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-275 NB TO I-75NB

Fair

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

2MI S OF SR-54, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1982 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 66,500

SR-651 (COURT ST.)

Fair

Over: STEVENSONS CREEK

0.25 MI. E OF US-19A, Pinellas, FL

Built 1952 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40,500

SR540(WINTER LAKE)

Fair

Over: SADDLE CREEK

3.0 MI EAST OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 12,200

US-17 (SR-35)

Fair

Over: SADDLE CREEK

1.2 MI NORTH OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 1985 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 26,000

CR-476

Fair

Over: Withlacoochee River

Hernando Co. Line, Sumter, FL

Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,200

US98 SR30A

Fair

Over: Ditch

0.3Mi East of CR735, Bay, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 32,000

McGill Road

Fair

Over: Bear Creek

0.21 Mi S ScottsFerryRd, Bay, FL

Built 1977 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 50

CR 162

Fair

Over: Hoover Ditch

1.6 Miles West of SR 77, Jackson, FL

Built 1953 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 300

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: Stream

1 mi EAST OF SR 59, Jefferson, FL

Built 1952 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,200

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: Stream

1.2 mi EAST OF SR 59, Jefferson, FL

Built 1952 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,200

Capitola Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.7 Miles E Baum Rd, Leon, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,800

Capitola Road

Fair

Over: Black Creek

2.34 Miles West of SR 59, Leon, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,800

Capitola Road

Fair

Over: Still Creek

2.16 Miles West of SR 59, Leon, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,800

CR 12

Fair

Over: Ochlockonee River Relief

2.43 Miles West of CR 155, Leon, FL

Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 800

CR 368

Fair

Over: Tiger Creek

0.4 Miles East of CR 67, Liberty, FL

Built 1964 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 250

SR65

Fair

Over: Big Cypress Branch

4.4 Miles South of SR20, Liberty, FL

Built 1946 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 700

CR 67

Fair

Over: Tiger Creek

16.2 Miles East of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1959 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 550

SR85

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

3.4 Miles North of SR20, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,846

SR85

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

3.4 Miles North of SR20, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,846

CR 191

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.3 Mi South of I-10, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1901 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,400

SR399

Fair

Over: US98 SR30

1.7mi E. of Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 27,500

SR4

Fair

Over: East Relief

3.1MI East of US29 SR95, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1994 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,900

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Blackwater River

4.0 Miles West of SR87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1997 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 21,000

SR20

Fair

Over: Bridge Creek

1.7 Mi. West of SR81, Walton, FL

Built 1947 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 11,300

CR 279

Fair

Over: Pine Log Creek

0.7 Mi S of Lucas Lk Rd, Washington, FL

Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,100

SR 429 RAMP B

Fair

Over: SR 91 TPK

1.1 MI WEST OF SR 50, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,400

BISHOP ESTATES RD

Fair

Over: FLORA BRANCH

1.5 MI EAST OF SR 13, St. Johns, FL

Built 1984 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 501

SW 328th Street

Fair

Over: Levee L-31-E (C-107)

2 Mi. E of SW 117th Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,399

US-441 WB

Fair

Over: Mill Slough

US-441 WB - Mill Slough, Osceola, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 26,000

US-441

Fair

Over: Bull Creek

US-441 - Bull Creek, Osceola, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,100

US-441 EB

Fair

Over: Mill Slough

US-441 EB - Mill Slough, Osceola, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 26,000

PROS. FARMS ROAD

Fair

Over: RCA CANAL

S SIDE OF RCA/MONET ROAD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 17,300

US-17 (SR-35)

Fair

Over: BROAD CREEK

300FT EAST OF I-75, Charlotte, FL

Built 1982 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20,600

SR-78

Fair

Over: FLAG SLOUGH

0.1MILE EAST OF SR-29, Glades, FL

Built 1958 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,800

CR 720-LOBLOLLY RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO JACKS BRANCH

7.3MI WEST OF CR-731, Glades, FL

Built 1970 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 370

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK DRAIN

2.1MI E OF SCARBOROUGH AV, Hardee, FL

Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 277

US-41 NB (SR-45)

Fair

Over: ALAFIA RIVER

7.5 MILES S OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1952 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40,500

I-75 SB TO I-4

Fair

Over: SLIGH AVENUE

I-4 & I-75 INTERCHANGE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 14,500

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: TIDAL MARSH

0.6Mi. South of SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 47,250

SR 699 SB GULF BLV

Fair

Over: BOCA CIEGA BAY

1.7MI S/O SR-666, Pinellas, FL

Built 2008 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20,500

SR-686 WB

Fair

Over: 34TH ST 118TH AV & RAMP

0.8 MI. W OF I-275, Pinellas, FL

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,300

83RD AVE NORTH

Fair

Over: COVE SOUND CREEK

0.3MI E OF 4TH STREET N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1976 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,600

MT PISGAH RD-CR657

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

5.3MI NORTH OF CR-664, Polk, FL

Built 1961 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 600

SR-60

Fair

Over: TIGER LAKE DRAIN

16.4 MI. EAST OF SR-27, Polk, FL

Built 2004 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,900

US-90 (SR-10)

Fair

Over: HELLS BAY

1.3 MI. E. OF CR-229, Baker, FL

Built 1923 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,000

CR 233

Fair

Over: WATER OAK CREEK

0.3 MI WEST OF US 301, Bradford, FL

Built 1962 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 701

US-27 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: ICHETUCKNEE RIVER

US-27/ICHETUCKNEE RIVER, Columbia, FL

Built 1929 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,200

I-75 NB SR-93

Fair

Over: US-41 & US-441 SR-25

I-75 NB/US-41 & US-441, Columbia, FL

Built 1963 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 27,500

US-27 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: SUWANNEE RIVER

CITY OF BRANFORD, Lafayette, FL

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,900

CR 347

Fair

Over: SANDFLY MARSH

9.5 MILES NORTH OF SR 24, Levy, FL

Built 1957 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 650

Showing 2,251-2,300 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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