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

CR 238A-SW 107 AVE

Fair

Over: Fern Pond Creek

0.8 Mi. North of CR 18, Union, FL

Built 1955 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 350

CR 2321

Fair

Over: Gainer Bayou

1.0 Miles East of SR 77, Bay, FL

Built 1957 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 9,500

CR269

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

4.2 Miles E. of Co. Line, Gadsden, FL

Built 1976 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 700

US319 SR61

Fair

Over: Foshalee Slu

2.0mi S of Georgia Line, Leon, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 6,259

SR-528 WB

Fair

Over: Indian River

SR-528 WB - Indian River, Brevard, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 26,545

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: AIRPORT RD.

I-95 OVER AIRPORT RD., Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 60,500

Old Dixie Highway

Fair

Over: Drainage Canal

0.8 Mi. N of Pine Tree Dr, Volusia, FL

Built 1980 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 3,100

SR 112 WB

Fair

Over: NW 22nd Avenue

1.5 mile W of I-95, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 46,250

I-95NB TO SR836WB

Fair

Over: NW 14 ST I-395 I-95

MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 15,500

SR 528 RAMP 0.0

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 4 SR 400

I-4 & SR 528 INTERSECTION, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 24,000

SW 75th Avenue

Fair

Over: Coral Gables Canal

0.1 miles S/O SW 24th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 2,250

SR91 N/S TPK 126.5

Fair

Over: PHIPP CANAL

1.0MI NORTH OF SR-708, Martin, FL

Built 1957 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 52,700

SR-808 (Glades Rd)

Fair

Over: El Rio Canal E-4

1.4 miles East of I-95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1978 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 25,000

GRANGE HALL LP

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE BRANCH

1.0 Mi. SOUTH OF SR-674, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 970

SR 91 TPK SB 291.2

Fair

Over: PALATLAKAHA RIVER

1.4 MILES S OF CR 33, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 29,300

SR 91 TPK NB 291.2

Fair

Over: PALATLAKAHA RIVER

1.4 MILES S OF CR 33, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 29,300

CR-557A

Fair

Over: EAGLE DITCH

1.0MI SOUTH OF I-4, Polk, FL

Built 1945 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,200

SNIVELY RD(CR-655)

Fair

Over: LULU CREEK

0.85MI SOUTH OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 12,600

SR-10 E.B.

Fair

Over: SAN PABLO RIVER (IWW)

SR-10 EB/San Pablo River, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 25,750

I-95 (SBL)

Fair

Over: ST MARYS RIVER

GA-FLA STATE LINE, Nassau, FL

Built 1971 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 54,710

74TH AVE.

Fair

Over: LATERAL CANAL D

AT 4TH STREET, Indian River, FL

Built 1963 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 280

NE 27TH TERRACE

Fair

Over: EUREKA CANAL

BETWEEN NE 5TH & 6TH AVE, Lee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 500

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: 66TH ST (SR-693)

0.7MI N OF SR-688, Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 79,500

SR-60

Fair

Over: BUTTERMILK SLOUGH N FORK

3.6MI W OF RIVER RANCH BL, Polk, FL

Built 1927 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 10,600

LILLY AVE

Fair

Over: CSX RR

135FT E OF 10TH ST, Polk, FL

Built 1927 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 9,000

S. SALFORD BLVD

Fair

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

0.1 MI NORTH OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1969 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 5,000

BISCAYNE DR

Fair

Over: MYAKKAHATCHEE CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 5,100

CR 325

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

5.5 MI NORTH OF SR 200, Alachua, FL

Built 1962 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 900

I-75 NB SR-93

Fair

Over: SR-121 & 331 WILLISTON R

I-75 NB at SR-121, Alachua, FL

Built 1964 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 36,250

CR 235

Fair

Over: MUD SWAMP

1.0 MI NE OF CR 231, Bradford, FL

Built 1952 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,500

NW CR 125

Fair

Over: OLUSTEE CREEK

1.3 MI WEST OF US 301, Bradford, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 500

US-221 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

5.5 MI. S. OF I-10, Madison, FL

Built 1971 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,100

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: ATHENA CREEK

7.5 MI. S. OF CR-30, Taylor, FL

Built 1965 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 5,800

E. GREEN STREET

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.7 MI EAST US 221, Taylor, FL

Built 1955 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,200

Sapp Cemetery Rd.

Fair

Over: Turkey Creek

0.25 Mi. East of CR 229, Union, FL

Built 1987 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 241

LAKE ASBURY DRIVE

Fair

Over: ASBURY SPILL

0.8 MI WEST OF CR 739, Clay, FL

Built 1970 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 309

SR-228

Fair

Over: DUVAL ST.

HAINES ST. SB / DUVAL ST., Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 13,000

Davie Blvd.

Fair

Over: South Fork of New River

Davie Blvd. East of I-95, Broward, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 39,000

SR-70

Fair

Over: KISSIMMEE RIVER

8.1 MI WEST OF US-98, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 6,200

SR 794 (Yamato Rd)

Fair

Over: El Rio Canal (E-4)

E Congress Ave and W I-95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1967 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 57,000

HANNA ROAD

Fair

Over: SHERRYS BROOK

0.5 MI N OF SUNSET LN, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,500

US-441 NB

Fair

Over: CR-25

US-441 NB - CR-25, Lake, FL

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,750

SR-52

Fair

Over: PITHLACHASCOTTEE RIVER

2.0MI W OF US-41, Pasco, FL

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 21,500

US-19/SR-55

Fair

Over: SR-688/ULMERTON RD

4.3MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 79,500

US231 SR75

Fair

Over: Bayou George

2.48mi N of CR2321, Bay, FL

Built 1995 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,250

CR 275

Fair

Over: Wildcat Creek

0.57 Miles South of SR 20, Calhoun, FL

Built 1954 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 550

SR20

Fair

Over: Sutton Creek

0.1MI West of SR71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1952 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,500

SR298

Fair

Over: Mill View Bayou

2.0Mi West of SR727, Escambia, FL

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,600

CR 196

Fair

Over: Penasula Creek

0.1 Mi North of CR 97, Escambia, FL

Built 1949 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 950

CR 67

Fair

Over: Crooked River

6.0 Mi North of US98/SR30, Franklin, FL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,600

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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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