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

Rickenbacker Cswy

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

0.8 Mile E of Toll Plaza, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 33,007

SR 804 Boynton B B

Fair

Over: I 95 SR 9

1 mile West of US 1, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 56,000

RANGE ROAD 232

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.75 MILES WEST OF S.R. 8, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 233

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.25 MILES SOUTH OF RANGE, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

ROCKRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: DOG DITCH

3.2 MI NORTH OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 7,000

I-75 SB

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH CANAL

0.3MI N OF SUMTER BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 36,000

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH CANAL

0.3MI N OF SUMTER BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 36,000

I-10 EB SR-8

Fair

Over: CR-150 & SG RR

I-10 EB / CR-150 & SGRR, Madison, FL

Built 1972 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 11,250

SW 99th Avenue

Fair

Over: Snapper Creek Canal

75Ft. S of Snapper Crk Dr, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 9,504

SR 91 TPK NS 217

Fair

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

8.6 MILES N OF CR 523, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 36,000

CR 768

Fair

Over: I-75 (SR 93)

1 MI S OF CR-768 NORTH, Charlotte, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,600

CR-470

Fair

Over: TSALA APOPKA LAKE

3.2 MILES EAST OF US-41, Citrus, FL

Built 1961 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,000

N. MANHATTAN AVE.

Fair

Over: CHANNEL H

0.6MI SOUTH OF WATERS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,700

US-27 SB

Fair

Over: Helena Run

US-27 SB - Helena Run, Lake, FL

Built 1927 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,250

SR-44

Fair

Over: Blackwater Creek

SR-44 - Blackwater Creek, Lake, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 8,500

CELTIC STREET

Fair

Over: ANCLOTE RIVER

0.1MI SOUTH OF SR-54, Pasco, FL

Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 700

NORTHGATE BLVD.

Fair

Over: CANAL 3-5

0.5 MI WEST OF US-301, Sarasota, FL

Built 1975 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 101

CART FORD-Bridge

Fair

Over: CART FORD

NATIONAL FOREST, Wakulla, FL

Built 1980 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5

OLD MORRIS BRIDGE

Fair

Over: COWHOUSE CREEK

1.1MI S OF CR-579, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1961 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 60

CR-694

Fair

Over: CROSS BAYOU

0.8 MI E OF STARKEY ROAD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1976 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 49,500

US-19 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: WOODS CREEK

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

Built 1956 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 7,600

CR 18

Fair

Over: Bluff Creek

1.8 Mi. W. of SR 121, Union, FL

Built 1955 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,700

SR 65

Fair

Over: Doyle Creek

8.3 Miles N OF US98, Franklin, FL

Built 1980 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,898

US-1

Fair

Over: Elbow Creek

US-1 over Elbow Creek, Brevard, FL

Built 1961 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 46,500

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

I-295 / TROUT RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 34,250

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

I-295 / TROUT RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 34,250

WB SR A1A

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

Port Everglades, Broward, FL

Built 1999 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 16,750

NE 36ST TO I195 EB

Fair

Over: WESTSHORE WATERWAY

0.5MI E OF SR-5, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 14,500

SR 878

Fair

Over: FEC R/R SW70 & SW72 AVE

0.15 miles West of US 1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1979 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 44,200

SW 217th Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal C-113

3/4 Mile S of 296th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1969 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 478

109TH STREET

Fair

Over: PARK LATERAL CANAL

0.3MI WEST OF CR-507, Indian River, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 101

Palm Avenue

Fair

Over: Garrison Bight

0.2 Mile W of US-1, Monroe, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 15,026

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER BRANCH

0.6MI. E OF CLEVELAND AVE, Charlotte, FL

Built 1976 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,100

WEST MARION AVENUE

Fair

Over: TARPON INLET

0.3MI E OF COLONY POINT, Charlotte, FL

Built 1986 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,800

ALPACA DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRITON CANAL

AT CR-597 SHOAL LINE BD, Hernando, FL

Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,000

DICKMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: DOLPHIN COVE

0.2MI. N OF APOLLO BCH BL, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,090

NELSON ROAD (SB)

Fair

Over: HERMOSA CANAL

0.1MI N of TROPICANA PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,550

US-19 SB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: DOG FENNEL CREEK

1 MI. S. OF SR-51, Dixie, FL

Built 1948 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,500

US-19 SB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

US-19 / TEN MILE CREEK, Levy, FL

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,450

US-19 NB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

US-19 / TEN MILE CREEK, Levy, FL

Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,450

CR-316

Fair

Over: Ocklawaha River

4.0Mi E of CR-315, Marion, FL

Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,100

US331 SR187

Fair

Over: Big Swamp Creek

8.0 mi. North of US90, Walton, FL

Built 1989 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,700

McLeod Road

Fair

Over: Days Branch

0.15 Mi East of CR 183, Walton, FL

Built 1985 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 50

SR-401 NB

Fair

Over: Service Rd & Canal

SR-401 NB - Barge Canal, Brevard, FL

Built 1972 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,650

SR-13 SB

Fair

Over: GOODBYS LAKE

SR-13 / GOODBYS LAKE, Duval, FL

Built 1947 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 23,750

GARDEN STREET

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

3.2 MI W OF US 1, Duval, FL

Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,400

SR-10

Fair

Over: LITTLE POTTSBURG CREEK

SR-10/LTL. POTTSBURG CRK., Duval, FL

Built 1926 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 31,000

US-1 (SR-15)

Fair

Over: KATIE CREEK

1.8 MI. N. OF SR-200, Nassau, FL

Built 1954 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 15,700

SR-408 EB

Fair

Over: Church Street

SR-408 EB - Church St, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 57,500

SR-21

Fair

Over: LAKE MELROSE CREEK

1.3 MI. S. OF SR-26, Putnam, FL

Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,800

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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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