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-27 SB

Fair

Over: SR-19

US-27 SB - SR-19, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 10,750

ALT US-19 (SR-595)

Fair

Over: ANCLOTE RIVER

1.0MI NORTH OF CR-582, Pinellas, FL

Built 1956 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 16,700

I110 SR8A

Fair

Over: SR752 East Texar Drive

0.4 Miles South of SR295, Escambia, FL

Built 1970 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 30,000

HARTS ROAD

Fair

Over: BROWARD RIVER

0.6 MI NORTH OF DUNN AVE, Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 3,051

DOT ROAD

Fair

Over: RED HOUSE BRANCH

0.1MI E OF LEWIS SPEEDWAY, St. Johns, FL

Built 1991 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 301

JUPITER ISLAND PK

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ICWW

0.5MI N OF JUPITER BCH RD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1995 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4

US-17 SB (SR-35)

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK SO. SLOUGH

4.8MI NORTH OF I-75, Charlotte, FL

Built 1986 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 7,350

KEYSTONE BLVD.

Fair

Over: SANTA CRUZ WATERWAY

0.8MI EAST OF CR-771, Charlotte, FL

Built 1975 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 309

KENDALL DR

Fair

Over: CLAM BAY

0.3 MI N/O N COLLIER BLVD, Collier, FL

Built 1972 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,250

HIGHLANDS LAKE DR.

Fair

Over: BOGGY CREEK

2.8MI NORTH OF CR-621, Highlands, FL

Built 1987 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 500

8TH ST. SW

Fair

Over: SAILFISH CANAL

100FT E of SUNSHINE BLVD., Lee, FL

Built 1972 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 250

Lakewood Rnch Blvd

Fair

Over: E Fork Cooper Creek

2.6 MI South of SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1995 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 24,500

WHITNEY RD

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

0.7 MILE EAST OF US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1971 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 9,100

SOCRUM LOOP/CR-582

Fair

Over: LAKE GIBSON OUTFALL

0.5 MI N OF I-4 (SR-400), Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 24,500

DEAN STILL RD

Fair

Over: PINE DRAINAGE CANAL

6.0 MI EAST OF SR-33, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,765

I-10 SR-8

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.1 MI. W. OF SR-228, Baker, FL

Built 1961 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 29,000

SR-40

Fair

Over: Ocklawaha River

SR-40 - Ocklawaha River, Marion, FL

Built 1972 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 17,500

GOLF COURSE RD

Fair

Over: FENHOLLOWAY RIVER

0.7 MI NORTH OF CR 361A, Taylor, FL

Built 1969 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: CR268A

2.9 Mi West of SR12, Gadsden, FL

Built 1976 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 12,500

SR267

Fair

Over: Bear Creek

4.7Miles South of I10 SR8, Gadsden, FL

Built 1988 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 4,000

EVERETT AVENUE

Fair

Over: DILLABERRY BRANCH

0.81MI WEST OF SR 21, Clay, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 299

SR-13

Fair

Over: CHRISTOPHER CREEK

SR-13 / CHRISTOPHER CREEK, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 20,000

I-295 NB TO SR-228

Fair

Over: WILLIS CREEK

I-295 NB RAMP to SR-228, Duval, FL

Built 1972 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 9,000

CR 315

Fair

Over: BURNT BRIDGE BROOK

6.8 MI SOUTH OF SR 20, Putnam, FL

Built 1947 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,400

SR-13

Fair

Over: KENTUCKY BRANCH

2 MI. S. OF SWITZERLAND, St. Johns, FL

Built 1979 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 4,500

NORTH ANDREWS AVE.

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK MIDDLE RIVER

1MI S OF OAKLAND PK BLVD, Broward, FL

Built 1964 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 23,888

SE 11TH AVE.

Fair

Over: OLD POMPANO CANAL G-16

0.3MI S OF ATLANTIC BLVD., Broward, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,640

I-95 TO I-395 EB

Fair

Over: NW 3RD AVE TO NE 1ST AVE

E OF MIDTOWN INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,500

WALTER HUNTER ROAD

Fair

Over: OWEN BRANCH

2.1 MI S OF LITHIA-PINECR, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 110

FLORA AVE.

Fair

Over: BASSWOOD CANAL

1.0MI EAST OF US-19, Pasco, FL

Built 1988 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,290

CR-611 SB

Fair

Over: TARPON CNL & OLD TPA RD

MCMULLEN BOOTH/OLD TAMPA, Pinellas, FL

Built 1991 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20,500

CR-611 NB

Fair

Over: TARPON CNL & OLD TPA RD

MCMULLEN BOOTH/OLD TAMPA, Pinellas, FL

Built 1991 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20,500

I-10 EB SR-8

Fair

Over: US-441 SR-47

I-10 EB OVER US-441, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 12,561

I-75 NB SR-93

Fair

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER

1.6 MI. S. OF SR-6, Hamilton, FL

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20,000

West 14th Street

Fair

Over: Lynn Haven Bayou

0.4 Miles West of SR 390, Bay, FL

Built 1978 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,300

CR 274

Fair

Over: Thomas Mill Creek

0.34 Miles West of CR69A, Calhoun, FL

Built 1952 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 800

I110 SR8A

Fair

Over: SR752 East Texar Drive

0.4 Miles South of SR295, Escambia, FL

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 30,000

SR30 US98

Fair

Over: Tidal Inlet

4.5 Miles W of Carrabelle, Franklin, FL

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,900

CR 179A

Fair

Over: Bay Branch

10.84 Mi N of US90/SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1952 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,301

Union Hill Church

Fair

Over: Little Creek

1.1 Miles E of CR 177, Holmes, FL

Built 2022 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

Maridale Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.4 Mi South of US90/SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

CR151-Centerville

Fair

Over: Goose Pond

0.33 Mi W of US319/SR261, Leon, FL

Built 2004 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 12,500

CR 12

Fair

Over: Johnson Mill Brch

11.9 Miles West of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1952 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,100

Old Bethel Road

Fair

Over: Mathison Creek

1.1MI N of Hwy 10, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,300

Keyser Mill Road

Fair

Over: Baggett Creek

1.5Mi N of Galiver Cutoff, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100

CR 191

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

4.2Mi NW of Belandville R, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1952 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 400

SR87

Fair

Over: Manning Creek

2.8Mi. N of CR182, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,000

Sellersville Rd

Fair

Over: Big Coldwater Creek

1.5Mi. E of 3 Notch Trl, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2023 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

CR 365

Fair

Over: Wakulla River

0.7 Miles East of SR 61, Wakulla, FL

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,900

CR 181

Fair

Over: Spring Creek

2.5 Mi East of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 550

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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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