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-429 SB

Fair

Over: SR-50

SR-429-SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35,500

SR-429 NB

Fair

Over: SR-50

SR-429-SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35,500

SR-434

Fair

Over: Little Wekiva River

SR-434 over Lil Wekiva R, Seminole, FL

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 53,500

Seaport Causeway

Fair

Over: Biscayne Bay

Entrance to Port of Miami, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1

Ten Mile Road

Fair

Over: Gap Creek

0.1 mile East of US-441, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 54

SUNSHINE BLVD.

Fair

Over: GREEN CANAL

0.2MI S OF GREEN BLVD, Collier, FL

Built 1967 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,070

CR 131

Fair

Over: CLAY HOLE CREEK

0.2 MI SOUTH OF CR 242A, Columbia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 950

CR 347

Fair

Over: DEAD BOY BASIN

11.5 MI NORTH OF SR 24, Levy, FL

Built 1957 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 650

SR20

Fair

Over: Blue Creek

3.0 Miles E of SR65, Liberty, FL

Built 1952 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 3,900

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: US-1 (SR-5)

I-95 SB OVER US-1, Duval, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 63,500

SW 7TH AVE

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER AND 5TH AVE

0.25MI S OF W BROWARD BLV, Broward, FL

Built 1964 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 17,600

NE 9th Ave.

Fair

Over: South Little River

100Ft. N of NE 75th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1986 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,404

25th Street

Fair

Over: Un-named Canal

0.2 Mile S of US-1 MM48.5, Monroe, FL

Built 1967 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 600

I-4

Fair

Over: Ditch

2.0 Mi N of Polk Co. Line, Osceola, FL

Built 1960 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 135,500

CR-561A

Fair

Over: Crystal Cove

2.4 MI W of US-27, Lake, FL

Built 1958 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 3,900

SR-471

Fair

Over: Canal

10 Mi. South of SR-50, Sumter, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 4,300

CR-250

Fair

Over: I-75 SR-93

0.5 Mi S. OF I-10, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 3,600

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: SPRING GLEN RD.

I-95 / SPRING GLEN RD., Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 143,854

SR-A1A / 200 WB

Fair

Over: AMELIA RIVER

SR-A1A/200 WB / AMELIA R., Nassau, FL

Built 1978 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 24,500

SR-A1A / 200 EB

Fair

Over: AMELIA RIVER

SR-A1A/200 EB / AMELIA R., Nassau, FL

Built 1978 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 24,500

Barwick Rd.

Fair

Over: FPL Cooling Intake Canal

0.2 mile west of US-17, Volusia, FL

Built 1970 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 769

N Bayshore Drive

Fair

Over: Unnamed Channel

0.3 Mile N of Broad Cswy, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1955 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 4,578

Forest Hill Blvd.

Fair

Over: E-1 Canal

Just E SR 7-Forest Hill, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1989 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 38,500

ROTONDA CIRCLE

Fair

Over: CANAL 32-1/PEBBLE BEACH

0.1MI N OF MARK TWAIN LN, Charlotte, FL

Built 1982 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,200

LAKE BRANCH RD.

Fair

Over: RCI: Little Charlie Crk

1.6 MI WEST OF PLATT RD, Hardee, FL

Built 1962 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 950

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER

4.2MI N OF SR-50, Hernando, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 28,648

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER

4.2MI N/O SR-50, Hernando, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 28,648

I-275

Fair

Over: SLIGH AVENUE

1.0 MI NORTH OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1967 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 157,500

SR618 SELMON EB

Fair

Over: MISSISSIPPI AVENUE

2.7MI E/O GANDY BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 28,750

BRIDGES RD 289.7

Fair

Over: SR 91 TPK

0.9 MILES N OF US 27, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 45,300

I-75 SB (SR 93)

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CYPRESS SLOUGH

2.3 mi. S/O SR 82, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 56,000

I-75 NB RAMP F

Fair

Over: Canal 193

1.2 MI N/O ALICO RD, Lee, FL

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,600

SR-693 66TH ST N

Fair

Over: JOES CREEK

1.2 MI NORTH OF US-19A, Pinellas, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 42,000

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: SR-580

INTERSECT US-19 & SR-580, Pinellas, FL

Built 1994 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 119,000

YORKSHIRE ST

Fair

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

150 FT N/O HILLS BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 120

SR-121

Fair

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

SR-121 over I-10, Baker, FL

Built 1960 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,800

GUM SWAMP RD

Fair

Over: FALLING CREEK

5.5 MI EAST OF US 441, Columbia, FL

Built 1953 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 800

US-41(SR-25 & 100)

Fair

Over: SWIFT CREEK

3 MI. N. OF WHITE SPRINGS, Hamilton, FL

Built 1927 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,600

CR 249

Fair

Over: TIGER CREEK

1.6 MI NORTH OF I-75, Hamilton, FL

Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,500

CR-316

Fair

Over: I-75

CR-316 over I-75, Marion, FL

Built 1964 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 700

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: ST. MARYS RIVER

I-95 / ST. MARYS RIVER, Nassau, FL

Built 1971 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 76,531

SR-435

Fair

Over: Unnamed Canal

.87 Mi. N of Fla Turnpike, Orange, FL

Built 1971 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 49,500

SR-408 EB

Fair

Over: Tampa Avenue

1 mile West of I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 45,250

SR-408 EB

Fair

Over: Lake Sherwood

SR-408 EB - Lake Sherwood, Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 45,000

SR-451 NB

Fair

Over: Florida Central RR

SR-451 - Fla Central RR, Orange, FL

Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 7,300

SR417 NB to Airpor

Fair

Over: SR-417/Boggy Creek

SR-417 Boggy Cr. Rd. Inte, Orange, FL

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,400

Ramp D1

Fair

Over: Ramp E

SR-408 EB to SR-417 SB, Orange, FL

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,300

Big Pine Drive

Fair

Over: Canal

Ft Wilderness @ 1400 Loop, Orange, FL

Built 1972 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,001

SEMINOLA BLVD

Fair

Over: CASSELBERRY STREAM

0.6 MILE EAST OF US 17/92, Seminole, FL

Built 1998 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 16,600

SR-44

Fair

Over: Berrys Canal

SR-44 - Berrys Canal, Volusia, FL

Built 1994 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 10,400

Showing 2,401-2,450 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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