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

Poplar Head Ch Rd

Poor

Over: Penny Creek

0.2 Mi N of Lighthouse Ch, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1930 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 100

Peak Road

Poor

Over: Angelico Branch

2.5 Miles South of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 2012 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 45

CR 269 A

Poor

Over: Mosquito Creek

0.6 Miles East of CR 269, Gadsden, FL

Built 1956 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 600

Valee Road

Poor

Over: Little Reedy Creek

2.0 Mi NW of US90/SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1965 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 66

Dock Road

Poor

Over: Little Dry Creek

0.85 Mi East US231/SR75, Jackson, FL

Built 1998 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 50

DENNIS HOWELL RD.

Poor

Over: WARRIOR CREEK

1.7 MI WEST OF CR 361, Taylor, FL

Built 1975 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 88

Matheson Hmk Road

Poor

Over: Matheson Hammock Canal

Matheson Hammock Park, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 6.9 t ADT: 736

CR 361

Poor

Over: COW CREEK

10.4 MI SOUTH OF CR 358, Dixie, FL

Built 1972 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 400

O.C. Phillips Road

Poor

Over: Brushy Creek

3 Mi West of HWY 97A, Escambia, FL

Built 1968 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 50

Woodham/Spruce Rd

Poor

Over: Holmes Creek Relief

3.3 Miles East of CR 173, Holmes, FL

Built 1976 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 79

Venetian Causeway

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

1.0 Mile EAST of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 8,323

CR 225

Poor

Over: WATER OAK CREEK

1.7 MI WEST OF CR 16, Bradford, FL

Built 1950 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 1,600

LONESTAR ROAD

Poor

Over: GINHOUSE CREEK

0.5MI W OF ST JOHNS BLUFF, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 10,081

FORT GATES FERRY

Poor

Over: ST. JOHNS RIVER

W BANK OF ST JOHNS RIVER, Putnam, FL

Built 1960 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 11

Venetian Causeway

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

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

Built 1927 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 8,323

117th Street

Poor

Over: Vaca Channel #2

450Ft. S of US-1 MM53.1, Monroe, FL

Built 1967 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 294

SW 42nd Avenue

Poor

Over: Coral Gables Canal

N Edge of Cocoplum Circle, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1943 Load: 7.6 t ADT: 34,503

Mill Road

Poor

Over: Trout Creek

5.0 Mi N of US98/SR30, Franklin, FL

Built 1959 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 33

George Johnson Rd

Poor

Over: Big Branch

0.9 Miles South of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 1980 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 60

Brackin Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.4 Miles East of SR 81, Holmes, FL

Built 1970 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 60

New Bayview Church

Poor

Over: East Pittman Creek

1.33 Miles North of SR2, Holmes, FL

Built 2016 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 55

WEST LAKE DRIVE

Poor

Over: ESTELLE RIVER

200FT S OF ISLA BAHIA DR, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 1,600

Tanner Lane

Poor

Over: Fowler Branch

1.0 Mile N of CR160, Holmes, FL

Built 2022 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 10

SE 15TH AVE.

Poor

Over: TERN WATERWAY

0.4MI S OF SR-810, Broward, FL

Built 1955 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 2,528

CLET HARVEY ROAD

Poor

Over: MUD LAKE SWAMP

2.6 MI EAST OF CR 229, Baker, FL

Built 1941 Load: 8.9 t ADT: 206

White Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.6 Miles East of SR 81, Holmes, FL

Built 1975 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 66

English Lane

Poor

Over: Blackshire Creek

0.8 Miles North of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 1978 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 26

Venetian Causeway

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay

Rivo Alto to Belle Isle, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 20,400

CRIPPLE CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: CRIPPLE CREEK

BELMORE STATE FOREST, Clay, FL

Built 1952 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 11

ORANGE SPRINGS RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE ORANGE CREEK

1.2 MI WEST OF CR 315, Putnam, FL

Built 1993 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 31

W Dixie Highway

Poor

Over: Snake Creek Canal

0.15 Mile N of SR-826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1954 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 15,263

Warren Bluff Road

Poor

Over: Roberts Creek

0.1 Mi S of Gully Br Road, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 25

New Bridge Road

Poor

Over: Gully Branch

2.4 Mi S CR268, Gadsden, FL

Built 2009 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 25

Scott Road

Poor

Over: Econfina Creek

3.0 Mi West US231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1957 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 66

Otter Crk Brdg Rd

Poor

Over: Otter Creek

0.7 Mi S of Pinelog Road, Bay, FL

Built 1954 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 61

Howell Williams Rd

Poor

Over: Tenmile Creek

2.0 Miles West of CR 177, Holmes, FL

Built 2000 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 60

CR 357

Poor

Over: CALIFORNIA SWAMP

9.6 MI SOUTH OF CR 351, Dixie, FL

Built 1960 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 150

CR 30B

Poor

Over: Indian Lagoon

0.2 Miles South of CR 30A, Gulf, FL

Built 1980 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 220

Pine Log Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

2.0 Mi N of Gully Br Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 2011 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 25

Card Sound Road

Poor

Over: Mosquito Creek

3.8 Miles N of CR905, Monroe, FL

Built 1969 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 3,182

106TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: SAMPSON RIVER

0.7 MI NORTH OF CR 18, Bradford, FL

Built 1965 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 31

164TH STREET

Poor

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.65 MI EAST OF CR 49, Suwannee, FL

Built 1940 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 51

Scotts Ferry Road

Poor

Over: Bear Creek

1.8 Miles E of US231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1942 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 419

North Road

Poor

Over: Rake Creek

1.27 Miles East of SR65, Franklin, FL

Built 1997 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 25

Double Bridge Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.6 Mi West of CR 85, Walton, FL

Built 1990 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50

CR 361

Poor

Over: BUCK CREEK

8.4 MI SOUTH OF CR 358, Dixie, FL

Built 1972 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 400

New River Road

Poor

Over: Syrup Branch

0.8 Mile North of Mill Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 1999 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 33

SE COUNTY LINE RD

Poor

Over: N Fork Loxahatchee River

2.5Mi W of US-1, Martin, FL

Built 1974 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 3,100

CR 357

Poor

Over: SHIRED CREEK

10.5 MI SOUTH OF CR 351, Dixie, FL

Built 1960 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 150

West Lake Drive

Poor

Over: Stranahan River

150 ft. S of SE 14th St., Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 2,690

Showing 12,701-12,750 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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