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

INDIAN CK BLVD 3.6

Fair

Over: SR 429 W BELTWAY

0.2 MI W OF FORMOSA GARDE, Osceola, FL

Built 2001 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 100

82ND STREET

Fair

Over: NORTH ARCHIE CREEK

0.4MI S OF PROGRESS BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1995 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 500

SR-70

Fair

Over: MYAKKA RIVER

0.5MI E OF WAUCHULA RD, Manatee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 6,400

OLD AVON PARK RD.

Fair

Over: LIVINGSTON CREEK

2.1MI S OF WILSON RD, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 2,587

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CHARLIE CREEK

10.5MI EAST OF US 17, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 500

NW 22ND AVE

Fair

Over: OLUSTEE CREEK

1.25 MI N OF CR 125, Bradford, FL

Built 1987 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 601

SR-24

Fair

Over: BACK BAYOU CREEK

IN CEDAR KEY, Levy, FL

Built 1967 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 2,500

US-19 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: RAILROAD CREEK

8.4 MI. N. OF US-98, Taylor, FL

Built 1956 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 5,800

US231 SR75

Fair

Over: Bayou George

2.48MI N of CR2321, Bay, FL

Built 1970 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 15,250

SR-3

Fair

Over: Barge Canal

SR-3 NB over Barge Canal, Brevard, FL

Built 1997 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 7,800

BLOUNT ISLAND BLVD

Fair

Over: ST.JOHNS RIVER-W.CHANNEL

1.45 MILES EAST OF SR 9A, Duval, FL

Built 1974 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 6,900

SR-408

Fair

Over: Primrose Drive

SR-408 - Primrose Drive, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 155,000

SE 9th Street

Fair

Over: Rio Cordova

30 ft. E of Cordova Rd, Broward, FL

Built 1972 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 800

US 1 (SR 5)

Fair

Over: NILES CHANNEL

SUMMERLAND KEY (MM 25.5), Monroe, FL

Built 1981 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 16,900

118TH AVE

Fair

Over: SHADY CANAL

0.4MI W OF SR-693, Pinellas, FL

Built 1970 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 5,200

CR-205

Fair

Over: Canal

0.5 mile SW of CR-13, Flagler, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 800

US-441 (SR-7)

Fair

Over: C-12 Canal

200ft. S/O SR-838, Broward, FL

Built 1963 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 46,000

I-95 SB (870451)

Fair

Over: SW 1ST AVE

1MI S of SR-90, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 37,500

Fountainebleau EB

Fair

Over: Golf Cart Path

300Ft. E of NW 97th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 5,466

SR-78

Fair

Over: KISSIMMEE RIVER

4.7 MI. WEST OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1964 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 7,500

E TRAILS END ROAD

Fair

Over: LESLIE HEIFNER CANAL

3.3MI NORTH OF CR-48, Citrus, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,430

CAUSEWAY BLVD.

Fair

Over: ST. JOSEPH SOUND (ICWW)

1.5MI W OF ALT US 19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1963 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 9,300

CENTRAL AVENUE

Fair

Over: BOOKER CREEK

0.1MI E OF 16TH STREET N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1921 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 16,000

NW 35TH TERRACE

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

160FT N OF NW 26TH ST., Broward, FL

Built 1961 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,575

SR836 WB TO I95 SB

Fair

Over: I95 & I95 RAMPS &14TH ST

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 14,500

SE 1ST COURT

Fair

Over: SPRING RUN CANAL

0.06MI N OF SE 10TH ST, Citrus, FL

Built 1960 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 100

CR-17A

Fair

Over: GATORHOG CANAL

1.0MI EAST OF CR-557, Polk, FL

Built 1966 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 6,300

US-129 (SR-51)

Fair

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

4 Mi N OF CR-132, Hamilton, FL

Built 1962 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 4,800

SR-24

Fair

Over: THE CANAL

IN CEDAR KEY, Levy, FL

Built 1967 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,500

US 98 SR 30

Fair

Over: Yent Bayou

8.0 Miles W OF CARRABELLE, Franklin, FL

Built 1969 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 5,100

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Sandy Creek

0.2 Miles West of SR81, Holmes, FL

Built 1955 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,600

US 98 SR 30

Fair

Over: Cane Creek

0.5 mi WEST OF SR59, Jefferson, FL

Built 1953 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,950

CR 191

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

0.88Mi Nof Frnk Pitman Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1952 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 550

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: ADAMS ST.

I-95 OVER ADAMS ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 75,250

ARLINGTON RD SOUTH

Fair

Over: STRAWBERRY CREEK

0.7 MI NORTH OF SR 10, Duval, FL

Built 1969 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 13,700

TROUT RIVER BLVD

Fair

Over: PARKER TRIB TO TROUT RVR

2 MI EAST OF US 1, Duval, FL

Built 1990 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 4,321

SR-40

Fair

Over: Creek

3.2 MI W Of Barberville, Volusia, FL

Built 1935 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 8,600

SR-732 (Jensen)

Fair

Over: Warner Creek

1.6 Miles East of US-1, Martin, FL

Built 1958 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 13,000

US-192 WB

Fair

Over: C-57 Canal

US-192 WB over C-57 Canal, Osceola, FL

Built 1971 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 4,500

CR-534

Fair

Over: Alligator Lake Cnl

3.9 Mi SW of US-192, Osceola, FL

Built 1955 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,800

CR-523

Fair

Over: Cypress Ponds

6.2 mi N of SR-91, Osceola, FL

Built 1958 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 7,200

SR-70

Fair

Over: FISHEATING CK OVERFLOW

10.1MI WEST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,400

MUDLAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.4MI S OF HOLLOWAY ROAD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1971 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 520

RISK ST

Fair

Over: WEST SIDE BRANCH

330 FT E OF ALEXANDER ST, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 250

OLD JOHNSTON ROAD

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.3MI N OF CR-578, Pasco, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 50

RICHLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.1 MI NORTH OF SHADY LN, Polk, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,500

US-98 (SR-30)

Fair

Over: CABBAGE CREEK

15 MI. W. OF US-19, Taylor, FL

Built 1952 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,344

Pineville Road

Fair

Over: Jackson Springs Branch

1.8 Mi W of CR 97A, Escambia, FL

Built 1966 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 150

Charles Booker Rd

Fair

Over: Rock Creek No 3

2 Mi East of Beaver Creek, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2018 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 50

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: CR191 Garcon Point Road

5.2 Miles West Of SR87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1967 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 21,000

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