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

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Good

Over: WESTON ROAD

0.5MI E OF BONAVENTURE BL, Broward, FL

Built 1986 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 27,750

Lantana Road

Good

Over: LWDD E-2 W

50ft W of TPK (SR-91), Palm Beach, FL

Built 2001 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 22,000

SR-70

Good

Over: Cross Drain

6.5 MI E/O US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1990 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 4,400

CR-17

Good

Over: S.C.F.E. RAILROAD

50FT. N OF JOHN SMOAK RD, Highlands, FL

Built 1999 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 1,900

SR-19

Good

Over: Dora Canal

SR-19 - Dora Canal, Lake, FL

Built 1998 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 34,000

MCGREGOR BLVD

Good

Over: MANUEL CANAL

1MI SOUTHWEST OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1999 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 15,700

ALABAMA ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL 57-7-2

1.6MI NORTH OF SR-82, Lee, FL

Built 1994 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 1,600

CR-37B

Good

Over: DEERFIELD CREEK

1.0MI N OF LAKE MIRIAM DR, Polk, FL

Built 2011 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 23,500

Oak Ridge Rd.

Good

Over: SR-91 Fla Turnpike

Oak Ridge Rd-SR-91, Orange, FL

Built 2007 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 23,000

SR 417 NB 50.5

Good

Over: AIRPORT BLVD

1.2 MI NORTH OF CR 427, Seminole, FL

Built 2002 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 21,900

Hagen Ranch Road

Good

Over: LWDD L30 Canal

2.0 Miles N of SR-806, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2002 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 12,533

SR-776 WB

Good

Over: MYAKKA RIVER

6.4MI WEST OF US 41, Charlotte, FL

Built 2001 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 16,676

I-275 NB

Good

Over: CSX RR

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

Built 1975 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 79,250

17TH AVE. SOUTH

Good

Over: CLAM BAYOU

100 FT E OF 44TH ST. S, Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 648

16TH AVE. SOUTH

Good

Over: CLAM BAYOU

50 FT EAST OF 44TH ST S., Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 359

15TH AVE. SOUTH

Good

Over: CLAM BAYOU

50FT EAST OF 44TH ST S., Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 2,100

4TH ST SOUTH

Good

Over: LITTLE BAYOU CREEK

300FT S OF 54TH AVE S, Pinellas, FL

Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11,000

US90 SR10

Good

Over: FG&A RR

1.6 Miles West of SR4, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1998 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,200

Town Ctr. Blvd. WB

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

1.7 miles East of US-441, Orange, FL

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 15,500

Town Center Blv EB

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

1.7 miles East of US-441, Orange, FL

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 15,500

SR 91 NB TPK 190.9

Good

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

.4MI N OF INDIAN RIVER CO, Osceola, FL

Built 1964 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 18,350

SB I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: SW 10th St. Lowson Blvd

0.50 mi N of Linton Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 115,500

NB I 95 SR 9

Good

Over: SW 10th St. Lowson Blvd

0.50 mi N of Linton Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 115,500

LAKE HOWARD DRIVE

Good

Over: LAKE MAY CANAL

0.2MI. N OF 14TH ST. SW, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 6,000

Brickyard Road

Good

Over: Big Branch

0.5 Mi North of Molino Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 2012 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 150

Brickyard Road

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.3 Mi North of Molino Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 2012 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 150

I-4 EB

Good

Over: SR-423

I-4 EB at SR-423, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 91,500

SR-91 NB/SB 1.12

Good

Over: SR 860 Miami Gardens Dr

1.1 miles N of SR 826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 104,900

SR826 NB RAMP US27

Good

Over: MIAMI CANAL

0.8 MI N OF SR-934, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 21,000

Seminole Drive

Good

Over: LWDD LAT 16 Canal

0.1 Mi S of CR812 Lantana, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2021 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 1,500

SR-39

Good

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK RELIEF

7.1 MI NORTH OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2002 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 8,600

CR 6

Good

Over: BEE HAVEN BAY

5.9MI WEST OF CR 135, Hamilton, FL

Built 2012 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 700

Sid Hayes Road

Good

Over: Moore Creek

1.3 Mi E of Mineral Sp Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2003 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 50

Robt J Conla Bl WB

Good

Over: F.E.C. Railroad

1.35 mi North of SR-516, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 11,400

Robt J Conla Bl EB

Good

Over: F.E.C. Railroad

1.35 Mi North of SR-516, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 11,400

SR-105 & SR-A1A

Good

Over: NASSAU SOUND

10 MI. S. OF FERNANDINA, Nassau, FL

Built 1999 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 5,000

RABBIT ROAD

Good

Over: SANIBEL RIVER

0.3MI S OF SANIBEL CAP RD, Lee, FL

Built 1995 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 210

DR. MLK JR. ST.

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

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

Built 1995 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 5,800

LAKE MARION CRK RD

Good

Over: LAKE MARION CREEK

1.2 MI EAST OF CR-580, Polk, FL

Built 2007 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 2,033

WB Okee. Blvd.

Good

Over: SR-91 Turnpike

SR-704 Over SR-91, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1989 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 32,750

EB Okee. Blvd.

Good

Over: SR-91 Turnpike

SR-704 Over SR-91, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1991 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 32,750

SR-80

Good

Over: LONG HAMMOCK CREEK

10 Mi. E of SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 1999 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 7,250

70TH ST.S.

Good

Over: DELANEY CREEK

260FT S/O CAUSEWAY BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2023 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 1,020

NW 8TH AVENUE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF POSSUM CREEK

0.2 MI EAST OF SR 121, Alachua, FL

Built 1968 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 6,600

SR-50 WB

Good

Over: SR-436

SR-50 WB over SR-436, Orange, FL

Built 2010 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 21,000

I-95 (SR9) SB Ramp

Good

Over: Oakland Park Blvd

At Oakland PK to SB I-95, Broward, FL

Built 2021 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 11,000

BELVEDERE ROAD

Good

Over: FLORIDA TURNPIKE

0.5 MILE WEST OF JOG RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1996 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 6,000

CRESTHAVEN BLVD

Good

Over: LWDD E-3 CANAL

0.5MI W OF HAVERHILL ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1972 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 8,100

HATTON HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PAHOKEE DRAIN CANAL M-2

1.2MI S OF US-98, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2014 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 555

JOG RD NB

Good

Over: L-38 CANAL

1MI S OF LINTON BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1997 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 33,000

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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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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.