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-202

Fair

Over: BUCKHEAD BRANCH

0.6 MI. E. OF I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1978 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 161,000

Water Oak Road

Fair

Over: Canal

1.5 mi. S of Canal Ave., Flagler, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 300

I-95 NB

Fair

Over: US-1

I-95 NB over US-1, Volusia, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 35,750

MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

1MI W of EISENHOWER BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1973 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 35,300

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: CR-672 & OLD BIG BEND RD

2 MI EAST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 137,000

ASHLEY ST RMP-275

Fair

Over: ASHLEY ST SB TO TAMPA ST

Ashley St. Ramp to I-275, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 8,600

I-275 NB

Fair

Over: 31ST STREET SOUTH

2.6MI N OF SR-682, Pinellas, FL

Built 1980 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 51,750

CR 694/78TH AVE

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

0.1 MILE E OF GULF BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1981 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 14,800

SR-60

Fair

Over: WAHNETA FARMS CANAL

6.2MI E OF US-17 OVERPASS, Polk, FL

Built 1951 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 26,000

RUCKS DAIRY RD

Fair

Over: REEDY CREEK

0.8MI S OF LK ARBUCKLE RD, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 229

SR-758

Fair

Over: GRAND CANAL

3.1 MI WEST OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1966 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 7,000

CR 125

Fair

Over: S PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

1 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Baker, FL

Built 1950 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 650

SR-100

Fair

Over: SAMPSON CREEK

2.4 MI. E. OF US-301, Bradford, FL

Built 1955 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 6,300

US-19 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: WARRIOR CREEK

15.3 MI. N. OF US-98, Taylor, FL

Built 1955 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 5,800

SR65

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

17.0 Miles N OF US98, Franklin, FL

Built 1948 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,898

SR-21

Fair

Over: US-17 (SR-15)

BLANDING BLVD./US-17 & RR, Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 26,500

SR-115

Fair

Over: MILLS CREEK

2.1 MI. N. OF DUVAL CO., Nassau, FL

Built 1949 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 9,300

SR-40

Fair

Over: Little Haw Creek

SR-40 - Little Haw Creek, Volusia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 7,400

SR-826 TO I-95SB

Fair

Over: I-95 AND SR7 RAMP NB

SR826 TO I-95 GOLDEN GLAD, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 7,300

I-195

Fair

Over: NORTH MIAMI AVE

I-195 & N MIAMI AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 151,500

JOHN RINGLING PKWY

Fair

Over: ST ARMANDS KEY WATERWAY

0.75MI SOUTH OF NEW PASS, Sarasota, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,750

SR-404 WB

Fair

Over: Indian River

SR-404 WB - Indian River, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,250

SR-404 EB

Fair

Over: Indian River

SR-404 EB - Indian River, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,250

Buena Vista Drive

Fair

Over: World Drive

Reedy Creek Imp. Dist, Orange, FL

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,057

University Drive

Fair

Over: C-14 Canal

0.72 mi. S of Atlantic Bl, Broward, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40,000

Sunset Drive

Fair

Over: Sunset Lake Canal

500 Ft. N of 20th Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1926 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,168

IKE SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLOMANS BRANCH

0.8MI N OF FRANKLIN RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 300

COBURN/APEX ROAD

Fair

Over: MAIN C CANAL

0.3 MI SOUTH OF SR-780, Sarasota, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 4,557

US-441 (SR-47)

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

1 MI. N. OF CR-6, Columbia, FL

Built 1946 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 950

WEST 1ST ST

Fair

Over: HOGAN CREEK

0.2 MI WEST OF SR 1, Duval, FL

Built 1974 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 3,381

US-17 (SR-5)

Fair

Over: ST. MARYS RIVER

FL. - GA. STATE LINE, Nassau, FL

Built 1927 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 4,300

SR-417 SB

Fair

Over: Shingle Creek

1.3 Mi South of Jn Yng Pk, Orange, FL

Built 1993 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 36,000

SR-9 (NW 27 Ave)SB

Fair

Over: Miami River

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

Built 1997 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 17,750

SR-64

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER OVERFLOW

0.6 MI W OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1956 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,100

CR630A/FT MEADE RD

Fair

Over: BOBS BASIN

1.6 MI E OF US-27, Polk, FL

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,100

US-441 (SR-25)

Fair

Over: TUMBLIN CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF SR-331, Alachua, FL

Built 1957 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 20,500

SR-2

Fair

Over: E. PRONG MOCCASIN CREEK

2.8 MI. W. OF CR-127, Baker, FL

Built 1952 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 450

SR-2

Fair

Over: SLEEPY J. CREEK

2 MI. W. OF CR-127, Baker, FL

Built 1952 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 450

US-441 (SR-47)

Fair

Over: FALLING CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF CR-100A, Columbia, FL

Built 1936 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,054

I-75

Fair

Over: SR-40

I-75 NB over SR-40, Marion, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 45,000

SR-100

Fair

Over: SWIFT CREEK

0.2 MI. East of CR-231A, Union, FL

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,400

SR-100

Fair

Over: OLUSTEE CREEK

0.5 MI. W. OF CR-239, Union, FL

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,400

SR81

Fair

Over: Pine Log Creek

13 Miles N. of US90 SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,300

US331 SR187

Fair

Over: Turkey Creek

11.0Mi North of US90, Walton, FL

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,700

US-ALT-17 (SR-15A)

Fair

Over: POST ST. & CSXRR

US-17 / POST ST. & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 55,500

SR-10A EB SVC. RD.

Fair

Over: RED BAY BRANCH

SR-10A SVC.RD./RED BAY, Duval, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,500

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: CHURCH ST.

0.2 MI. S. OF UNION ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 75,250

SR-111 (EDGEWOOD)

Fair

Over: MONCRIEF CREEK

0.5 MI. E. OF I-95, Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,300

SE 19th Ave.

Fair

Over: FPL Discharge Canal

1.0 Mile East of I-595, Broward, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,001

NW 61ST AVE

Fair

Over: TROPIC CANAL

0.2MI S OF ROYAL PALM, Broward, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,335

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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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