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

EUREKA SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

0.08MI East of Maple Lane, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1976 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 250

US-27 SB

Good

Over: Pitt Street

US-27 SB - Pitt Street, Lake, FL

Built 2008 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 16,500

US-27 NB

Good

Over: Pitt Street

US-27 NB - Pitt Street, Lake, FL

Built 2008 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 16,500

COUNTY LINE RD.

Good

Over: HAMILTON BRANCH CANAL

0.1 MI N OF MEDULLA RD, Polk, FL

Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 24,500

THORNHILL ROAD

Good

Over: LAKE LENA RUN

0.9MI SOUTH OF CR-540, Polk, FL

Built 2023 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 8,900

BEE RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: PHILLIPPE CREEK

0.2 MI E OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 26,500

I 95 SR 9 NB

Good

Over: Mercer Ave and CSX RR

0.25 mi N of Belvedere Rd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 119,000

SR91 NB TPK 91.26

Good

Over: Lantana Rd.

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

Built 1999 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 41,400

INDIANTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: LOXAHATCHEE CREEK

1.4 MILES WEST OF TPK, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 27,233

SR-520

Good

Over: Indian River Relief East

SR-520 - Indian R. Rel., Brevard, FL

Built 1993 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 31,000

SR39 (BUCHMAN HWY)

Good

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

2MILES SOUTH OF US-301, Pasco, FL

Built 2010 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 14,500

CR-780 MYAKKA RD

Good

Over: MYAKKA RIVER

2.9 MI S OF FRUITVILLE RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 2017 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 5,200

SR-223

Good

Over: NORTH WATER OAK CREEK

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

Built 2019 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 21,500

West Avenue

Good

Over: Collins Canal

400ft. West of Alton Road, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2017 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 4,825

JOG ROAD SB

Good

Over: LWDD L-30 CANAL

1.9Mi S of WOOLBRIGHT, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1999 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 24,000

JOHNSTON RD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.3 MI N-O CR-634, Hardee, FL

Built 2016 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 254

SR570 POLK EB 13.6

Good

Over: RAMP A

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

Built 1998 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 6,850

SOUTH RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MYAKKA RIVER

100FT S OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1965 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 13,500

SR10 US90

Good

Over: Stream

4.1Mi east of SR57 US19, Jefferson, FL

Built 2021 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 2,600

Coachman Lakes Dr

Good

Over: Sandalwood Canal

0.3 Mi. N of Alden Rd, Duval, FL

Built 2006 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 501

US-301 (SR-200)

Good

Over: FUNKS CREEK BRANCH NORTH

13.8 MI. N. OF US-90, Nassau, FL

Built 2015 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 8,300

SR91 N/S TPK 153.7

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.51 MI NORTH OF SR-70, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1963 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 36,700

SR81

Good

Over: Ditch

2.0mi. South of CR181, Holmes, FL

Built 1978 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 2,050

I-75SB TO SR-582

Good

Over: COWHOUSE CREEK

0.3MI NORTH OF SR-582, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 7,100

CR2W

Good

Over: Caney Creek

0.4 Mi E of Mairfield Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2004 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 700

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.25 MILE NORTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 36,500

FALKENBURG RD

Good

Over: LATERAL F CANAL

0.6MI N OF SELMON EXPY, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 62.8 t ADT: 20,700

Lake Nellie Road

Good

Over: Little Creek

2.3 Miles East of CR-561, Lake, FL

Built 2004 Load: 62.8 t ADT: 100

I-95

Good

Over: Outfall

1.2 Mi S of Grant Rd, Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 62.8 t ADT: 54,314

I-95

Good

Over: Grant Canal

0.4 Mi N of Grant Rd., Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 62.8 t ADT: 54,314

OLD MIDDLEBURG RD

Good

Over: MILE BRANCH

1.5 MI S OF SR 134, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 62.8 t ADT: 5,000

SR22

Good

Over: Britt Branch

2.5 Miles E of Bay Co, Gulf, FL

Built 1940 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 3,000

Hamilton Bridge Rd

Good

Over: Pond Creek

1.5Mi E of Spencer Field, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2022 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 4,900

SYMMES ROAD

Good

Over: BULLFROG CREEK

1.1MI W OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2005 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 5,482

NW 47th Ave.

Good

Over: C-12 Canal

NW 47th AVE AT SR-838, Broward, FL

Built 1998 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 11,440

SW WALTER AVE

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

0.18 Mi. N. of CR 240, Columbia, FL

Built 2009 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 1,300

Hoffner Avenue

Good

Over: Lake Conway Connector

1.2 mi W of Conway Rd, Orange, FL

Built 1981 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 16,600

CR-603-IND RIV BLV

Good

Over: 14TH STREET CANAL

1.4MI NORTH OF US-1, Indian River, FL

Built 1987 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 22,500

FLORESTA DRIVE

Good

Over: ELKCAM WATERWAY

0.57 N of Pt St Lucie Bl, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2023 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 6,000

I-75 SB

Good

Over: Little Jones Creek

I-75 SB 1Mi S of SR-44, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 52,250

SR 281

Good

Over: Redfish Point Road

0.7mi. North of U.S. 98, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1999 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 3,200

I-75 (SR-93)

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

3.8 MI NORTH OF SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 1965 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 62,000

SR22

Good

Over: Sandy Branch

5.0 Mi W of Wewahitchka, Gulf, FL

Built 1940 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,000

SR-451 NB

Good

Over: CR-437A

0.6Mi. North of SR-414, Orange, FL

Built 2000 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,650

SABAL PALM RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SABAL PALM RD AT CR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1997 Load: 63.6 t ADT: 1,000

Peninsula Corp Dr

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

1.3 mi. S of Linton Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1993 Load: 63.6 t ADT: 24,500

JOG ROAD NB

Good

Over: LWDD L-30 CANAL

1.9Mi S OF WOOLBRIGHT, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1994 Load: 63.6 t ADT: 24,000

SR 23 SB

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.33 MI NE of US 17, Clay, FL

Built 2022 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 17,500

Orange Camp Rd.

Good

Over: I-4

Orange Camp Rd. over I-4, Volusia, FL

Built 2008 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 12,600

DAVIE RD. (SW64TH)

Good

Over: SOUTH NEW RIVER C-11

ADJ TO N SIDE OF GRIFFIN, Broward, FL

Built 1979 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 31,600

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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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