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

Terminal C Access

Good

Over: Retention Pond

.1 Mi W Jeff Fuqua Blvd., Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,001

Station Loop Rd.

Good

Over: Retention Pond

.2 Mi W Jeff Fuqua Blvd, Orange, FL

Built 2016 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,001

Terminal C Arrival

Good

Over: Retention Pond

1.8 M N/O Heintzelman, Orange, FL

Built 2003 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,001

Red Bug Lake Road

Good

Over: Lightwood Knox Canal

0.1 mile West of SR-426, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 35,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Good

Over: 12 MILE SWAMP

2.7 MI. S. OF CR-210, St. Johns, FL

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 101,500

I-95 RAMP (SR-9)

Good

Over: CANAL CREEK

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

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,500

GEORGE MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

1.2 MI N OF CR 13, St. Johns, FL

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 321

SR-5A

Good

Over: Canal

SR-5A at 3rd St, Volusia, FL

Built 1994 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 30,500

Tiger Bay Road

Good

Over: Unknown Canal

Tomoka Correction Inst., Volusia, FL

Built 2023 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 100

Sixth St.

Good

Over: Nova Road Canal

Sixth St. & Nova Rd Canal, Volusia, FL

Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 300

NE 6th Ave

Good

Over: Canal C-13

0.2Mi South of Okland Pk, Broward, FL

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,000

Busway Extension

Good

Over: Black Creek Canal

Busway S of SW 211th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t

NW SOUTH RIVER DR.

Good

Over: TAMIAMI CANAL

300 FT N/O NW 20TH ST., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2018 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,282

SR 417 SCE 1.8

Good

Over: C 2 CANAL

.2MI S OF CELEBRATION AVE, Osceola, FL

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 29,200

Osceola Parkway

Good

Over: Mill Slough Canal

0.1 mi East of SR-91, Osceola, FL

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 48,000

E. Osceola Parkway

Good

Over: Turnpike Canal

400ft. W of SR-91/FL TPK, Osceola, FL

Built 1994 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 48,000

Pine Tree Drive

Good

Over: Ross Canal

0.13 mi E of Canoe Crk Rd, Osceola, FL

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,700

Cross Prairie Pkwy

Good

Over: Canal

0.1 m north of Neptune Rd, Osceola, FL

Built 2018 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,401

JOG RD SB RMP 99.2

Good

Over: CANAL

JOG RD RAMP TO SR 91 SB, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2007 Load: 99.9 t

Central Blvd.

Good

Over: Golf Cart Underpass

0.95 MI N of PGA Blvd., Palm Beach, FL

Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,716

HARRIS RD

Good

Over: SFC DIST CANAL NO 1

AT TEDDAR ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1980 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 99

AIROSO BLVD

Good

Over: ELKCAM CANAL

1.6mi N of P ST LUCIE BLD, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,000

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

PIGEON KEY ACCESS

Poor

Over: KNIGHT CHANNEL

MARATHON KEY (MM 47), Monroe, FL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t

Vanlandingham Rd.

Poor

Over: Big Branch

0.4 Mi E. Geo Johnson Rd, Holmes, FL

Built 1998 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 55

CR658-Old Fed Road

Poor

Over: Rocky Comfort Creek

2.0 Miles East of SR 267, Gadsden, FL

Built 1971 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 350

CR658-Old Fed Road

Poor

Over: Richlander Creek

0.76 Miles West of CR 268, Gadsden, FL

Built 1971 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 350

Cliff Street

Poor

Over: Little Creek

0.26 Mi North of Prim Ave, Jackson, FL

Built 1980 Load: 2.1 t ADT: 120

PHILLIPS LANE

Poor

Over: KITCHEN BRANCH

0.3 MI N OF KRACKER AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1974 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 230

NO DATA ENTERED

Poor

Over: LITTLE SUWANEE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Baker, FL

Built 1990 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 50

Victoria Avenue

Poor

Over: Tidal Branch

0.1 Mi North of US98/SR30, Gulf, FL

Built 1995 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 55

Grissett Road

Poor

Over: Stump Creek

1.0 Mi S CR 276/Park Rd, Jackson, FL

Built 1972 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 44

Hard Labor Road

Poor

Over: Hard Labor Creek

1.37 Mi S of CR 267A, Washington, FL

Built 1990 Load: 3.7 t ADT: 60

Camp Grade Road

Poor

Over: Steinhatchee River

0.2 MI EAST OF SR 51, Lafayette, FL

Built 1921 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 150

Iron Bridge Road

Poor

Over: Pelt Creek

2.0 Miles East of SR73, Jackson, FL

Built 1995 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 22

Venetian Causeway

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

1.7 Miles EAST of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 8,323

Venetian Way

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

1.8 Miles EAST of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 8,323

Venetian Causeway

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

1.9 Miles EAST of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 8,323

Venetian Cswy

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

2.0 Miles E of US 1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 8,323

Venetian Causeway

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

2.1 Miles East of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 8,323

Venetian Way

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

1.4 Miles EAST of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 4.4 t ADT: 8,323

Venetian Way

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

1.5 Miles EAST of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 8,320

Venetian Causeway

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

0.25 Mile W of Alton Rd, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 8,323

Camp Helen Trail

Poor

Over: Phillips Inlet

Camp Helen State Park, Bay, FL

Built 1996 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 10

Bradley Road

Poor

Over: Carpenter Sink Creek

0.6 Miles West of SR 69, Jackson, FL

Built 1991 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 39

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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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