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

Hickory Hill Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.6 Miles East of SR 81, Holmes, FL

Built 1979 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 55

Yancey Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

2.8 Miles North of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 1979 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 55

Williams Road

Poor

Over: Alligator Creek

0.85 Mi West of Hwy 77, Washington, FL

Built 1979 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50

RIVER AVENUE

Poor

Over: CEMETERY RUN

0.2 MI E OF SR 51, Taylor, FL

Built 1987 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 51

NE 1ST STREET

Poor

Over: STRANAHAN LAKE

200FT E OF VICTORIA PK RD, Broward, FL

Built 1940 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 832

Whitfield Road

Poor

Over: Manning Creek

0.9 Mi West of Lewis Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1990 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 200

FSR 200

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.75 MI WEST OF STATE 250, Baker, FL

Built 1976 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 50

Royce Gill Road

Poor

Over: Caney Creek

0.41 Mi East of CR 280, Walton, FL

Built 2002 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 50

Gainer Road

Poor

Over: Moccasin Creek

3.0 Miles South of SR 20, Bay, FL

Built 1972 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 77

CR 181

Poor

Over: Natural Bridge Creek

4.3 Mi East of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 1958 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 500

West Lake Drive

Poor

Over: Stranahan River

150 ft. S of Mercedes Dr, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 2,690

Gillman Road

Poor

Over: Pine Log Creek

1.15 Mi West of SR81, Holmes, FL

Built 1969 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 55

ACREE ROAD

Poor

Over: THOMAS CREEK

3.3 MI W OF OLD KINGS RD, Duval, FL

Built 1984 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 950

CROSS STREET

Poor

Over: CROSS BRANCH

2.2 MI EAST OF CR 127, Baker, FL

Built 1941 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 21

ACREE ROAD

Poor

Over: THOMAS CREEK

3.2 MI W OF OLD KINGS RD, Duval, FL

Built 1984 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 950

WEST LAKE DRIVE

Poor

Over: DIANE RIVER

400FT S OF DEL LAGO DR, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 2,690

MONKEY CREEK-Bridg

Poor

Over: MONKEY CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Wakulla, FL

Built 1964 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 20

Kirkland Road

Poor

Over: Big Branch

0.8 Miles East of CR 171, Holmes, FL

Built 2003 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 60

Four Mile Road

Poor

Over: Four Mile Creek

0.4Mi W of E Bay Loop Rd, Walton, FL

Built 1994 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 101

Gum Landing Road

Poor

Over: Dixon Creek #2

0.5 Mi E of Mason West Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1960 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 50

CR278

Poor

Over: Hard Labor Creek

0.05 Mi S of Roland Rd, Washington, FL

Built 1958 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 850

GOLDENROD AVE.

Poor

Over: SMOKEHOUSE BAY

0.1 MI W/O CR-953, Collier, FL

Built 1972 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 640

CR 361

Poor

Over: COW CREEK

10.8 MI SOUTH OF CR 358, Dixie, FL

Built 1972 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 400

Varnum Road

Poor

Over: Fleming Creek

0.5 Mi West of CR 52, Walton, FL

Built 1994 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 50

SE 78TH PLACE

Poor

Over: SWIFT CREEK

0.4 MI WEST OF CR 137, Hamilton, FL

Built 1988 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 101

N SPRING BLVD

Poor

Over: MINETTA BRANCH

0.4 MI W/O GRAND BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1924 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 3,100

OVERLOOK DR NE

Poor

Over: SMACKS BAYOU

0.6MI S OF CONNECTICUT AV, Pinellas, FL

Built 1965 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 9,200

Oak Grove Road

Poor

Over: Chestnut Creek

0.35 Mi East of Cook Rd, Walton, FL

Built 1997 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 100

RICHARDSON RD

Poor

Over: S PRONG ST MARYS

0.75MI SOUTH OF CR 130, Baker, FL

Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 201

PLYMOUTH STREET

Poor

Over: BIG FISHWEIR CREEK

0.3 MI. W OF US-17, Duval, FL

Built 2000 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 8,000

62ND AVE. SOUTH

Poor

Over: MAXIMO CHANNEL

0.1 MI W OF LEELAND ST, Pinellas, FL

Built 1984 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 495

S. GONDOLA DR.

Poor

Over: NILE CANAL

0.12MI W OF SKLAR COURT, Sarasota, FL

Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,444

MAIN ST

Poor

Over: PIMPLE CREEK

0.16 MI WEST OF US 19, Taylor, FL

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 301

SW 63rd CT

Poor

Over: Twin Lake Canal

0.35 Mi. S/O SW 56th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t

CAXAMBAS COURT

Poor

Over: ROBERTS BAY

0.3 MI W/O S BARFIELD DR, Collier, FL

Built 1973 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 380

S Star Avenue

Poor

Over: Callaway Bayou

0.72 Miles South of SR 22, Bay, FL

Built 1973 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 5,100

US-1 (SR-5)

Poor

Over: OYSTER CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF SR-207, St. Johns, FL

Built 1958 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 47,000

Fifth Street

Poor

Over: Yacht Club Cut

0.1mi E of Riverside Dr, Volusia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 501

Still Road

Poor

Over: Pine Barren Creek

0.78Mi N/o of Gobbler Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 1966 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 100

CR 372-Surf Road

Poor

Over: Otter Creek

1.7 Miles North US98/SR30, Wakulla, FL

Built 1974 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 800

Rickenbacker Cswy.

Poor

Over: Biscayne Bay/Bear Cut

3.0 Miles E of Toll Plaza, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1944 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 30,804

CR 220

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

1.75 MI WEST OF CR 224, Clay, FL

Built 1947 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 9,000

John Pitts Road

Poor

Over: Bayou George Creek

2.7 Mi East of Star Ave., Bay, FL

Built 1979 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,300

CR 268

Poor

Over: Little River

6.5 Mi South of US90/SR10, Gadsden, FL

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,500

CR 12

Poor

Over: Little Gulley Creek

8.7 Miles West of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,100

CR 379

Poor

Over: Kennedy Creek

7.6 Miles West of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1958 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 250

5TH STREET

Poor

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.34 MI W OF EDGEWOOD AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1974 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,701

CR 40

Poor

Over: BIRD CREEK

5.9 MI SOUTHWEST OF US 19, Levy, FL

Built 1959 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 3,800

US98 SR30

Poor

Over: East Bay (ICWW)

West end of Tyndall A.F.B, Bay, FL

Built 1965 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 19,800

Prim Avenue

Poor

Over: Holmes Creek

0.93 Miles West of SR 77, Jackson, FL

Built 1994 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 72

Showing 12,751-12,800 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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