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

US-98 (SR-30)

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

5 MI. W. OF PERRY, Taylor, FL

Built 1953 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,800

SR281 Avalon Blvd.

Fair

Over: East Bay

0.9mi. North of US98, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1999 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 6,500

SR-40

Fair

Over: Unnamed Outfall

1.2 Mi. W of Barberville, Volusia, FL

Built 1935 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 8,600

Old Dixie Highway

Fair

Over: Canal

0.5 Mi. N of Pine Tree Ln, Volusia, FL

Built 1980 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 3,100

US-1 (SR-5)

Fair

Over: Dania Cut-Off Canal

.27 Miles South of SR-818, Broward, FL

Built 1931 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 44,000

US-1 TO I-95 SB

Fair

Over: I-95 NB TO SE 1ST AVE

DOWNTOWN INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 16,000

NW 15th Street

Fair

Over: Tamiami Canal

700Ft. E of Perimeter Rd, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 9,690

US-1 (SR-5) NB

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

N of Roosevelt Bridge, Martin, FL

Built 1958 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 25,250

SR-807 Congress Av

Fair

Over: L-6 Canal

1.0 mi South of SR-80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2000 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 32,500

EISENHOWER DR.

Fair

Over: VENUS WATERWAY

100FT E OF WHEATLEY ST., Charlotte, FL

Built 1972 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,200

SR-674

Fair

Over: LITTLE MANATEE RELIEF

2.3 MI WEST OF CR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1992 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 5,800

COLDING LOOP RD

Fair

Over: CARLTON BRANCH

0.8MI S OF SWEAT LOOP RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100

PIPPIN ROAD

Fair

Over: GRASSY CREEK BRANCH

0.4 MI N OF HOLLOWAY RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1974 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 330

90TH AVE. N

Fair

Over: REDHEAD CANAL

650FT. W OF 60TH STREET N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1965 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,506

SR-60

Fair

Over: MULBERRY DRAINAGE CANAL

0.12 MI EAST OF SR-37, Polk, FL

Built 1942 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 23,000

US-41 (SR-45) SB

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK

0.9 MILES SOUTH OF CR-789, Sarasota, FL

Built 1928 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 17,000

WEBBER ST.

Fair

Over: PHILLIPPI CREEK

0.5 MI E of TUTTLE AVE, Sarasota, FL

Built 1969 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 12,200

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: City Street

0.8 Miles West of SR71, Gulf, FL

Built 1958 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 11,200

EAST LAS OLAS BLVD

Fair

Over: HIMMARSHEE CANAL

0.3 MI EAST OF US-1, Broward, FL

Built 1930 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 20,405

SR91 NB TPK 2.241

Fair

Over: SR 91 TPK (DOLPHIN INT)

RAMP N TO W (N NW 199 ST), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1988 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,200

CR-439

Fair

Over: Black Water Swamp

0.39 Mile South of CR-42, Lake, FL

Built 1960 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 4,500

BAY DRIVE

Fair

Over: TIDAL CANAL

1.1 MILE W OF BAILEY RD, Lee, FL

Built 1988 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 4

I-275 SB (US 19)

Fair

Over: BUNCES PASS

1.4MI N/O SUNSHINE SKYWAY, Pinellas, FL

Built 1968 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 32,608

NICHOLS RD CR-676

Fair

Over: N. PRONG ALAFIA RIVER

1MI SOUTHWEST OF SR-60, Polk, FL

Built 1971 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,921

CR 789 (BLKBRN PT)

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

0.6MI W of US 41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1925 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,500

HEFFERON DRIVE EXT

Fair

Over: HERITAGE PARK CANAL

0.8 MI S OF WOODLAWN RD, St. Johns, FL

Built 2006 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 101

CASTLE HARBOR ISLE

Fair

Over: TOULON WATERWAY

0.1MI W OF NE 34TH AVENUE, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 520

NE 41ST STREET

Fair

Over: TOULON WATERWAY

0.1MI W OF NE 34TH AVE, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 520

SW 56th Street

Fair

Over: Snapper Creek Canal

At SW 117th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1988 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 28,500

SR91 N/S TPK 135.6

Fair

Over: BESSEY CREEK

1.3 MI N OF STUART INTRCH, Martin, FL

Built 1957 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 59,900

US 41 SB (SR 45)

Fair

Over: COCOHATCHEE RIVER

0.67 mile N of SR-846, Collier, FL

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 59,000

US 301 (SR 43)

Fair

Over: LIGHTFOOT CREEK

2.5MI S OF SAFFOLD RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1924 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,800

SR-60 WB

Fair

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

1.8 MILES EAST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15,162

SR-60 EB

Fair

Over: TAMPA BYPASS CANAL

1.8MI EAST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15,162

JOHN MORRIS RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.9MI SOUTH OF CR-869, Lee, FL

Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,187

US-98 SR-700

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

1.1 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1928 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,300

CR-630

Fair

Over: IDA BRANCH

1.0MI E OF ALT-27/SR-17, Polk, FL

Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,100

CR-640

Fair

Over: THIRTY MILE CREEK

2.8 MI WEST OF SR-37, Polk, FL

Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,000

SR-18

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER

5.2 MI. W. OF SR-235, Bradford, FL

Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 900

US-41 (SR-25)

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA CREEK

0.1 MI. N. SANTA FE RIVER, Columbia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,800

US-19 SB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: JUJU CREEK

1.6 MI. N. OF CR-358, Dixie, FL

Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,500

US-19 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF US-98, Taylor, FL

Built 1935 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,200

SR-100

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER

0.4 MI. W. OF CR-235, Union, FL

Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,100

CR 388

Fair

Over: Econfina Creek

7.4 Miles East of SR 77, Bay, FL

Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,050

CR 389

Fair

Over: Beatty Bayou

0.54 Miles North of CR390, Bay, FL

Built 1992 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,800

33rd Street

Fair

Over: Robinson Bayou

0.03 Mi West of CR 385, Bay, FL

Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 550

CR 99

Fair

Over: Little Pine Barren Creek

0.52 Mi North of CR 97, Escambia, FL

Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,200

US29 SR95

Fair

Over: Canoe Creek

13.5 Mi North of SR97, Escambia, FL

Built 1988 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,076

CR 12

Fair

Over: Shaw Creek

7.0 Mi East of US27/SR63, Gadsden, FL

Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000

CR 157

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.4 Mi South of CR 12A, Gadsden, FL

Built 2009 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,400

Showing 1,251-1,300 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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