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

Cassadaga Road

Good

Over: I-4

Cassadaga Road over I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 2007 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 2,500

NW 88TH AVE (SB)

Good

Over: CANAL C-14

0.7MI S OF ATLANTIC BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 4,680

NW 88TH AVE (NB)

Good

Over: CANAL C-14

0.7MI S OF ATLANTIC BLVD., Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 4,680

SR91SB ON/OFF 76.4

Good

Over: SR-91 TPK(GLADES RD INT)

BOCA RATON INTERCHNG #28, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 5,700

I 95 SR 9 SB

Good

Over: Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.

1 mile North of SR 704, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2007 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 108,673

THONOTOSASSA RD.

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

1.2MI W OF MCINTOSH RD., Hillsborough, FL

Built 1998 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 4,500

GRAND CNL BLVD NE

Good

Over: GRAND CANAL

0.4MI E OF SHORE ACRES B, Pinellas, FL

Built 2009 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 450

CR726(CITRUS BLVD)

Good

Over: Troup Indiantown Canal

1.2 Miles East of SR-710, Martin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 2,400

Okeelanta / cr827a

Good

Over: N. NEW RIVER CANAL

AT US-27, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1999 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 600

PARK SHORE DR

Good

Over: MOORING BAY

0.8 MILE WEST OF US-41, Collier, FL

Built 1957 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 16,500

SR-60 WB

Good

Over: PEACE RIVER

0.7 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1964 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 13,000

US-301

Good

Over: Jumper Creek

US-301 over Jumper Creek, Sumter, FL

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,300

SR85

Good

Over: Shoal River Relief

2.5mi. South of I10 SR8, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1974 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 21,250

US90 SR10

Good

Over: Cypress Slough

1.3 Miles E.of Countyline, Washington, FL

Built 2001 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,300

SR-93 (I-75)

Good

Over: Drainage Canal

3.8 mi. east of CR-833, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 32,671

SW 30TH AVE

Good

Over: DANIA CUT OFF CANAL

0.4MI N OF GRIFFIN ROAD, Broward, FL

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 13,278

SR 836 EB

Good

Over: NW 12th Street

0.2 mi. West of Turnpike, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 37,200

SB I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: CR 782 Linton Blvd

1.5 miles South of SR 806, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 116,500

NB I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: CR 782 Linton Blvd

1.5 miles South of SR 806, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 116,500

PALM B LAKE BVD EB

Good

Over: LAKE MANGONIA CANAL

0.6Mi W OF AUSTRALIAN AVE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1967 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 38,000

28th Ave SE

Good

Over: Miller Canal

0.7MI W/O Everglades Blvd, Collier, FL

Built 2016 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 60

CR-621

Good

Over: STEARNS CREEK

6.0MI WEST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 2000 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 1,100

HEART PINE AVE SB

Good

Over: ACOE WETLAND

0.4 MI N/O SR-54, Pasco, FL

Built 2015 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 50

HEART PINE AVE NB

Good

Over: ACOE WETLAND

0.4 MI N/O SR-54, Pasco, FL

Built 2015 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 50

JACARANDA BLVD.

Good

Over: BLACKBURN CANAL

0.4 MI NORTH OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 1995 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 5,500

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Good

Over: MILL DAM BRANCH CREEK

I-295 SB TO SR-202 WB, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 14,000

Valley Ridge Blvd

Good

Over: Wetlands

.02 Mi N of Nocatee Pkwy, Duval, FL

Built 2011 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 3,500

SR-453 SB

Good

Over: Orange-Lake Co Line

1.4Mi. South of SR-46, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 3,400

SR-453 NB

Good

Over: Orange-Lake Co Line

1.4 Mi. South of SR-46, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 3,400

SR-434

Good

Over: Outfall

.57 Mi E of SR-436, Seminole, FL

Built 1977 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 36,000

MOON BAY PARKWAY

Good

Over: SAMPSON CREEK

0.45 MI S/O CR-210, St. Johns, FL

Built 2023 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 501

KIRK ROAD

Good

Over: WPB CANAL C-51

AT SR-80 SOUTHERN BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2007 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 9,900

SR-551

Good

Over: Unnamed Canal

1 MI. N of SR-15A, Orange, FL

Built 1997 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 32,500

SR 80/Southern Bvd

Good

Over: Haverhill Rd. & U Turns

1.5 miles E of Jog Rd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2005 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 79,500

SR 80-Southern Bvd

Good

Over: SR 809 (Military Trail)

SW quadrant PB Int Airprt, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2005 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 58,500

ROSE GARDEN (EB)

Good

Over: CELLINI CANAL

0.5MI S OF ELDORADO PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1984 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 1,100

SR-80

Good

Over: PLANT CREEK

2 MI. W of SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 2000 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 21,000

63rd West Ave

Good

Over: Pittsburg Drain

0.5Mi W of 9th Street E, Manatee, FL

Built 2004 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 17,303

CR 53

Good

Over: SOUTH MILL CREEK

8.8 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Lafayette, FL

Built 2000 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,600

CR 53

Good

Over: NORTH MILL CREEK

8.7 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Lafayette, FL

Built 2000 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,600

SR-56

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch (S-23AB)

1.7 MI E/O MORRIS BRIDGE, Pasco, FL

Built 2019 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 16,300

W. VILLAGE PKWY.

Good

Over: OSW DITCH #3

242FT. EAST OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 2010 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 50

SR-223

Good

Over: SOUTH WATER OAK CREEK

1.1 MI. N. of SR-16, Bradford, FL

Built 2019 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 21,500

CR 305

Good

Over: MIDDLE HAW CREEK

AT 3.1 MI N/O CR 304, Flagler, FL

Built 2014 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 800

CR 244

Good

Over: Creek

1 MI W of Veterans Pkwy, St. Johns, FL

Built 2000 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 8,600

Kissimmee Pk Rd

Good

Over: SR-91 TPK

3.3 MI South of US-192, Osceola, FL

Built 2006 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 2,700

SR 436 NB

Good

Over: SR 528

SR 436 NB-SR 528, Orange, FL

Built 2021 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 35,250

Metrowest Blvd.

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

0.2 Mile East of SR-435, Orange, FL

Built 2004 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 9,000

TURTLE CREEK BLVD.

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.37MI W OF BELLAMY RD., Hillsborough, FL

Built 1994 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,300

SR688-ULMERTON RD

Good

Over: CROSS BAYOU CANAL

0.7MI EAST OF US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 2008 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 51,000

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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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