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

US-98 (SR-30)

Good

Over: SNAIL CREEK

1.9 MI. W. OF CR-356, Taylor, FL

Built 1953 Load: 76.0 t ADT: 2,800

US-41NB TAMIAMI TR

Good

Over: TAYLOR GLEAM CANAL

0.3MI SOUTH OF CR-864, Collier, FL

Built 2002 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 43,500

Sweet Bay Dr

Good

Over: Barnett Mill Creek

0.4 Mi E of Riverhill Dr, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2018 Load: 76.3 t ADT: 1,000

Maitland Blvd Ext.

Good

Over: SR-414

SR-429 and SR-414, Orange, FL

Built 2012 Load: 76.4 t ADT: 5,600

SR 91 TPK NS 208.2

Good

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

0.2 MI SOUTH OF CR 523, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 36,000

SR 589 SCP 23.0

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

4.2MI N OF SR 54, Pasco, FL

Built 2001 Load: 76.6 t ADT: 38,700

BINKS FOREST DRIVE

Good

Over: C-51/WEST PALM BCH CANAL

AT US-441 (SOUTHERN BLVD), Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 76.6 t ADT: 2,160

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CONVEYANCE SYS

AIRPORT RD AT PIPER RD, Charlotte, FL

Built 2011 Load: 76.7 t ADT: 5,700

US-41 (SR-45)

Good

Over: DUNRUSS CREEK

AT JUNCTION US-41/CR-887, Collier, FL

Built 1974 Load: 76.9 t ADT: 40,500

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Good

Over: LEE CREEK

1.6MI. N OF SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 76.9 t ADT: 26,750

PEACHLAND BLVD.

Good

Over: SUNSET WATERWAY

1MI E OF TOLEDO BLADE BLV, Charlotte, FL

Built 2010 Load: 77.0 t ADT: 10,500

RAMP F (9TH ST N)

Good

Over: I-275

SR-688 AT I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2004 Load: 77.0 t ADT: 7,100

VIA COCONUT POINT

Good

Over: SOUTH FLOW WAY

1.8MI S OF CORKSCREW RD, Lee, FL

Built 2006 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 6,000

CSWY BLVD. CR-586

Good

Over: ST. JOSEPH SOUND

0.3MI WEST OF US-19A, Pinellas, FL

Built 1994 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 14,200

CR-475

Good

Over: Jumper Creek

CR-475 Over Jumper Creek, Sumter, FL

Built 2019 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 6,600

63RD AVE. EAST

Good

Over: PEARCE CANAL

0.65 MI. EAST OF US-301, Manatee, FL

Built 2010 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 19,100

Pine Lakes Parkway

Good

Over: Perennial Canal

Intersect Palm Coast Pky, Flagler, FL

Built 2008 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 8,000

Williams Road

Good

Over: Machine Branch

0.15 Mi East of CR 1087, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 50

Mashbourne Fork Rd

Good

Over: Rock Creek #1

0.02Mi East of Bullard Ch, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2020 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 50

CR 6

Good

Over: HOGANS BRANCH

1.9 MILES WEST OF CR 135, Hamilton, FL

Built 2012 Load: 78.5 t ADT: 700

SR 589 SCP 24.3

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

5.5MI NORTH OF SR 54, Pasco, FL

Built 2001 Load: 78.6 t ADT: 38,700

NW 91ST STREET

Good

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

0.7 MI SOUTH OF CR 236, Alachua, FL

Built 1985 Load: 78.7 t ADT: 161

CR-484

Good

Over: Greenway Trail

6.9 Miles West of I-75, Marion, FL

Built 2018 Load: 78.7 t ADT: 6,800

INDIANTOWN RD.

