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

CR 361

Poor

Over: SPRING WARRIOR CREEK

5.9 MI SOUTH OF US 19, Taylor, FL

Built 1940 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 2,400

SW 152nd Street

Poor

Over: Canal 100-A

250Ft. W of SW 77th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 18,758

CR 846

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE CNL

4.5 Miles E OF SR 29, Collier, FL

Built 1948 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,200

US90 SR10

Poor

Over: Chipola River

0.6Mi. East of SR73, Jackson, FL

Built 1943 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 23,500

Tobacco Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Slough

1.27 Mi East of Odom Road, Jackson, FL

Built 1995 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 44

US90 SR10

Poor

Over: White River

1.4Mi East of County Line, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 20,750

CR-865 Estero Blvd

Poor

Over: BIG CARLOS PASS

8.1 MI NW OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 10,300

NW 5TH STREET

Poor

Over: HILLSBORO L-14 CANAL

0.4 MI W of SR-7 (US-441), Palm Beach, FL

Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,825

Americus Avenue

Poor

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.1 Mile North US90/SR30, Gulf, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 385

West Dodson Road

Poor

Over: Penny Creek

0.3 Mi South of Steele Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 75

NE123RD ST.

Poor

Over: INTRACOASTAL W/WAY

0.8 MILE EAST OF US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1951 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 21,000

KISMET PKWY

Poor

Over: LOCHNESS CANAL

300FT E of NELSON DR, Lee, FL

Built 1972 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 5,100

Woodrun Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.5 Mi S of SR 10, Escambia, FL

Built 1976 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 100

US-1 NB

Poor

Over: Turnbull Creek

US-1 NB - Turnbull Creek, Volusia, FL

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,650

PASCO ROAD

Poor

Over: STANLEY BRANCH

1.2MI N OF SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 1965 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 360

CR 14

Poor

Over: SAMPALA SWAMP

0.5 MI EAST OF CR 360, Madison, FL

Built 1950 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,400

SR-A1A

Poor

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

200 East of US-1(SR-5), St. Lucie, FL

Built 1963 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 7,100

72nd Court East

Poor

Over: Williams Creek

0.8 Mi North of SR 70, Manatee, FL

Built 1998 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 1,500

Clemmons Road

Poor

Over: Sikes Creek

3.43 Miles East of CR 179, Holmes, FL

Built 2002 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 66

Beaver Dam Road

Poor

Over: Beaver Dam Creek

0.9 Mi West of Geddie Rd, Leon, FL

Built 2005 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25

Joe Thomas Road W

Poor

Over: Harvey Creek

1.8 Miles South of SR 20, Leon, FL

Built 1948 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 66

US-1 (SR-5)

Poor

Over: Earman River (C-17)

Just North of SR-850, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 29,500

US-1 BUS. & SR-5A

Poor

Over: SAN SEBASTIAN RIVER

IN ST. AUGUSTINE, St. Johns, FL

Built 1949 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 16,500

NE 23rd Avenue

Poor

Over: Oleta River

130Ft. N of NE 192nd St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,481

Cocoplum Road WB

Poor

Over: Lago Monaco

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

Built 1975 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,693

Cocoplum Road EB

Poor

Over: Lago Monaco

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

Built 1975 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 2,693

S Dianna Street

Poor

Over: Stone Mill Creek

1.3 Miles West of SR 71, Gulf, FL

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 44

SR-105 (HECKSCHER)

Poor

Over: BROWNS CREEK

SR-105 OVER BROWNS CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 1963 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 7,500

CR-941 Boca Chica

Poor

Over: Similar Sound Local Cnl

0.6 Mile E of US1 MM 10.7, Monroe, FL

Built 1957 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,230

Cane Creek Road

Poor

Over: Cane Creek

1.87 Mi South of CR 274, Gadsden, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 235

County Line Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.9 Mi South of SR 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1992 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25

CR 280A

Poor

Over: Bruce Creek

0.1 Mi N of McCall Dairy, Walton, FL

Built 1956 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 650

SW 144th Street

Poor

Over: Canal C-100-A

100Ft. W of SW 74thCourt, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,292

SW 124th Avenue

Poor

Over: Canal C-102-N

0.3 Mi S of SW 232nd St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 323

DEL PRADO BLVD NB

Poor

Over: LIDO CANAL

0.5MI S OF VET MEM PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 43,000

Curtiss Parkway

Poor

Over: Miami Canal

At Okeechobee Rd. US-27, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1941 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,500

SW 117th Ave.

Poor

Over: Town and Country Lake

800Ft. N of SW 88th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1985 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 39,107

BELCHER RD CR-501

Poor

Over: ALLENS CREEK

0.7MI S OF BELLEAIR RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 17,300

North Bear Crk Rd

Poor

Over: Bear Creek

0.26 Mi East US 231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 170

TROPICANA BLVD. NB

Poor

Over: TROPICANA CANAL

1.0MI SOUTH OF CR-886, Collier, FL

Built 1978 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 580

US-17 SB (SR-5)

Poor

Over: BROWARD RIVER

US-17 OVER BROWARD RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1925 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 10,750

W ATLANTIC BLVD WB

Poor

Over: C-2 DRAINAGE CANAL

1.1MI E OF SAWGRASS EXPY, Broward, FL

Built 1973 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 16,200

Two Pen Ridge

Poor

Over: Stone Mill Creek

3.1 Miles North of SR 22, Gulf, FL

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 55

CR 30A

Poor

Over: Western Lake

2 Mi West of Hwy 395, Walton, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,000

CR 276A

Poor

Over: Holmes Creek

0.7 Mi West of CR 277, Washington, FL

Built 1971 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,000

CR-939B

Poor

Over: Unnamed Sugarloaf Canal

0.3 Mile S of CR-939A, Monroe, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2

SR-A1A (Ocean Dr.)

Poor

Over: Big Mud Creek

0.23 Mi N FPL Power Plant, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 3,800

SR-A1A (Ocean Dr.)

Poor

Over: Blind Creek

0.83 Mi N FPL Power Plant, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 3,800

NE 96th Street

Poor

Over: Bay Harbor Waterway

0.7 Mile W of A1A, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1958 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 23,500

NW 74th Avenue

Poor

Over: Dressel Dairy Canal

300 ft S/O NW 36th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1971 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,040

Showing 12,851-12,900 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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