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

SR-A1A

Fair

Over: Tide Relief Canal

2.5 Miles East of US-1, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,300

RANGE ROAD 211

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

5.2 MILES EAST OF S.R. 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

NW BROWNVILLE RD

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER RELIEF

1.0 MI W OF US-17, DeSoto, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 500

HEARD BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

1.6 MI W OF CR-664A, Hardee, FL

Built 1954 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 950

ROGER ROAD

Fair

Over: TOMS DITCH 2

100 FT S OF CR-835, Hendry, FL

Built 1986 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 119

US-41 SB (SR-45)

Fair

Over: ALAFIA RIVER

7.5 MILES SOUTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1959 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40,500

SR618 SELMON EB

Fair

Over: CR-573 78TH ST & PALM R

0.1MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 38,750

PLANT AVENUE

Fair

Over: HILLS. BAY & BAYSHORE B.

BRIDGE OFF DAVIS ISLAND, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1927 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,950

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.5MI N. OF NORTH BAY DR, Lee, FL

Built 1976 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 47,000

DEL PRADO BLVD SB

Fair

Over: LIDO CANAL

0.5 MI S OF VET MEM PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 43,000

GLEASON PARKWAY

Fair

Over: ENTERPRISE CANAL

0.5MI E OF CHIQUITA BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5,300

NELSON RD NB

Fair

Over: HERMOSA CANAL

0.1MI N OF TROPICANA PKWY, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,550

SR-693 SB

Fair

Over: BOCA CIEGA BAY

0.8 MI. N OF SR-699, Pinellas, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 13,500

BETHLEHEM ROAD

Fair

Over: S PRONG ALAFIA RIVER

1.5 MI WEST OF SR-37, Polk, FL

Built 1950 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 279

CR 325

Fair

Over: HAMPTON LAKE

1.2 MI SOUTH OF CR 18, Bradford, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,000

CR 18

Fair

Over: SAMPSON RIVER

0.7 MI WEST OF CR 225, Bradford, FL

Built 1979 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,700

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Shoal River

3.7 Miles E. of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1930 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 8,600

SR20

Fair

Over: Mullet Creek

13.9 Miles West of US331, Walton, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 10,500

SR-826

Fair

Over: NW 17TH AVE

1MI E OF SR817(NW27AVE), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 135,000

SR-994 (SW 200 St)

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK CANAL C-1-W

SW 130 Ave / SW 200 St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 19,400

SR-9 (NW 27 Ave)NB

Fair

Over: Miami River

NW 27 Ave & Miami River, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1997 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 17,750

SW 157th Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal C-103-N

0.1 Mi N/O SW 264th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,270

Caribbean Blvd.

Fair

Over: Bel Aire Canal C-1-N

200ft. E Of SW 103rd Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 20,849

Daytonia Road

Fair

Over: W Biscayne Point Canal

SW End of Biscayne Point, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2001 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 520

Boca Chica(CR-941)

Fair

Over: Geiger Key Cut

2.8Mi S of SR-5 (MM 10.7), Monroe, FL

Built 1955 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 592

CR-68

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

4.9 MI W OF US-441, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1957 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,000

SR-100

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

1.86 MI. W. OF CR-309, Putnam, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 7,800

SR-90 SW 8 ST

Fair

Over: CORAL GABLES CANAL

300FT. E OF SR-826, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 54,000

SR 91 TPK SB 294.2

Fair

Over: CR 48

3.7 MI S OF SUMTER CO LN, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 29,300

SR8 I10

Fair

Over: Timberlane School Road

0.5 Mile W. of SR61, Leon, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 34,833

US-1 SB (SR-15)

Fair

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVER

US-1 OVER LTL.TROUT RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1939 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 16,000

US-ALT-1 (SR-115)

Fair

Over: 11th ST.

US-A-1(SR-115) / 11th ST., Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 45,500

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: WHEAT RD.

0.5 MI. S. OF 103rd ST., Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 27,250

West V Road

Fair

Over: ETONIAH CREEK

0.9 MI. N. OF SR-100, Putnam, FL

Built 1990 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 1

ENTRANCE RD.

Fair

Over: HOSPITAL CREEK

DEAF & BLIND SCH ST.AUG., St. Johns, FL

Built 1967 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 51

CR 13

Fair

Over: TOCOI CREEK

2.2 MI NORTH OF CR 214, St. Johns, FL

Built 1979 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 750

US-441

Fair

Over: Tyson Creek

US-441 - Tyson Creek, Osceola, FL

Built 1971 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 3,100

EDGEWATER DR.

Fair

Over: ELKCAM WATERWAY

1.25MI W OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1991 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 13,200

GLEASON PKWY

Fair

Over: COURTNEY CANAL

0.3MI E OF SKYLINE BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 8,000

NE 18TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK CANAL C-14

0.3MI S OF MCNAB ROAD, Broward, FL

Built 1959 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 23,002

SW 162nd Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal C-103S

0.3 Mi. S of SW 312th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 6,712

21ST ST SW

Fair

Over: LATERAL CANAL

33FT E OF CR-611 43RD AVE, Indian River, FL

Built 1961 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 101

CR-880

Fair

Over: C-51 CANAL

0.1MI W of US-98 / SR-441, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1937 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 14,400

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: CLARKS CANAL

2.9MI S of SR-762, Charlotte, FL

Built 1977 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 21,317

36TH AVE

Fair

Over: DELANEY CREEK

AT 36TH AVE AND 54TH ST, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,000

DIPLOMAT PKWY WB

Fair

Over: ZANZABAR CANAL

0.15 MI W/O NELSON RD, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 6,720

I-275 SB

Fair

Over: TAMPA BAY

0.7 MI S OF SKYWAY BRIDGE, Manatee, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 35,250

PEEPLES RD

Fair

Over: WHIDDEN CREEK OVERFLOW

2.8 MI SOUTH OF CR-630, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 225

US-441 (SR-25)

Fair

Over: NW. 8th AVE.

US-441 OVER NW. 8th AVE., Alachua, FL

Built 1955 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 24,500

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE WARRIOR CREEK

5.7 MI. SOUTH OF CR-30, Taylor, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 5,800

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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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