Good

Over: SLOUGH

0.9 MILES WEST OF TPK, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1997 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 27,233

AC SKINNER PKWY

Good

Over: TIGERHOLE CREEK

1.0 MI E OF BELFORT PKWY, Duval, FL

Built 2006 Load: 79.5 t ADT: 19,600

SHAMROCK PARK RD

Good

Over: TIDAL FLATS DITCH

SHAMROCK PARK ENTRANCE, Sarasota, FL

Built 1994 Load: 79.6 t ADT: 510

John Young Pkwy SB

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

1.3 Mi S of Cntrl Fl Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 73,500

John Young Pkwy NB

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

1.3 Mi S of Cntrl FL Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 36,750

Amos Cabaniss Road

Good

Over: Turkey Creek

0.9 Mi North of CR4, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2018 Load: 80.3 t ADT: 100

SR-80

Good

Over: CEDARWOOD CANAL

4.1 MI E/O SR-29, Hendry, FL

Built 2013 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 14,500

WINKLER AVE

Good

Over: 10 MILE DRAIN

BETWEEN US-41 & BROADWAY, Lee, FL

Built 2000 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 16,100

US331 SR187

Good

Over: Gum Creek

5.7Mi. N of US90, Walton, FL

Built 1996 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 3,700

17TH ST

Good

Over: BRANCH CANAL BAYOU

0.5MI E OF BENEVA ROAD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1988 Load: 80.9 t ADT: 17,800

MIDWAY BLVD.

Good

Over: FORDHAM WATERWAY

0.9 MI. W OF SR 769, Charlotte, FL

Built 2010 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 14,300

94TH AVE. N

Good

Over: CHANNEL #1

300FT. W OF 58TH ST NORTH, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 6,880

SR-5A

Good

Over: Canal

2.2 Miles North of US-92, Volusia, FL

Built 1994 Load: 82.0 t ADT: 30,500

SR79

Good

Over: Big Crooked Ck

5.8 miles S. of SR20, Bay, FL

Built 2009 Load: 82.7 t ADT: 14,700

I10 SR8 WB On Ramp

Good

Over: SR61

0.2 Miles West of US319, Leon, FL

Built 2009 Load: 83.1 t ADT: 10,000

I-95NB RAMP (SR-9)

Good

Over: CANAL CREEK

INTL PKWY RAMP TO I-95 NB, St. Johns, FL

Built 1995 Load: 83.2 t ADT: 2,600

I-75 (SR-93)

Good

Over: STANLEY BRANCH

1.5 MI NORTH OF SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 1965 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 62,000

US-1 (SR-5)

Good

Over: Boynton Canal C16

0.7 Mi N of Boynton Bch, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1963 Load: 83.7 t ADT: 19,400

CR-720 (CANAL ST)

Good

Over: BILLS CANAL

E SIDE MOORE HAVEN LOCKS, Glades, FL

Built 1965 Load: 84.5 t ADT: 110

Busway Extension

Good

Over: Canal C-102-N

125Ft. N of SW 232nd St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 84.5 t

NW 8TH AVENUE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HOGTOWN CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF SR 121, Alachua, FL

Built 1968 Load: 84.7 t ADT: 6,600

SR 589 SCP 24.6

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

5.8MI NORTH OF SR 54, Pasco, FL

Built 2001 Load: 84.8 t ADT: 38,700

ST JOHNS PKWY

Good

Over: Creek

.12 Mi N of Russel Smpsn, St. Johns, FL

Built 2021 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 22,000

Camp Henderson Rd

Good

Over: Dixon Creek #1

0.49 Mi E of Davis Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2021 Load: 85.0 t ADT: 50

Ramp G WB

Good

Over: I-4 WB Ramp

I-4 WB Ramp G to Univers, Orange, FL

Built 1998 Load: 85.1 t ADT: 7,500

I-95

Good

Over: Wishbone Canal

2.4Mi N of Ind. River Co., Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 86.0 t ADT: 54,314

I10 SR8

Good

Over: West Dog Creek

7.7M East of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 12,750

Showing 12,501-12,550 of 13,036 bridges

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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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