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

Greenway Trail

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.06 Mi West of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2000 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 150

Greenway Trail

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.21 Mi W of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 150

WEST OCEAN DRIVE

Good

Over: LWDD E-4 CANAL

0.4MI E OF CONGRESS AVE, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1969 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,600

SR-580 DALE MABRY

Good

Over: CURRIE CREEK

0.3 MILE NORTH OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 64,000

OLD ST. AUG RD EB

Good

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

OLD ST. AUG. RD., Duval, FL

Built 2003 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 8,250

CONGRESS AVE (SB)

Good

Over: CHENEY WAY/CSX RR

0.5MI N OF 45TH STREET, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1994 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 18,000

CONGRESS AVE (NB)

Good

Over: CHENEY WAY/CSX RR

0.5MI N OF 45TH STREET, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1994 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 18,000

NW 87th Avenue

Good

Over: Dressel Dairy Canal

At NW 41st Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1977 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 7,872

SR91 N/S TPK 148.2

Good

Over: Drainage Canal

2.50 mi. S of SR-709, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1956 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 46,900

ALT US-19 (SR-595)

Good

Over: PINELLAS TRAIL

3.0MI. N OF CR-752, Pinellas, FL

Built 1996 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 17,300

Fidelis Farm Road

Good

Over: East Fork Juniper Creek

0.85 MI NE of SR 4, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2016 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 24

CR-74 (BERMONT RD)

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

0.6 MI EAST OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 2012 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 5,300

WINCHESTER BLVD.

Good

Over: OYSTER CREEK

800FT. S OF SR-776, Charlotte, FL

Built 2014 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 6,800

46TH AVE N

Good

Over: JOES CREEK

0.5MI WEST OF 66TH ST N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1981 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 6,000

SR-16

Good

Over: REDDISH CREEK

1.4 MI. E. OF SR-121, Union, FL

Built 1955 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,000

Centerville Road

Good

Over: Ditch

1.8 Mi North of US90/SR10, Leon, FL

Built 1982 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 14,000

Old River Road

Good

Over: Cotton Creek

5.2 Mi North of US 90, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2002 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 700

Lake Ella Road

Good

Over: Pond Creek

1.7 Mi W CR 393, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2012 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 50

Greenway Trail

Good

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.31 Mi W of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 2000 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 150

PLANTATION OAKS BV

Good

Over: N. PRONG DOUBLE BRANCH

.1 MI E. OF BR #714059, Clay, FL

Built 2015 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 5,001

US-ALT-27(SR500WB)

Good

Over: WACCASASSA RIVER

1.8 MI. W. OF CR-339, Levy, FL

Built 2003 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 4,400

US-ALT-27(SR500WB)

Good

Over: LITTLE WACCASASSA RIVER

3.4 MI. NW OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 2003 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 4,157

US-ALT-27(SR500EB)

Good

Over: WACCASASSA RIVER

1.8 MI. W. OF CR-339, Levy, FL

Built 2003 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 4,400

Hypoluxo Rd

Good

Over: E-1 Canal

AT SR-7 & Hypoluco Rd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2000 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 720

US90 SR10A

Good

Over: Service Road

Cervantes St / Service Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 2005 Load: 69.2 t ADT: 29,000

FREDHOWARDPARKCSWY

Good

Over: SWASH PASS

FRED HOWARD COUNTY PARK, Pinellas, FL

Built 2009 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 2,210

FREDHOWARDPARKCSWY

Good

Over: SWASH CANAL

FRED HOWARD COUNTY PARK, Pinellas, FL

Built 2009 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 2,210

PELICAN STRAND BVD

Good

Over: COCOHATCHEE CANAL

30FT N OF CR 846 W OF I75, Collier, FL

Built 1997 Load: 69.6 t ADT: 250

SW 137th Ave

Good

Over: C-102 Canal

0.8 Miles S/O SW 216th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2021 Load: 69.6 t ADT: 7,900

SR69

Good

Over: Ditch

4.7Miles North of US90, Jackson, FL

Built 1997 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,800

SR20

Good

Over: Freeman Creek

2.2 Mi. East of SR267 SB, Leon, FL

Built 1999 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 3,400

Miller Bluff Road

Good

Over: I10 SR8

5.5 Miles W. of County Ln, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1968 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 105

SR-826 SB OFF RAMP

Good

Over: NW 154TH ST

1 MILE N OF SR-924, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1997 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 6,600

MILITARY TRAIL

Good

Over: LWDD LATERAL 14 CANAL

0.9MI S OF SR-802, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 35,500

NW 34TH AVE

Good

Over: DEWBERRY CANAL

0.2MI N OF DURDEN PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 50

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: CRESTWOOD WATERWAY

2.5MI NORTH OF SR-776, Charlotte, FL

Built 1974 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 31,000

JORK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE POTTSBURG CREEK

0.1M S OF ATLANTIC BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 2023 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 44

SR-429

Good

Over: Lake Tilden Creek

3.5 Mi S of Turnpike, Orange, FL

Built 2003 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 46,000

SE 13TH AVE

Good

Over: TERN WATERWAY

0.1MI S OF SE 5TH ST, Broward, FL

Built 1955 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 324

Busway Extension

Good

Over: C-103 Canal

0.1Mi N of SW 296th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2007 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 50

Busway Extension

Good

Over: Canal C-103N

0.3Mi. S of SW 264th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2007 Load: 70.2 t

SR-676

Good

Over: DELANEY CREEK

1.4 MI. WEST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2009 Load: 70.5 t ADT: 20,500

CR 315

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

4.1 MI SOUTH OF SR 20, Putnam, FL

Built 1987 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 2,400

RAMP TO S. PARKING

Good

Over: T.I.A. RD.

1.1MI N OF SR-616, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1992 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 7,000

CR 1474

Good

Over: LOCHLOOSA CREEK

1.8 MI EAST OF CR 234, Alachua, FL

Built 1993 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 550

ST LUCIE W BLVD WB

Good

Over: SR-91 (FL TURNPIKE)

0.1MI W OF BAYSHORE BLVD., St. Lucie, FL

Built 1988 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 8,000

RIVERVIEW BOULEVAR

Good

Over: McLEWIS BAYOU

240FT. WEST OF 39TH ST CT, Manatee, FL

Built 2012 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 2,202

East Windwood Way

Good

Over: Unnamed Canal

0.3 Mi N of US27/SR20, Leon, FL

Built 2021 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 100

SR-417 NB Ramp J

Good

Over: NB Boggy Creek Road

SR-417 Boggy Cr. Rd. Inte, Orange, FL

Built 2015 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 1,100

Fort Florida Road

Good

Over: FPL Cooling Disch. Canal

0.2 mile west of US-17, Volusia, FL

Built 1970 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 1,250

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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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