SR-681, Sarasota, FL

Built 1979 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 46,500

CR 326

Good

Over: Waccasassa River

3.2 MI SOUTHWEST OF US 19, Levy, FL

Built 2016 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 300

US301-441

Good

Over: NW 8th Ave-SCLRR

US-441-NW8th Ave SCLRR, Marion, FL

Built 1951 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 25,500

SR-407 NB 0.25

Good

Over: SR-528

SR-528 WB, Brevard, FL

Built 1973 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,950

Minton Road CR-509

Good

Over: Tillman Canal

2.4 mi S of SR-9, Brevard, FL

Built 1985 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 31,500

SR-9B NB

Good

Over: I-295 NB (SR-9A)

SR-9B NB OVER I-295 NB, Duval, FL

Built 2021 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 119,000

I-295 NB

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

I-295 NB/I-95, Duval, FL

Built 2023 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 32,250

US-1 SB (SR-15)

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

1.3 MI. S. OF GA. LINE, Nassau, FL

Built 1998 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 6,650

CR 200A

Good

Over: Lofton Creek

2 Mi East of US 17, Nassau, FL

Built 2022 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 10,400

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: E Crown Point Rd.

SR-429-Fullers Crs Rd, Orange, FL

Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 40,250

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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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