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

SR91/826 TO I-95SB

Fair

Over: US-441

GOLDEN GLADES INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,000

SR 112 EB

Fair

Over: WB SR 112 / US 27 / RR

SR 112 over US 27, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55,500

SR-826

Fair

Over: SR-823 (NW 57TH AVE.)

3MI W OF SR-817, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 149,500

NW 77TH AVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER CANAL C-7

N OF NW 103RD ST., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,607

I-395 WB (870373)

Fair

Over: NW 3RD AV TO US-1 (SR 5)

E OF MIDTWN INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 71,500

RickenbakerCswy SB

Fair

Over: Biscayne Bay

100Ft.South of Toll Plaza, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1944 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,500

Lugo Avenue

Fair

Over: Coral Bay

0.4 Mi. E of Ingraham Hwy, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,825

I-4 WB

Fair

Over: Reedy Creek

I-4 WB - Reedy Creek, Osceola, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 67,750

CR-532

Fair

Over: Canal C-32

4.7 Mi. E of US-192/441, Osceola, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,250

EB SR-710

Fair

Over: C-18 Canal

3.0 mi West of SR-786, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,200

WB SR-710

Fair

Over: C-18 Canal

3 Miles West of SR-786, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,200

Boynton Bch Blvd

Fair

Over: E-2-W canal

BOYNTON BCH WEST OF TPK, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,500

Boynton Bch Blvd

Fair

Over: E-2-W canal

BOYNTON BCH EAST OF TPK, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47,500

MAIN PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: TAYLOR SLOUGH

0.9 MILES FROM PARK ENTRA, Monroe, FL

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 943

MAIN PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: TAYLOR SLOUGH

1.1 MILES FROM PARK ENTRA, Monroe, FL

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 943

SOUTH BLVD

Fair

Over: RIM CANAL

BRIDGE LOCATED BETWEEN PR, Highlands, FL

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

KISSIMMEE ROAD

Fair

Over: MORGAN HOLE CREEK

3.5 MILES EAST OF INTERSE, Highlands, FL

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.1 MILES NORTH OF HARTSO, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

RANGE ROAD 214

Fair

Over: EAST ROCKY CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF RANGE ROA, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1

RANGE ROAD 219

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK RELIEF

0.5 MI NORTHWEST OF RANGE, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 219

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.25 MI NORTHWEST OF RANG, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 359

Fair

Over: BEAR BRANCH

0.1 MI WEST OF RANGE ROAD, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 208

Fair

Over: LITTLE ALAQUA CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF RANGE ROA, Walton, FL

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 242

Fair

Over: UNNAMED INLET

6 MI WEST OF US 98/SR 30., Okaloosa, FL

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

SERVICE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL (TIDAL)

0.25 Miles East of Marina, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

MCCLELLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORTH-SOUTH CANAL

Approximately 400-ft east, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

TYNDALL COUNTY LIN

Fair

Over: FARMDALE BAYOU

1.5 MILES WEST OF TYNDALL, Bay, FL

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4

HIMES AVE.

Fair

Over: RUSTY CANAL

0.2MI S OF HILLSBOROUGH A, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 2,700

ROCKRIDGE RD.

Fair

Over: GATOR CREEK DRAIN

1.5MI NORTH OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 7,000

CR-476B

Fair

Over: I-75 and Exit Ramp

CR-476B over I-75, Sumter, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 2,200

CR-462

Fair

Over: I-75

CR-462 over I-75, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,000

US-301 (SR-200)

Fair

Over: WATER OAK CREEK

2.4 MI. N. OF SR-16, Bradford, FL

Built 1961 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 4,700

US19 SR57

Fair

Over: FG&A RR

1.5 Mi North of I10 SR8, Jefferson, FL

Built 1951 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,300

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Escambia Relief

0.3Mi East of Countyline, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 20,750

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Saultsman Bayou

1.1Miles East of Co. Line, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 20,750

SR-520

Fair

Over: Banana River Relief

SR-520 - Banana River, Brevard, FL

Built 1994 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 23,000

ROSSELLE STREET

Fair

Over: MCCOYS CREEK

0.2 MI E OF SOUTH MCDUFF, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,341

SR 528 WB 4.8

Fair

Over: LANDSTREET RD

0.5 MI EAST OF SR-91, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 49,650

SR-19

Fair

Over: WELAKA CREEK

10.1 MI. S. OF SR-20, Putnam, FL

Built 1960 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 4,000

I-95 SB

Fair

Over: Tomoka River

I-95 SB - Tomoka R., Volusia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 35,750

I-95 NB

Fair

Over: Tomoka River

I-95 NB - Tomoka R., Volusia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 35,750

SR-37

Fair

Over: HIMAHA BRANCH

3.8 MI NORTH OF SR-62, Manatee, FL

Built 1971 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 2,700

DEMENS LANDING SE

Fair

Over: DEMENS LANDING

AT BAYSHORE DR., Pinellas, FL

Built 1976 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,326

I-10 (SR-8)

Fair

Over: FALLING CREEK

0.7 MI. E. OF US-441, Columbia, FL

Built 1964 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 25,243

US-1

Fair

Over: FECRR

US-1 - FECRR, Brevard, FL

Built 1936 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 20,300

North Ocean Drive

Fair

Over: Florida East Coast Canal

Mizell-Eula Johnson Park, Broward, FL

Built 1965 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,566

INVERRARY BLVD

Fair

Over: MIDRIVER CANAL BRANCH

0.4MI N OF SR-816, Broward, FL

Built 1972 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 18,000

CR-714 Indian St.

Fair

Over: Okeechobee Waterway

0.1 MI West of SR-76, Martin, FL

Built 2013 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 18,700

CR-523

Fair

Over: Jerdon Tyner Slough

5.0 miles North of SR-91, Osceola, FL

Built 1958 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 7,200

CR-833

Fair

Over: BARBARAS CANAL

12.4 MILES S of SR-80, Hendry, FL

Built 1956 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 380

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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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