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

SHERIDAN ST(CR822)

Fair

Over: FLORIDAS TURNPIKE

0.3 Mi. W of US-441, Broward, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 45,800

COMP I-195

Fair

Over: NORTHBOUND ALTON ROAD

RAMP OFF JULIA TUTTLE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 15,500

I-95 NB

Fair

Over: NW 10&11TH ST & NW 11 TR

S OF MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 88,250

NW S River Drive

Fair

Over: Palmer Lake

1500Ft N of NW 33rd Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1949 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,662

Sadowski Cswy.

Fair

Over: Beamers Channel

0.2Mi. E of US-1 (MM53.5), Monroe, FL

Built 2006 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,027

US-1 (SR-5)

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

1 Mile South of SR-786, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 21,500

LINTON BLVD.

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

0.2MI EAST OF US-1 (SR-5), Palm Beach, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 20,500

Old Dixie Highway

Fair

Over: CANAL-17

0.7MI N of Northlake Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1986 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 20,500

US-98 (SR-80)

Fair

Over: E-3 CANAL

1.0 mi. W of SR-809, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 37,500

Military Trail

Fair

Over: Thompson River

0.7 mi south of PGA Blvd., Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 36,000

US-92 (SR-600)

Fair

Over: CSX R/R & MCKEAN ST

0.9 MI WEST OF SR-544, Polk, FL

Built 1972 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 38,500

US-19 NB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1969 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,000

US-19 SB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1969 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,000

SR65

Fair

Over: Fort Gadsden Creek

18.0 Miles N OF US98, Franklin, FL

Built 1977 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,898

SR-528 WB

Fair

Over: Farm Access Road

SR-528 WB - Farm Access, Orange, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 27,000

SW 107th Avenue

Fair

Over: Military Canal

0.2 Mile S of SW 296th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1956 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 661

MCINTOSH ROAD

Fair

Over: PEMBERTON CREEK

0.5MI NORTH OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1972 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 2,500

1ST ST N & 54 AV N

Fair

Over: PLACIDO BAYOU

54TH AVE N & 1ST ST N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,400

US 98 SR 30

Fair

Over: Slough

1.2 Mi W OF COUNTY LINE, Gulf, FL

Built 1957 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 2,594

SR-507 NB

Fair

Over: Tillman Canal

SR-507 NB - Tillman Canal, Brevard, FL

Built 1962 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 17,000

PEARL STREET

Fair

Over: HOGAN CREEK

0.1 MI N OF 1ST STREET, Duval, FL

Built 1974 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 1,900

SR-528

Fair

Over: Farm Access Road

SR-528 EB - Farm Access, Orange, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 27,000

CR 308

Fair

Over: FRUITLAND SWAMP

6.8 MI W OF CRESCENT CITY, Putnam, FL

Built 1966 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,400

W Flagler St.

Fair

Over: Miami River

500ft W of I-95, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 14,500

SW 117th Avenue

Fair

Over: North Canal

At SW 328th Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1937 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 320

Hickory Tree Road

Fair

Over: Canal C-33

0.8 mi S of Deer Run Road, Osceola, FL

Built 1966 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 2,800

WINTERBERRY DRIVE

Fair

Over: SMOKEHOUSE CREEK

100ft. W/O HEATHWOOD, Collier, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 3,000

N. BARFIELD DRIVE

Fair

Over: MARCO RIVER INLET

1.3 MI N/O CR-92, Collier, FL

Built 2005 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 7,500

SR-66

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHARLIE BOWLEGS

8MI WEST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 6,530

CRAGMONT DRIVE

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.2 MI SOUTH OF MLK BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1987 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 150

CR-640

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

1.4 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1969 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,900

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

2.8 MI. W. OF CR-137, Suwannee, FL

Built 1968 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 16,649

US-1 NB

Fair

Over: St. Joe Canal

US-1 NB over St Joe Canal, Flagler, FL

Built 1957 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 6,050

US-1 NB

Fair

Over: Hulett Branch

US-1 NB - Hulett Branch, Flagler, FL

Built 1957 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 6,050

SR-528 WB

Fair

Over: Dallas Blvd

SR-528 WB - Dallas Blvd, Orange, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 27,000

SR-528 EB

Fair

Over: Dallas Blvd

SR-528 EB - Dallas Blvd, Orange, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 27,000

CR 309

Fair

Over: ACOSTA CREEK

1.8 MI. N. OF CR 308B, Putnam, FL

Built 1954 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 4,700

SAN DOMINGO BLVD

Fair

Over: SANTA CRUZ WATERWAY

1.0MI EAST OF CR-771, Charlotte, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 200

TROPICANA BLVD. SB

Fair

Over: TROPICANA CANAL

1MI SOUTH OF CR-886, Collier, FL

Built 1978 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 580

CR-760

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

1.2 MI WEST OF US-17, DeSoto, FL

Built 1967 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,600

US-17 (SR-35)

Fair

Over: SAND GULLEY

8.2MI NORTH OF SR-70, DeSoto, FL

Built 1981 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 15,100

GRIFFIN RD

Fair

Over: UNCLE JOES CANAL

0.7MI NORTH OF CR-720, Glades, FL

Built 1955 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 55

CR-835

Fair

Over: TOMS DITCH (SFWMD L-1E)

7.6 MILES S OF US-27, Hendry, FL

Built 1986 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 900

BRANCH FORBES RD.

Fair

Over: PEMBERTON CREEK

0.3 MI. NORTH OF I-4, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1974 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 6,200

LAUREL STREET

Fair

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

DOWNTOWN TAMPA, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1926 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 7,700

US-19

Fair

Over: ROSS CANAL

1.6 Mi South of SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 1970 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 58,500

4TH WAHNETA ST. E

Fair

Over: WAHNETA DRAINAGE CANAL

0.5MI EAST OF CR-655, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 30

HARBOR DRIVE

Fair

Over: DEERTOWN GULLY

1.2MI S OF VENICE AVE. W, Sarasota, FL

Built 1962 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 4,400

CR 245

Fair

Over: PRICE CREEK

1.75 MI SOUTH OF SR 100, Columbia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,700

CR 135

Fair

Over: ROARING CREEK

6.4 MI SOUTH OF CR 6, Hamilton, FL

Built 1968 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 550

Showing 1,501-1,550 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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