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

15th Avenue N

Good

Over: Hopkins Creek

15th Ave, Duval, FL

Built 2020 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 18,000

18th Ave. N

Good

Over: Hopkins Creek

5th Street, Duval, FL

Built 2020 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 1,201

SR-417 SB Ramp

Good

Over: Boggy Creek

SR-417SB On Ramp-Boggy Ck, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 6,800

SR-429 WB

Good

Over: EB Frontage Road

SR-429 WB -Frontage Rd, Seminole, FL

Built 2021 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 1,500

SR-836 WB On Ramp

Good

Over: Northwest 14th. St.

SR836 WB on rmp fr 42 ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 13,754

SW 117th Ave.

Good

Over: Canal C-100

0.1 Mile S of SW 128th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1997 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 32,681

Spanish River Blvd

Good

Over: El Rio Canal

1.5Mi E of Military Trail, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 18,700

KEENE ROAD/CR-611

Good

Over: BELCHER C-25 CANAL

At ANGLE RD(CR-607A), St. Lucie, FL

Built 2000 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 2,000

I-75 NB (SR-93A)

Good

Over: I-4 EB TO I-75 NB

I-4 & I-75 INTERCHANGE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 83,500

I-75 NB TO I-4 EB

Good

Over: US-92 (SR-600)

0.4MI SOUTH OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 21,500

I-275 NB TO I-375

Good

Over: ST PETE MAINT YARD

I-275 & I-375 INTERCHANGE, Pinellas, FL

Built 1977 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,400

MAIN ST (CR-542)

Good

Over: SIKES BLVD (SR-563)

0.2MI W OF SR-37, Polk, FL

Built 1975 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,350

SR 570 POLK WB 6.6

Good

Over: SR 37 S FLORIDA AVE

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

Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 19,700

Ed Lee Road

Good

Over: S Fork Bear Creek

1.77 Mi S of N BearCrkRd, Bay, FL

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 165

US27 SR63

Good

Over: Stream

3.0mi. South of Havana, Gadsden, FL

Built 1964 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 14,200

I10 SR8 WB On Ramp

Good

Over: I10 SR8 WB Off Ramp

450FT W of US319, Leon, FL

Built 2008 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,000

SR366 Pensacola St

Good

Over: Ped. Underpass - FSU

1.5 Mi. W of SR61, Leon, FL

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 29,500

Bryant Bridge Road

Good

Over: Alligator Creek

1.28 Mi N of Morning Mist, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2004 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 75

I-95 NB ON RAMP

Good

Over: ST. JOHNS RIVER

PALM AVE RAMP TO I-95 NB, Duval, FL

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,500

I-95 NB OFF RAMP

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE AVE.

I-95NB RAMP TO PARK ST, Duval, FL

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,000

SR-429 SB

Good

Over: Northwest Ditch

2.9 miles North of SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 40,250

Buena Vista Drive

Good

Over: Canal L-103

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,300

Buena Vista Drive

Good

Over: Canal L-103

Central FL Tourism Dist., Orange, FL

Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,531

World Drive

Good

Over: Magic Kingdom Blvd

Reedy Creek Imp. Dist, Orange, FL

Built 2022 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 36,000

SR-40 WB

Good

Over: Habitat Connectivity

SR-40 WB - Habitat Connec, Volusia, FL

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,700

SR-40 EB

Good

Over: Habitat Connectivity

SR-40EB - Habitat Connect, Volusia, FL

Built 2006 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,700

SR-44

Good

Over: Deep Creek

2.45 mi. E of I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 19,000

SR-44

Good

Over: Deep Creek

2.59 mi. E. of I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 19,000

ROCK ISLAND ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL C-13

0.5MI N OF OAKLAND PK BLV, Broward, FL

Built 1995 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 15,000

SR 836 EB

Good

Over: NW 22nd Avenue

900 ft. W of Toll Plaza, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2002 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 52,250

I-95 SB On Ramp

Good

Over: Lantana/I-95 Interchange

1.0 mi N of Hypoluxo Rd., Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 11,500

Graham Road

Good

Over: SR-9 (I-95)

1mi. N of SR-70/SR-9, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1977 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,500

Wilden Road

Good

Over: Sebastian Canal East

0.1 mi W of Fleming Grant, Brevard, FL

Built 1987 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 25

Wilden Road

Good

Over: Sebastian Canal West

.15 mi W of Fleming Grant, Brevard, FL

Built 1987 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 25

Brickell Ave.

Good

Over: Miami River

Brickell Ave. & Miami Riv, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1995 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 33,500

CARAWAY SPICE AVE

Good

Over: TWIN CREEK

0.6 MI W/O US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2020 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 150

Wekiva Pkwy NB

Good

Over: Wildlife Crossing 3

0.75Mi W/O Wekiva River, Lake, FL

Built 2020 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 26,500

SR 570 POLK EB 5.1

Good

Over: CSXRR Beaker&WilkinsonRd

0.4 MI W OF HARDEN BLVD, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 18,489

HARBOR DR

Good

Over: OPEN WATER CANAL

1.8MI SOUTH OF BEACH RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 2006 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 2,283

Pace Drive

Good

Over: C-59 Canal

2 Mi West of Jupiter Blvd, Brevard, FL

Built 2013 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 6,300

CR 309C

Good

Over: STRIPPER SWAMP BRANCH

0.1 MI S OF SR 100, Putnam, FL

Built 2002 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 1,600

CYPRESS PARK ROAD

Good

Over: WEST OUTFALL CANAL

0.4 MI E OF CORAL SPRINGS, Broward, FL

Built 1994 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 100

SR 836 WB Off Ramp

Good

Over: NW 87th Ave

1 Mile West of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2019 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 129,300

SR 997 SW 177 Ave

Good

Over: C-102 Canal

0.5 mi. N. of SR 974, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2020 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 8,450

JOG ROAD

Good

Over: SFWMD C-51 CANAL

AT SOUTHERN BLVD., Palm Beach, FL

Built 1993 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 36,794

I-75 SB

Good

Over: REST AREA ROAD

16.9MI E OF SR-29 (MM63), Collier, FL

Built 1992 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 13,750

Sawgrass Pl. Blvd.

Good

Over: Boggy Creek

1.2 mi from Weatherbee Rd, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 7,400

SW 168th Street

Good

Over: Cutler Canal C-100-A

300ft. E of SW 78th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 12,852

I-275

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK SLOUGH

5.5MI NORTH OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 66,500

ANDERSON RD.

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

393FT N OF WATERS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1989 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 14,300

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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.