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

VALEWOOD DR

Good

Over: Cocohatchee Canal

VALEWOOD DR AT CR-846, Collier, FL

Built 2001 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 1,200

CR-846

Good

Over: DEERFENCE CANAL

9.0MI E of COLLIER CR-858, Hendry, FL

Built 1988 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 600

RAMP CD WB

Good

Over: W CYPRESS STREET

0.4MI N OF I-275, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2009 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 25,000

LINEBAUGH AVE WB

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

1 MILE WEST OF SR-589, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 12,500

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: CEDAR HAMMOCK CANAL

984 FT S OF SR-684, Manatee, FL

Built 1959 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 44,500

SR-56

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch (S-20AB)

0.7 MI E/O MORRIS BRIDGE, Pasco, FL

Built 2019 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 9,500

N SUNLAKE BLVD

Good

Over: WETLAND L36

3.5 MI S/O SR 52, Pasco, FL

Built 2022 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 1,000

UNION STREET

Good

Over: BRANCH OF STEVENS CR

0.3 MI W OF PATRICIA AVE, Pinellas, FL

Built 1965 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 1,550

US98 WB Off-Ramp

Good

Over: SR368 23rd St. & RR

0.1 miles E of 23rd St., Bay, FL

Built 2019 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 32,401

Reddick Mill Rd.

Good

Over: Jackson Branch

0.10 Mi N of Budfield Rd, Holmes, FL

Built 2017 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 60

SR363 Bronough St

Good

Over: RR & City Park

S. of State Capital, Leon, FL

Built 1985 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 7,500

SR189 Beal Parkway

Good

Over: Five Mile Bayou

3.1 Miles N. of US98 SR30, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2014 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 52,000

W.C. Currington Rd

Good

Over: White Creek

0.25Mi S of McHenry Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2003 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 75

SR-9B SB

Good

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

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

Built 2011 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 28,250

BAISDEN ROAD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

1 MI EAST OF US 17, Duval, FL

Built 1987 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 3,501

818/OrangeAve.conn

Good

Over: C-11 Canal

0.5 Mi. East of I-75, Broward, FL

Built 2009 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 3,900

SR-112 (870335)

Good

Over: NW 10TH AVE

W OF I-95/SR112/I-195 INT, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 114,000

EB SR 924

Good

Over: SR 826 Express Lanes

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

Built 2016 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 75,000

US-98 (SR-700)

Good

Over: KISSIMMEE RIVER RELIEF

24.5 MI EAST OF US-27, Okeechobee, FL

Built 2003 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 3,900

Congress Avenue

Good

Over: I 95 SR 9

Between SR704 and 12th St, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2009 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 18,600

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: PHILLIPPI BAYOU

1.0MI NORTH of SR-72, Sarasota, FL

Built 1995 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 39,500

Olson Road

Good

Over: I10 SR8

1.5 Miles East of SR61, Leon, FL

Built 1973 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 7,900

US-192 WB

Good

Over: Sawgrass Creek

US-192 WB - Sawgrass Cr., Brevard, FL

Built 2004 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 5,150

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: ELKHAM WATERWAY

0.2 MI. S OF HARBOR BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 1966 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 44,500

SAN CASA DRIVE

Good

Over: OYSTER CREEK

0.5MI SOUTH OF SR-776, Charlotte, FL

Built 1980 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,800

SR-80 WB

Good

Over: C-1 CANAL

7.1 MI E/O SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 7,250

BENJAMIN RD.

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

0.3MI N OF SLIGH AVE., Hillsborough, FL

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 18,500

US-27 SB

Good

Over: Palatlakaha Creek

US-27 SB - Palatlakaha Cr, Lake, FL

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 14,750

I-10 (SR-8)

Good

Over: CYPRESS BRANCH

0.5MI. W OF EB REST AREA, Baker, FL

Built 1962 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25,243

McWhorter Ave

Good

Over: SR85

6.1MI South of SR8, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,200

Indian Ford Road

Good

Over: Snowden Creek

3.59 Mi East of CR 191, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 100

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: RAMP WS

I-295 SB/RAMP WS, Duval, FL

Built 2023 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 35,250

OLD TALLEYRAND AVE

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

200FT S OF TALLEYRAND A, Duval, FL

Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 150

MONCRIEF-DINSMORE

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

0.2 MI N OF GILCHRIST RD, Duval, FL

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 31

SR-414

Good

Over: Stone Rd

SR-414 over FGT Gas Lines, Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 36,000

SR-44 WB Ramp

Good

Over: Lakeville Road

Ramp H-A over LakevilleRd, Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,600

SR-429 WB

Good

Over: Glade View Drive

Glade View Drive, Seminole, FL

Built 2022 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,500

S.R. 5

Good

Over: OLETA RIVER

US-1 and NE 176 St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 62,000

Sub Sec. US1 Bus L

Good

Over: CANAL C-100

SW 158 St. Bus Way/US1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,500

WB SR 836 Off Ramp

Good

Over: NB/SB H.E.F.T (Turnpike)

SR 836 / HEFT Intchg., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 40,250

SR-836 EB Ramp

Good

Over: NW 45th. Ave.

0.4 Mi. West of SR-953, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20,400

US-1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: WHALE HARBOR

ISLAMORADA KEY (MM 83.8), Monroe, FL

Built 1951 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20,700

I-75 SB

Good

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

1.9MI NORTH OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 78,250

I-75 (SR 93A) NB

Good

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

1.9MI NORTH OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 78,250

I-275 NB

Good

Over: 38TH AVENUE NORTH

3 MI S OF GANDY BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1974 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 158,000

SR 570 POLK EB 7.2

Good

Over: CLEVELAND HEIGHTS BLVD

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

Built 1998 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 21,350

SR-5A

Good

Over: Nova Canal

SR-5A over Nova Canal, Volusia, FL

Built 1998 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 9,000

SR112EB-I95NB SUNP

Good

Over: SR-112

I-95/SR-112/I-195 INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1991 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 5,300

SR-715

Good

Over: Hillsboro (L-14) Canal

Belle Glade 1Mi W SR-80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2000 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 10,900

NB I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: Belvedere Road

1 mile North of SR 80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 105,000

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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.