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

Road 5

Fair

Over: Right Prong Creek

0.5 Mi N Stone Mill Ck Rd, Gulf, FL

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 770

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Camp Branch

2.2mi. East of SR79, Holmes, FL

Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Camp Branch

2.2mi. East of SR79, Holmes, FL

Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,500

CR 177

Fair

Over: Gum Creek

2.6 Miles North of SR 79, Holmes, FL

Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,800

US231 SR75

Fair

Over: Russ Mill Creek

4.9mi. North of US90 SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,600

CR 375

Fair

Over: Hubbard Branch

0.42 Miles South of SR 20, Leon, FL

Built 1952 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 600

SR 65

Fair

Over: Western Branch

5.5 miles S. of SR 20, Liberty, FL

Built 1946 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 700

Ludlum Road

Fair

Over: Horsehead Creek

2.22 Mi North of SR 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100

West Kelly Road

Fair

Over: Little Horse Creek

0.78 Mi E of LG Rssell Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50

S. Antioch Road

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

0.3Mi W of S Ferdon Blvd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1996 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,100

Rasberry Road

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

0.6 mi W of Hwy 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 28

SR87

Fair

Over: Clear Creek

0.1 Miles North of SR87A, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,400

Fisher Old Mill Rd

Fair

Over: Burnt Grocery Creek

0.71 Mi E of Miller Blf, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50

CR 278

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.56 Mi West of SR 273, Washington, FL

Built 1951 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 900

CR 276

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.84 Mi S of CR 277, Washington, FL

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 700

CR 278

Fair

Over: Reedy Creek

0.14 Mi East of SR 77, Washington, FL

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,000

US-17 SB (SR-15)

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

N. OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Clay, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 17,250

US-17 NB (SR-15)

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

N. OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Clay, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 17,250

SR-211

Fair

Over: AZALEA CREEK

SR-211 OVER AZALEA CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 1922 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,800

I-10EB TO I-295 NB

Fair

Over: I-295 SB (SR-9A)

I-10EB TO I-295NB/I-295SB, Duval, FL

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 14,000

TROUT RIVER BLVD.

Fair

Over: I-295 (SR-9A)

7.6 MI. N. OF I-10, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,561

ALTA DRIVE

Fair

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF NEW BERLIN, Duval, FL

Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,400

CR-304

Fair

Over: Sweet Water Creek

3.4 miles East of SR-11, Flagler, FL

Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,350

I-4 WB

Fair

Over: Central Fl Pkwy

I-4 WB - Central Fl Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 90,000

I-4 EB

Fair

Over: Central Fl Parkway

I-4 EB - Central Fl Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 90,000

Buena Vista Drive

Fair

Over: World Drive

Reedy Creek Imp. Dist, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,500

NE 48 Street

Fair

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

1mi N of SR834(Sample Rd), Broward, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 22,000

SR838 Sunrise Blvd

Fair

Over: I-95 (SR-9) & RR

Sunrise Blvd. over I-95, Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 49,500

Flamingo Rd.

Fair

Over: Canal C-11 South

141 ft. N of Stirling Rd., Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 43,500

NE 38 STREET

Fair

Over: CORAL WATERWAY

0.4MI W OF US-1, Broward, FL

Built 1953 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,475

77th Street

Fair

Over: Tatum Waterway

0.4 Mile W of SR-A1A, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,916

17th Street

Fair

Over: Collins Canal

400ft. West of Alton Rd, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,825

SR 707 (Dixie Hwy)

Fair

Over: St. Lucie River

1/4Mi W of New Roosevelt, Martin, FL

Built 1964 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,400

CR-68

Fair

Over: JOE GORE SLOUGH

0.6 MI E OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000

CR-68

Fair

Over: GOMEZ CREEK

1.0 MI E OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000

WB SR 802 Lake Ave

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

Lake Ave / ICWW, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,350

EB SR 802 Lake Ave

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

Lake Ave. / ICWW, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,350

JUPITER BEACH RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ICWW

0.2MI E OF A1A, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1981 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000

SAVONA BLVD.

Fair

Over: CANAL C-24

0.5MI N of GATLIN BLVD., St. Lucie, FL

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,600

FROSTPROOF ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLINGHAM CREEK

2.9 MILES NORTH OF INTERS, Polk, FL

Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50

OLD MEMORIAL HWY

Fair

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH CREEK

0.4MI W OF COUNTRYWAY BLV, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1977 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,700

SR-72

Fair

Over: COW PEN SLOUGH

4.0 MI EAST OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 1954 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 7,300

SR 91 SB 305.9

Fair

Over: SCL RAILROAD

7.7MI N OF LAKE COUNTY, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 24,800

SR 91 NB 305.9

Fair

Over: SCL RAILROAD

7.7 MI N OF LAKE COUNTY, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 24,800

CR 225

Fair

Over: HATCHETT CREEK

2.2 MI NORTH OF SR 24, Alachua, FL

Built 1952 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 2,500

DEKLE BEACH BLVD

Fair

Over: DEKLE BEACH CANAL

1.8 MI WEST OF CR 361, Taylor, FL

Built 1994 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 71

CR 160

Fair

Over: Little Creek

4.5 Miles West of SR 79, Holmes, FL

Built 1967 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 400

SW 280th Street

Fair

Over: Canal C-103-N

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

Built 1972 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 2,289

Jensen Bch. Cswy.

Fair

Over: W. Relief Indian River

W. of Jensen Bch. Cswy., Martin, FL

Built 1987 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 11,500

SR-710

Fair

Over: LETTUCE CREEK

8.9MI SE OF SR-70, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1958 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 9,600

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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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