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

CR939 Sugarloaf B.

Poor

Over: Un-Named Channel

0.8 Mile E of US-1 MM 17, Monroe, FL

Built 1961 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 592

West Dixie Highway

Poor

Over: Oleta River

400 Ft. N of NE 172nd St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1985 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,182

Rice Machine Road

Poor

Over: Rice Machine Branch

1.2 Mi W Malcolm Taylo Rd, Holmes, FL

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 60

Roping Road

Poor

Over: Bee Branch

0.8 Miles North of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 2009 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 60

CR 368

Poor

Over: Porter Lake Relief

2.4 Miles East of CR 67, Liberty, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 250

Noma Road

Poor

Over: Mill Branch

1.2 Miles East of SR 79, Holmes, FL

Built 2023 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 20

SR-26

Poor

Over: HATCHET CREEK

1.2 MI. E. OF SR-222, Alachua, FL

Built 1959 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,300

SR71

Poor

Over: Baker Branch

5.2Mi. South of SR20, Calhoun, FL

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,600

I10 SR8

Poor

Over: SR297 Pine Forest

3.0Miles W. of US29 SR95, Escambia, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,494

Buck Siding Road

Poor

Over: Whiskey George Creek

6.6 Miles East of SR 65, Franklin, FL

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

North Road

Poor

Over: Sandbank Creek

0.45 Miles East of SR 65, Franklin, FL

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Gully Branch Road

Poor

Over: Pine Log Creek

0.35 Mi West of CR 67, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Number Three Road

Poor

Over: New River

0.02 Miles N of Mill Road, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Gully Branch Road

Poor

Over: New River

5.9 Miles West of SR 67, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Rock Landing Road

Poor

Over: Gator Creek

6.5 Miles West of CR 67, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Buck Siding Road

Poor

Over: North Road Branch

0.02 Mi West of North Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Buck Siding Road

Poor

Over: Trout Creek

0.05 Mi W. of Car Body Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Pine Log Road

Poor

Over: Pine Log Creek

0.33 Mi S Rock Landing Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Warren Bluff Road

Poor

Over: Fish Branch

3.9 Mi S Gully Branch Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Pidcock Road

Poor

Over: Ditch

2.1 Miles East of SR 65, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Buck Siding Road

Poor

Over: Ditch

4.58 Miles East of SR 65, Franklin, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

New Bridge Road

Poor

Over: Hunter Creek

0.73 Mi E of Central Road, Gadsden, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Adolph Whitaker Rd

Poor

Over: Wrights Creek

0.49 Miles East of CR 177, Holmes, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 66

Springhill Road

Poor

Over: Munson Slough

1.08 Miles East of SR 263, Leon, FL

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,400

Turkey Flat Road

Poor

Over: GW Creek

1.5 Mi West of Geddie Rd, Leon, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Ward Basin Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Bayou

1.87Mi South of I-10, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000

I-95 NB

Poor

Over: SR-406

I-95 NB over SR-406, Brevard, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,250

SR-13

Poor

Over: NEW ROSE CREEK

SR-13 OVER NEW ROSE CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,000

CR-315

Poor

Over: Daisy Creek

7.2 mi N of SR-40, Marion, FL

Built 1958 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,500

CR-664

Poor

Over: LITTLE PAYNE CREEK

1.6 MI WEST OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1915 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 600

SR-51

Poor

Over: BRITT CREEK

1.4 MI. N. OF DIXIE CO., Lafayette, FL

Built 1940 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 550

SR934 WB (870550)

Poor

Over: East Biscayne Bay

E. of North Bay Island, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 22,500

I-10 SR-8

Poor

Over: PIDDLIN CREEK

4.4 Mi. WEST OF SR-14, Madison, FL

Built 1973 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 20,200

SR934 EB (870084)

Poor

Over: EAST BISCAYNE BAY

E. of North Bay Island, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 22,500

SR-A1A

Poor

Over: Sebastian Inlet

6.2 Miles N of SR-510, Indian River, FL

Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,214

US-221 (SR-55)

Poor

Over: TWO PINES CREEK

7.1 MI. N. OF PERRY, Taylor, FL

Built 1939 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,600

CR 177

Poor

Over: Ten Mile Creek

5.3 Miles West of SR 79, Holmes, FL

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,800

CR 279

Poor

Over: Dram Branch

1.15 Mi South of I 10, Washington, FL

Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,500

Yacht Club Way

Poor

Over: Canal

0.1Mi W of Country Club E, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1981 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,250

CR 125

Poor

Over: DAUGHERTY BRANCH

1.2 MI SOUTH OF CR 127, Baker, FL

Built 1951 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 6,600

CR-661

Poor

Over: BUNKER CREEK

0.8 MI N OF SR-70, DeSoto, FL

Built 1979 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 950

Sea Ray Drive

Poor

Over: Sykes Creek

1.9mi W of N Banana Ri Dr, Brevard, FL

Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,202

NW 95th Street

Poor

Over: Little River Canal

0.1 Mile E of NW 17th Ave, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 4,220

DEADMAN CREEK-Brid

Poor

Over: DEADMAN CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Leon, FL

Built 1979 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 5

SOUTH SEAS COURT

Poor

Over: TIDAL CANAL

200ft. N/O CR-92, Collier, FL

Built 1986 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 550

I10 SR8

Poor

Over: US90A SR10

1.6 Miles West of SR297, Escambia, FL

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 26,494

SR-A1A SR105 FERRY

Poor

Over: ST. JOHNS RIVER

FERRY RAMP AT FORT GEORGE, Duval, FL

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,500

SW 97th AVENUE

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK CANAL

0.8 Mile N of SW 248th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1964 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 2,400

43RD STREET SOUTH

Poor

Over: CLAM BAYOU OUTFALL

0.8 MI S OF CENTRAL AVE, Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,667

Old Daytona Rd

Poor

Over: Little Haw Creek

0.1 Mi. W. of Marsh Rd., Volusia, FL

Built 1937 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 40

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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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