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

SB US-27 SR-25

Good

Over: L-5 Canal

Palm Beach - Broward Line, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1994 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 5,900

SR-810 Hillsboro B

Good

Over: SR-91 Florida Turnpike

2mi. East of US-441, Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 37,500

US-17 (SR-35)

Good

Over: CLEVELAND CREEK

1.7MI NORTH OF I-75, Charlotte, FL

Built 2002 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 16,600

SR-24

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

5.8 MI. W. OF CR-336, Levy, FL

Built 1974 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 1,613

US-301 NB (SR-200)

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO MILL BRANCH

1.8 MI. S. of CR-218, Clay, FL

Built 2018 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 10,500

Old Kings Road

Good

Over: Canal

0.5 Mi. East of I-95, Flagler, FL

Built 2016 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 4,500

Northlake Blvd. EB

Good

Over: Loxahatchee Slough

1.45 Mi W of Bee Line Hwy, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2012 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 32,500

FRANKLIN STREET

Good

Over: STEVENSON CREEK

0.3 MI W/O SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1996 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 500

S. VERDE TRAIL

Good

Over: LWDD E-3 CANAL

At S Military Trail, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1987 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 500

US-17 (SR-555)

Good

Over: LK HARTRIDGE/CONINE CNL

1.4MI NOF SR-544, Polk, FL

Built 2008 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 28,000

Hurley Blvd

Good

Over: Canal

1 mi S of Malabar Rd, Brevard, FL

Built 1973 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 143

Dorscher Road

Good

Over: SR-408

Dorscher Rd - SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 4,713

CR-468

Good

Over: Chitty Chatty Run

1.1 Miles South of SR-44, Sumter, FL

Built 2016 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 5,700

CR 269

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

1.4 Mi South of US90/SR10, Gadsden, FL

Built 1999 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 3,300

Clear Creek Road

Good

Over: Clear Creek

1.6 Mi West of SR 87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2008 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 100

I10 SR8

Good

Over: CR279 Pate Pond Road

1.0Mi E. of Choctaw River, Washington, FL

Built 1973 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 9,800

FORREST NELSON BLV

Good

Over: LIONHEART WATERWAY

0.2MI NORTH OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 2010 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 10,500

Conquistador Pkwy

Good

Over: Ditch

2.9MI West of US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 2010 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 11,700

US-19 (SR-55)

Good

Over: USHER CREEK

6.8 MI. N. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1971 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 4,000

US98 SR30

Good

Over: Chicken House Branch

3.3 Miles East of CR386, Gulf, FL

Built 2006 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 8,900

SR91 SB TPK 91.26

Good

Over: CR-812 Lantana Rd.

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

Built 1999 Load: 66.5 t ADT: 41,400

SR-39 Alexander St

Good

Over: Westside Canal Tributary

0.2MI N/O I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 8,200

Taylor Road

Good

Over: Myakka Bypass Canal

0.4Mi. W of Wauchula Rd., Manatee, FL

Built 2014 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 150

US-17

Good

Over: WHIDDEN CREEK SO FORK

6.3 MI SOUTH OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1973 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 13,533

SW Little Rd.

Good

Over: Rose Creek

0.5 MI N OF CR 240, Columbia, FL

Built 2009 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 650

COMP SR-90

Good

Over: CANAL 12-E

13.68M E COLLIER & MONROE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 6,100

East 2nd Avenue

Good

Over: Canal C-7

At East 53rd Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 50

Berry Avenue

Good

Over: Danforth Creek

0.1 Mile S of CR-714, Martin, FL

Built 1983 Load: 66.9 t ADT: 1,000

SR-78

Good

Over: DYESS CREEK

1MI EAST OF CR-721, Glades, FL

Built 1996 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 4,500

I-4 (SR-400) WB

Good

Over: BRANCH FORBES ROAD

3.5MI EAST OF MCINTOSH RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 68,250

I-4 (SR-400) EB

Good

Over: BRANCH FORBES ROAD

3.5MI E OF MCINTOSH RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 68,250

I10 SR8

Good

Over: SR81

0.8 mi. S of US90 SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1973 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 11,000

I10 SR8

Good

Over: SR81

0.8mi. S of US90 SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1973 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 11,000

CR89 Ward Basin Rd

Good

Over: I10 SR8

2.9 Mi. West of SR87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1985 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,185

SR 826 SB Off-RAMP

Good

Over: WB 836 Off - Ramp CD

SR 826 SR 836 Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2013 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 21,500

ARLINGTON RD SOUTH

Good

Over: SILVERSMITH CREEK

0.3 MILE SOUTH OF SR 10, Duval, FL

Built 1980 Load: 67.2 t ADT: 10,501

I-195 WB TO I-95SB

Good

Over: I-195 (SR-112)

I-95/SR112/I-195 INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 67.2 t ADT: 26,000

CR 14A/CR 170

Good

Over: ECONFINA RIVER

0.5 MI EAST OF CR 14, Taylor, FL

Built 2018 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 51

US 90 SR 10

Good

Over: Stream

8.8 MI E of US19/SR57, Jefferson, FL

Built 2021 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 1,700

TEQUESTA DRIVE

Good

Over: N Fork Loxahatchee River

1.2MI. W of US-1, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2010 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 11,700

SR91 N/S TPK 167.2

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

6.4 MI S OF INDIAN RVR CO, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1957 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 36,700

SR-50 (CORTEZ BLVD

Good

Over: HORSE LAKE OVERFLOW

0.5MI WEST OF SR-577, Hernando, FL

Built 2000 Load: 67.5 t ADT: 20,500

WILLIAMS ROAD

Good

Over: RAMP A-1 & I-4

0.4MI NORTH OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 67.5 t ADT: 2,500

US-92 WB RAMP G2

Good

Over: I-4 WB RAMP G3

0.5 MILES WEST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1999 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 22,500

I-375 EB

Good

Over: 8th & 9th St & I-375ramp

1MI EAST OF I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 1979 Load: 67.8 t ADT: 11,250

118TH AVE TO I-275

Good

Over: REFUSE CANAL

100FT S OF 118TH AVE N, Pinellas, FL

Built 2002 Load: 67.8 t ADT: 2,000

Western Way

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

Reedy Creek Imp. District, Orange, FL

Built 2018 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 11,700

West Peyton Pkwy

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.2 MI S/O Race Track Rd, St. Johns, FL

Built 2018 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 18,300

SR366 - Varsity Dr

Good

Over: Central Drain Ditch

0.1 Mi South of SR 366, Leon, FL

Built 2001 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 12,700

J R Barnhill Road

Good

Over: Panther Creek

2.3 Mi West of SR 189, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2010 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 125

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