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

I-10 WB SR-8

Fair

Over: AUCILLA RIVER

AT JEFFERSON CO. LINE, Madison, FL

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,250

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: SUWANNEE RIVER

6.4 MI. W. OF US-90, Madison, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,500

I-10 EB SR-8

Fair

Over: AUCILLA RIVER

AT JEFFERSON CO. LINE, Madison, FL

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,250

SR-40

Fair

Over: Creek

1 Mi. E of CR-35, Marion, FL

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000

SR-492 EB

Fair

Over: CSX RR

SR-492 EB - CSX, Marion, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,500

US231 SR75

Fair

Over: Clear Creek

5.8 Miles South of CR388, Bay, FL

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,500

West Smith Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.3 Mi S of McKenzie Road, Bay, FL

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 85

11th Street

Fair

Over: Sutton Creek

0.6 Miles South of SR 71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

Charley Johns St

Fair

Over: Sutton Creek

0.14 Miles North of SR 20, Calhoun, FL

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

CR184

Fair

Over: Escambia River

1.4Mi W of Wallace Lk Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,700

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Escambia River

5.4 Miles East of US29, Escambia, FL

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,750

Bauer Road-CR 293

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.8Mi N of Sorrento Rd., Escambia, FL

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000

Little Creek Lane

Fair

Over: Little Creek

0.14 Mi. S of US 98, Escambia, FL

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: Apalachicola Bay

2 Miles E OF Apalachicola, Franklin, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,100

SR300

Fair

Over: St George Sound

EASTPOINT, Franklin, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,700

CR 159A

Fair

Over: Seabrd Coast RR

0.25 Miles West of SR 63, Gadsden, FL

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Flat Creek

0.6 Mile East of C270A, Gadsden, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,500

Deer Pen Road

Fair

Over: Mule Creek

0.94 Mi E Cattle Gap Road, Gadsden, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

CR 162

Fair

Over: Holmes Creek

1.2 Miles West of CR 277, Jackson, FL

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

Thompson Rd CR280

Fair

Over: Long Branch

0.6 Miles West of SR 73, Jackson, FL

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

Big Joe Road

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

0.7 Mi South of US90/SR10, Jefferson, FL

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 275

SR 267

Fair

Over: Lost Creek

10 mi. S of SR20, Leon, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,750

Old Cemetery Road

Fair

Over: Megan Creek

0.17 Mi N of Stoneler Rd, Leon, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Mabry Street

Fair

Over: Canal

0.05 Mi N of Roberts Ave, Leon, FL

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000

Garden Brook Lane

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.02 Mi W.Victory Garden, Leon, FL

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 330

Blair Stone Pkwy

Fair

Over: CSX RR

0.5 Miles S of US90/SR10, Leon, FL

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,000

NWFWMD Road

Fair

Over: Everett Slough 2

0.5 Miles West of FR 147, Liberty, FL

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

NWFWMD Rd

Fair

Over: Everett Slough 3

0.8 Miles West of FR 147, Liberty, FL

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

County Line Road

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

9.0 Miles West of CR 67, Liberty, FL

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

CR 379

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

10.0 Miles West of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

River Road

Fair

Over: Mare Creek

1.5Mi W of ShermanKennedy, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Forest Road

Fair

Over: Horse Creek

0.75 Mi W of Rock Hill Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

College Rd Bypass

Fair

Over: Turkey Creek

0.85 Mi West of SR 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,800

Mason West Road

Fair

Over: Hawkins Creek

5Mi North of Simmons Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

San Rapheal Road

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.9 Mi West of SR 281, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35

Two Bridge Road

Fair

Over: North Side Spring Run

Ed Ball Wakulla State Pk, Wakulla, FL

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t

McBride Slough Trl

Fair

Over: McBrides Slough Run

Ed Ball Wakulla State Pk, Wakulla, FL

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

CR 280

Fair

Over: Panther Creek

2.4 Mi South of I 10, Walton, FL

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 750

CR 183B

Fair

Over: Sandy Creek

0.60 Mi W of CR 1883, Walton, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

SR277

Fair

Over: Pippin Mill Creek

0.19Mi North of SR79, Washington, FL

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000

CR77A

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

0.8MI East of SR77, Washington, FL

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600

Overpass Road

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

5.4 Miles East of SR77, Washington, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

I-95 SB

Fair

Over: SR-524

I-95 SB - SR-524, Brevard, FL

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,750

SR519SB(Fiske Blv)

Fair

Over: I-95

SR-519 SB I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,750

SR-518

Fair

Over: Indian River ICW

SR-518 over Indian River, Brevard, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,500

Malabar Rd

Fair

Over: Melb Tillman Canal 37

0.1 mi E of Minton Rd, Brevard, FL

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,000

US-90 (SR-10)

Fair

Over: MARIETTA BRANCH

1.3 MI. W. OF LANE AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,900

SR-10 (ATLANTIC)

Fair

Over: BIG POTTSBURG CREEK

SR-10/ BIG POTTSBURG CRK., Duval, FL

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,000

US-ALT-17 (SR-15A)

Fair

Over: ROSSELLE ST.

US-17 OVER ROSSELLE ST., Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55,500

SR-111 (EDGEWOOD)

Fair

Over: NORFOLK S RAILWY & CSXRR

SR-111/ SOUTHERN & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,500

Showing 2,001-2,050 of 13,036 bridges

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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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