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

CR 150

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER

5.8 MI EAST OF CR 145, Madison, FL

Built 1984 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 950

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: St. Andrews Bay

West-Panama City Limit, Bay, FL

Built 2003 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 34,066

SR750 Airport Blvd

Fair

Over: I110 SR8A

1.4Mi. South of I10 SR8, Escambia, FL

Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 29,000

I110 SR8A

Fair

Over: City Streets

I110/CSX RR 350290A, Escambia, FL

Built 1980 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 21,500

SR166 Caverns Rd.

Fair

Over: Chipola River

1.4 Mi. N of US90 SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 2002 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,200

FAMU Way

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.10 Miles East of SR 371, Leon, FL

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,100

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: DUNN CREEK RD.

I-295 NB (SR-9A)/DUNN CRK, Duval, FL

Built 1983 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 38,500

SR-482 EB

Fair

Over: SR-435 NB

SR-482 EB over SR-435 NB, Orange, FL

Built 1958 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 17,750

SR-417 NB

Fair

Over: Dowden Road

SR417 NB-Dowden Road, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 32,500

SR-417 NB

Fair

Over: SB-EB Ramp

SR-417 NB - SB-EB Ramp, Orange, FL

Built 1992 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 32,500

408 WB TO I-4 WB

Fair

Over: I-4

0.75MI W OF SUMMERLIN AVE, Orange, FL

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 22,500

I-4

Fair

Over: Kennedy Boulevard

WB 0.9mi E of Lee Rd, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 165,500

Taft-Vineland Road

Fair

Over: Goodman Rossman Canal

0.8 Mi West of CR-527, Orange, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 17,500

SR-44

Fair

Over: IWW Indian River

SR-44 - Indian River, Volusia, FL

Built 1997 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10,400

SR-421

Fair

Over: Sweetwater Creek

0.75 mi. E. of I-95, Volusia, FL

Built 1995 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 27,250

I-95 NB

Fair

Over: US-92

I-95 NB over US-92, Volusia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 39,250

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: Dania Cut-Off Canal

1.5mi South of SR-84, Broward, FL

Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100,750

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: NW 6th St Sistrunk Blvd

0.50 mi N of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 157,000

I-595 WB (SR-862)

Fair

Over: SR-823 Flamingo Road

4Mi W of University Dr., Broward, FL

Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 58,500

FLAMINGO ROAD SB

Fair

Over: NORTH NEW RIVER CANAL

AT NORTH SIDE OF SR-84, Broward, FL

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 12,850

SR-7

Fair

Over: I-95 (SR-9A)

SR7 NB RAMP OVER SR9A GGI, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 30,500

SR821 CLLRD SB11.9

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK CANAL C-1-N

1.0 MI SOUTH OF US1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1972 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,900

Park Entrance Road

Fair

Over: Little Crawl Key Channel

220Ft. South of US-1, Monroe, FL

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

US-441

Fair

Over: Crabgrass Creek

US-441 - Crabgrass Creek, Osceola, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,100

SR91 N/S TPK 117.6

Fair

Over: LOXAHATCHEE CREEK

0.2 MI S OF MARTIN CO LIN, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 52,700

MEDITERRANEAN RD

Fair

Over: LAKE CLARKE CHANNEL

1.7 MI S OF FOREST HILL, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1955 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,600

St Lucie West Blvd

Fair

Over: SR-9 (I-95)

7.6 MI. S of SR70 / I-95, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 43,500

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

1.6MI NORTH OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1923 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 18,500

SUGAR BOWL RD.

Fair

Over: BUD SLOUGH

1.75 MI NORTH OF SR-72, Manatee, FL

Built 1994 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 325

US-92 (SR-600A)

Fair

Over: SR-539 (KATHLEEN RD)

0.7 MI S OF I-4 (SR-400), Polk, FL

Built 1953 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 29,000

SR 91 SB 305.5

Fair

Over: US 301 SR 35 WILDWD INT

7.3 MI N OF LAKE COUNTY, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 24,800

SR 91 NB 305.5

Fair

Over: US 301 SR 35 WILDWD INT

7.3 MI N OF LAKE COUNTY, Sumter, FL

Built 1964 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 24,800

CR 347

Fair

Over: BIG TROUT BASIN

8.95 MI NORTH OF SR 24, Levy, FL

Built 1957 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 650

CR183

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

6.0mi E OF US331 SR83, Walton, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,200

CR183

Fair

Over: I10 SR8 EB

6.2MI East of US331 SR83, Walton, FL

Built 1974 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,200

I-95

Fair

Over: Pellicer Creek

1.0 MILES SOUTH of US-1, Flagler, FL

Built 2007 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 77,000

INVERRARY BLVD

Fair

Over: MIDRIVER CANAL

0.8MI N OF OAKLAND PARK, Broward, FL

Built 1972 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 18,500

SR 924 GRATIGNY

Fair

Over: RIO VISTA CANAL

0.4M E/O SR 9, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1957 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 39,000

MIAMI CANAL ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MIAMI CANAL

2.2MI S OF SR-80, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1979 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 101

I-75 SB

Fair

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING NO 17

5.8MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1990 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 13,750

US-17 NB (SR 35)

Fair

Over: CHARLIE CREEK

8.3MI S/O SR-64, Hardee, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 5,350

SR618 SELMON EB

Fair

Over: EL PRADO BLVD

1.3MI E/O GANDY BLVD., Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 19,750

I-75 SB

Fair

Over: CR-672 & OLD BIG BEND RD

2 MI EAST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1981 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 10,700

I-75 RAMP D (NB)

Fair

Over: CSX RR

0.6MI NORTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2020 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 143,500

SR 31

Fair

Over: CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER

1MI N OF SR 80, Lee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 16,600

S. HABERLAND BLVD

Fair

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

148FT NOF HILLSBOROUGH BL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1993 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 5,445

I-75

Fair

Over: Panasoffkee Creek

0.4Mi North of CR-470, Sumter, FL

Built 1966 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 57,039

CR 357

Fair

Over: OWL CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF SR 51, Lafayette, FL

Built 1964 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 150

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

4.5 MI. N. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1971 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 4,000

US-221 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

6.2 MI. N. OF US-19, Taylor, FL

Built 1939 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,600

Showing 2,301-2,350 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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