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

US 92 SR 600 EB

Fair

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

0.4 MI W OF BUS 41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1939 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 27,250

SR-24

Fair

Over: HAVENS CREEK(#4 CHANNEL)

1 MI. W. OF CR-347, Levy, FL

Built 1974 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 2,500

US 90 SR10

Fair

Over: Ochlockonee River

Gadsden-Leon Co. Line, Leon, FL

Built 1971 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 8,900

US-1

Fair

Over: City St. & Crane Creek

US-1 - Crane Cr & City St, Brevard, FL

Built 1959 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 37,000

US-1

Fair

Over: Eau Gallie River

US-1- Eau Gallie River, Brevard, FL

Built 1961 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 55,000

CR-304

Fair

Over: Parker Canal

2.7 miles West of US-1, Flagler, FL

Built 1966 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 1,350

FLAMINGO ROAD NB

Fair

Over: NORTH NEW RIVER CANAL

AT NORTH SIDE OF SR-84, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 12,850

CORONADO PKWY EB

Fair

Over: CORONADO CANAL

0.2MI E of SANTA BARBARA, Collier, FL

Built 1972 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,440

SR 91 NB RMP 285.6

Fair

Over: SR 91 TPK LEESBURG INT

0.5 MI NORTH OF SR 19, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 6,250

42ND ST SOUTH

Fair

Over: CLAM BAYOU

230 FT SOUTH OF 18TH AV S, Pinellas, FL

Built 1990 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 797

SR-471

Fair

Over: Lt. Withlacoochee River

2.3 Mi S of SR-50, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 4,300

SR20

Fair

Over: Swift Creek

1.6MI East of SR285, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1974 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 40,500

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: KING ST.

I-10 EB / KING ST., Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 68,750

SB I-75 (SR-93)

Fair

Over: B25 CANAL

6 MI W of US-27, Broward, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 16,336

SW 288th Street

Fair

Over: Canal C-103

300Ft. W of SW 167th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 4,884

Old Dixie Highway

Fair

Over: Canal C-103

900Ft N. of SW 296th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 3,171

SW 296th Street

Fair

Over: Canal C-103 Mowry

600Ft. E of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 6,320

SW 167th Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal C-103

400Ft. S. of SW 288th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,160

MIDWAY BLVD.

Fair

Over: NORTH SPRING LAKE

0.4 MI WEST OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1985 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 4,700

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: EAST HINSON SLOUGH

6.4MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1966 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 13,750

PORT SUTTON ROAD

Fair

Over: GANNON STA DISCHARGE 1

1.2MI WEST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1952 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,000

SR 693 (COREY AVE)

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

0.2 MILE NE OF SR-699, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 10,750

US-19 SR-55

Fair

Over: COUNTRYSIDE BLVD

2000FT. SOUTH OF SR-580, Pinellas, FL

Built 1994 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 119,000

US-27 SB

Fair

Over: CSX R/R

2.1 MI SOUTH OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1975 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 9,700

US-27 NB

Fair

Over: CSX R/R

2.1 MI S OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1974 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 9,700

NW 156TH AVE/CR 22

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.75 MI EAST OF SR 121, Alachua, FL

Built 1986 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 750

US-19 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: GILEAD CHURCH CREEK

0.6 MI. N. OF TAYLOR CO., Madison, FL

Built 1953 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 5,800

I-10 (SR-8)

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.2 MI. E. OF SR-55, Madison, FL

Built 1973 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 20,200

I-75

Fair

Over: US-27

I-75 SB over US-27, Marion, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 43,750

I-75

Fair

Over: US-27

I-75 NB over US-27, Marion, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 43,750

SR289 9th Avenue

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

0.6 Miles North of SR742, Escambia, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 24,500

BROWARD ROAD

Fair

Over: BLOCKHOUSE CREEK

0.5 MI E OF LEM TURNER R, Duval, FL

Built 1990 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 7,300

SR-520

Fair

Over: Taylor Creek

.43 Mi. W. of St Johns R., Orange, FL

Built 1951 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 16,200

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Fair

Over: L21 CANAL

9.9Mi. East of CR833, Broward, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 16,336

I-95 SB to SR84 EB

Fair

Over: SR-84 WB

SR-84& I-95 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 7,600

SE 3RD AVE

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER & NEW RVR DRS

0.3MI S OF E BROWARD BLV, Broward, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 20,160

I-195

Fair

Over: ALTON ROAD

I-195 OVER ALTON RD, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 110,500

WB PGA Blvd.

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

1000W of SR5 & E ofSR811, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1982 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 19,000

MANLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: GREEN STREAM

0.7MI SOUTH OF GRIFFIN RD, Hardee, FL

Built 1990 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 679

WEBB ROAD

Fair

Over: CHANNEL G

1MI NORTH OF SR-580, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2004 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 8,460

PERIWINKLE WAY

Fair

Over: SHELL HARBOR CANAL

0.1 MI E OF LINDGREN BLV, Lee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 6,470

US-98 (SR-700)

Fair

Over: CYPRESS RUN

1.2 MI WEST OF SR-471, Polk, FL

Built 1947 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 11,200

CR 297

Fair

Over: Unnamed Stream

1.4 Mi South of US 98, Escambia, FL

Built 1944 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 5,900

SR281

Fair

Over: Trout Bayou

1.3Mi South of I10 SR 8, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1968 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 8,400

L. B. McLeod Road

Fair

Over: Shingle Canal

0.3 mile East of SR-435, Orange, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 29,000

GATEHOUSE RD.

Fair

Over: LAKE CAYUGA

0.2MI W OF A1A, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 260

World Drive SB

Fair

Over: US-192

World Drive SB - US-192, Osceola, FL

Built 1970 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 3,000

CR-74

Fair

Over: MYRTLE SLOUGH

4.4MI EAST OF US-17, Charlotte, FL

Built 1972 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 5,300

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

3MI N OF CR-581, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1982 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 44,000

BISHOP ROAD

Fair

Over: DUG CREEK

0.3MI EAST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 1,000

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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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