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

22ND AVE. SOUTH

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

520FT W OF 4TH ST S, Pinellas, FL

Built 1986 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 6,600

YORKSHIRE ST.

Good

Over: BETHLEHEM WATERWAY

0.5 MI NORTH OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 1988 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 59

Airport S. Entr NB

Good

Over: Canal & Heintzelman Blvd

1.9 miles North of SR-417, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 28,500

World Drive NB

Good

Over: World Dr. Ramp D2

World Dr. NB - Ramp D2, Osceola, FL

Built 1998 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 13,500

SR-70

Good

Over: BRADEN RIVER

2.0 MI W OF I-75, Manatee, FL

Built 1999 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 52,788

NB SR 807

Good

Over: WB SR 80

SE quadrant PB Int Airpt, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 17,250

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: Burns Road

0.67 mi. S of PGA Blvd., Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 93,500

SB SR 807

Good

Over: WB SR 80

SE quadrant PB Int Airpt, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 17,250

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: SAN CARLOS CREEK

300FT S of CONSTITUTION B, Lee, FL

Built 1951 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 50,500

69TH ST E

Good

Over: I-75

0.25 MI S OF I-275, Manatee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 11,700

CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: NEW RIVER

550FT N/O MANDRAKE RD., Pasco, FL

Built 2012 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 75

CR-611 SB/49TH ST

Good

Over: SR-686/ROOSEVELT BLVD

1.1MI N OF ULMERTON RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 35,500

BELCHER ROAD

Good

Over: SUGAR MILL CREEK

1.6MI S OF BRYAN DAIRY RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1984 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 14,300

SR 60 WB

Good

Over: POLEY CREEK

1.6MI E OF COUNTY LINE RD, Polk, FL

Built 1999 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 11,750

US-19 (SR-55)

Good

Over: PORTERS SLOUGH

8.8 MI. S. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1973 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 4,100

LYNNHAVEN TERRACE

Good

Over: DEEP BOTTOM CREEK

0.1 M W OF SCOTT MILL RD, Duval, FL

Built 1990 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 128

I-4 WB & EL WB

Good

Over: Division Avenue

0.2MI W/O SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 2020 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 74,500

N.E. 23rd AVE

Good

Over: IBIS Waterway

0.4 mile S of Sample Rd., Broward, FL

Built 2021 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 4,600

34th Avenue

Good

Over: Main Relief Canal

0.3 Miles North of SR 60, Indian River, FL

Built 2017 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 4,000

Patrick St.

Good

Over: West City Ditch

0.2 Mi. E of Thacker Ave., Osceola, FL

Built 1970 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 100

PROSPERITY FARM RD

Good

Over: ARCHIES CREEK

0.9 MILE N OF PGA BLVD., Palm Beach, FL

Built 1996 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 15,043

WALTER HUNTER ROAD

Good

Over: MIZELLE CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF CR-640, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1967 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 1,050

SR-60

Good

Over: ICWW

0.6Mi. W of SR-A1A, Indian River, FL

Built 1995 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 20,500

SR-417 NB

Good

Over: SR-408

SR-417 NB over SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 51,000

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: FIRST DEER CROSSING

BIG PINE KEY (MM 31.4), Monroe, FL

Built 2002 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 13,200

US 1 (SR 5)

Good

Over: SECOND DEER CROSSING

BIG PINE KEY (MM 32.4), Monroe, FL

Built 2002 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 13,200

I-75 SB

Good

Over: RIVERVIEW DRIVE

0.5MI N OF ALAFIA RIVER, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 78,500

I-75 NB

Good

Over: RIVERVIEW DRIVE

0.5MI N OF ALAFIA RIVER, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 78,500

I-4 WB TO I-75 SB

Good

Over: I-4 & RAMPS A-1 & C-1

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

Built 1984 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 17,000

I-275 SB

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.3 MI S OF 22ND AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 79,250

I-275 NB

Good

Over: 26TH AVE SOUTH

1.8MI N OF SR-679, Pinellas, FL

Built 1982 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 46,750

I-275 SB (US-19)

Good

Over: FRENCHMENS CREEK

0.3MI SOUTH OF SR-679, Pinellas, FL

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 32,608

Star Lake Drive

Good

Over: Star Lake

0.1Mi E of Live Oak Ave, Escambia, FL

Built 2011 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 500

SR71

Good

Over: Spring Creek

2.0 Mi South of I10, Jackson, FL

Built 1941 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,900

Millside Road

Good

Over: Horsehead Creek

0.42Mi W of Steel Mill Cr, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2013 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 75

Reeves Road

Good

Over: Penny Creek

1.24 Mi West of CR 189, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2013 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

Oser Road

Good

Over: Reader Creek

0.5 Mi North of CR 191, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2008 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 101

Coastal Centre Trl

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.11 Mi W of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2005 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 150

Coastal Centre Trl

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.11 Mi W of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2005 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 150

Collinsworth Road

Good

Over: Spring Branch

0.1 Mi N of Alford Road, Walton, FL

Built 2013 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 50

SR-414

Good

Over: Keene Road

SR-414 over Keene Rd., Orange, FL

Built 2009 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 36,000

SR-436 Ramp

Good

Over: SR-528

SR-436 SR-528 WB Int, Orange, FL

Built 2021 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 20,600

SR417 NB Ramp M

Good

Over: SR-417 Ramp C2

0.48 Mile E of SR 91, Orange, FL

Built 2023 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,900

NB SR-9 to SR-842

Good

Over: I-595 ramp to NB SR-9

Between SR-842 & SR-736, Broward, FL

Built 1994 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,500

SW 127th Ave

Good

Over: Tamiami Canal

At US-41 (SW 8th St), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1993 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 14,600

5th Street SW

Good

Over: Lateral C Canal

5th St. SW at CR-611, Indian River, FL

Built 2010 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,760

US98/441 SR15/700

Good

Over: Drainage Canal

7.4MI N. of Palm Beach Co, Martin, FL

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,800

Canoe Creek Road

Good

Over: Ross Canal

0.17 mi S of Old Canoe Ck, Osceola, FL

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,100

I 95 SR 9 NB

Good

Over: Depot Ave & El Rio Canal

0.5 mi N of Atlantic Ave, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 105,162

I 95 SR 9 SB

Good

Over: Depot Ave & El Rio Canal

0.5 mi N of Atlantic Ave, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 105,162

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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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