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

CR77 (ROWAN RD SB)

Good

Over: PITHLACHASCOTEE RIVER

500FT. S OF PLATHE RD, Pasco, FL

Built 1999 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 4,000

US-92 (SR-687)

Good

Over: Tinney Creek

500ft. S of SR-694 Gandy, Pinellas, FL

Built 2016 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 30,500

N FRONTAGE RD 5.1

Good

Over: CSXRR Beaker&WilkinsonRd

0.4 MI W OF HARDEN BLVD, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 8,700

SR363

Good

Over: St. Augustine Branch

0.3MI N of Bronough St, Leon, FL

Built 2011 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 4,200

SR 23 NB 37.8

Good

Over: ARGYLE FOREST BLVD

SR 23 NB/ARGYLE FOREST BL, Duval, FL

Built 2017 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 11,750

I-295SB to SR-9BSB

Good

Over: I-295 NB Express

SR-9B/Ramp A, Duval, FL

Built 2019 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 28,250

MT VERNON DRIVE

Good

Over: WILLIS BRANCH

0.1MI N OF HYDE GROVE AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1987 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 1,051

SR-417

Good

Over: University Blvd

SR-417 SB-University Blvd, Orange, FL

Built 1988 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 47,750

SR 528 WB

Good

Over: CR-15 (Narcoossee Rd)

SR 528 WB - CR-15, Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 31,500

SR-528 EB

Good

Over: CR-15 (Narcoossee Rd)

SR-528 over CR-15, Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 31,500

CENTER STREET

Good

Over: SIMS CREEK

0.6MI NE OF INDIANTOWN RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1996 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 18,391

SR-682 EB

Good

Over: BOCA CIEGA BAY

1.2MI. WEST OF US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1986 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 14,500

Hyatt Street

Good

Over: I110 SR8A

2.7mi South of I10 SR8, Escambia, FL

Built 2005 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 12,500

SR-16

Good

Over: SAN SEBASTIAN RIVER

0.3 MI. W. OF US-1, St. Johns, FL

Built 2001 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 23,000

SR-60 EB

Good

Over: MAIN CANAL

SR60 1.6Miles W. of A1A, Indian River, FL

Built 1994 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 16,000

SR-60 WB

Good

Over: MAIN CANAL

SR-60 1.6MILES W. OF A1A, Indian River, FL

Built 1994 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 16,000

CENTER DR.

Good

Over: L.W.D.D L-14 CANAL

0.3MI E OF CONGRESS AVE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1989 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 1,680

SR-78

Good

Over: SHARP BEND CANAL

1.8 MI W OF US-27, Glades, FL

Built 1986 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,800

STEVE ROBERTS SPEC

Good

Over: LITTLE CHARLEY BOWLEGS C

0.7MI W OF SR671 PARNELL, Hardee, FL

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 600

US19 SB TO I275 SB

Good

Over: PINELLAS POINT DR SOUTH

0.7MI SOUTH OF SR-679, Pinellas, FL

Built 1987 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,600

SR-693

Good

Over: 84TH AVE FLOOD CANAL

0.6MI. N OF SR-694, Pinellas, FL

Built 1980 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 39,500

SR-349

Good

Over: MAYPOP CREEK

1.3 MI. S. OF US-27, Lafayette, FL

Built 1986 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,600

Blue Cove Drive

Good

Over: Blue Cove Run

0.4 mile NE of Camp Drive, Marion, FL

Built 1991 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 130

CR181

Good

Over: I10 SR8

5.7 Miles East of SR81, Holmes, FL

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 350

Beall Packing Road

Good

Over: Wrights Creek

1.3 Miles West of CR177, Holmes, FL

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 66

Lake Silver Road

Good

Over: Silver Creek

0.15 Mi N of Lake View Dr, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 75

Old Ebenezer Road

Good

Over: Big Creek

1.33 Mi N of CR 602, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 50

Fairchild Road

Good

Over: Mossasin Branch

0.7 Mi N of Fairchild Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,500

Roberts Landing Rd

Good

Over: Silver Lake Creek

0.8 Mi W of Smith Ck Rd, Wakulla, FL

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20

CR 2

Good

Over: Little Creek

0.7Mi East of US 331, Walton, FL

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 450

Chain Lake Road

Good

Over: Pine Log Creek

3.59 MI W of SR 77, Washington, FL

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 68

US-1 NB (SR-15)

Good

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVER

US-1 OVER LTL.TROUT RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1997 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 16,000

WB Wetherbee Road

Good

Over: SR-91 Fla Turnpike

1.57 Mi North of SR-417, Orange, FL

Built 1991 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20,700

SR-207

Good

Over: CRACKER BRANCH

IN HASTINGS, St. Johns, FL

Built 2000 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 18,100

West Farms Road

Good

Over: Rowland Canal

1.0 Mile West of SR-710, Martin, FL

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 240

McClaren Circle

Good

Over: East City Ditch

0.2 mi N of Columbia St, Osceola, FL

Built 2000 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 316

HAMMOCK WOODS DR

Good

Over: ARMISTEAD CREEK

0.1MI W OF ARMISTEAD LANE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 200

SR 417 SB 50.3

Good

Over: US 17 92

1.2 MI NORTH OF CR 427, Seminole, FL

Built 2002 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 23,350

SR-44 WB

Good

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE TRAIL

0.1MI E OF US-41, Citrus, FL

Built 2003 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 8,900

SR-44 EB

Good

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE TRAIL

0.1 MI E OF US-41, Citrus, FL

Built 2003 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 8,900

COUNTY LINE RD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK DRAIN

2.0MI E OF SCARBOROUGH AV, Hardee, FL

Built 2006 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 277

SR 589 VET SB 7.1

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.1MI S OF LINEBAUGH AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 36,050

CR-884 (VETS MEM)

Good

Over: NIAGARA CANAL

0.7MI W/O SANTA BARBARA, Lee, FL

Built 1999 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 44,000

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Good

Over: SR-54

3.5 MI NORTH OF SR-56, Pasco, FL

Built 2010 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 40,750

I-75 NB

Good

Over: CR-54

3.5 MI NORTH OF SR-56, Pasco, FL

Built 2010 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 40,750

1ST ST NORTH

Good

Over: LOW HEAD CANAL

150FT N OF 45TH AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1998 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 3,400

SR 600 (US 92) EB

Good

Over: SADDLE CREEK

1.9 MI EAST OF (SR-659), Polk, FL

Built 2017 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 17,000

I110 SR8A

Good

Over: City Streets & RR

I110/CSX RR 350290A, Escambia, FL

Built 1979 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 7,500

SR 23 NB

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.33 NE OF US 17, Clay, FL

Built 2022 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 17,500

Boggy Creek Rd NB

Good

Over: Boggy Creek

3.0 Miles North of SR-417, Orange, FL

Built 2020 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 18,000

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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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