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-91 TPK 71.5

Fair

Over: SR 869 SAW

1 MI N OF SAMPLE RD, Broward, FL

Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 95,800

NB I-75 TO NBSR869

Fair

Over: EB SR84 & I75 Connectors

I-75 & I-595 INTERCHANGE, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 42,500

NB I-95 TO WB 595

Fair

Over: I-95 I-595 & RR

I-95/I-595 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 27,000

I-95 SB (870455)

Fair

Over: NW 17TH ST

N OF MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 74,250

SR-A1A WB

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1996 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 39,000

SW 24th ST 24.675

Fair

Over: SR 821 & SW 117 Av&Canal

2.0 MI WEST OF SW 57 AVE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 33,000

Ramp

Fair

Over: SR-826

SR836 / SR826 Interchange, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 85,500

SR 91 TPK NS 214.1

Fair

Over: OUTFALL CANAL

5.7 MILES N OF CR 523, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 36,000

Neptune Road

Fair

Over: Fish Lake Canal

3.2 mi SE of US-17, Osceola, FL

Built 1959 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 23,500

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: Galiano Rd. & C-24 Canal

2 mi. N of Gatlin Blvd., St. Lucie, FL

Built 1982 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 44,000

OAK HILL AVE.

Fair

Over: WALKER BRANCH

0.3MI N/O NW GIRLSCOUT RD, DeSoto, FL

Built 2000 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 40

US-41 (SR-25)

Fair

Over: ROSE CREEK

5.3 MI. S. OF LAKE CITY, Columbia, FL

Built 1932 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 6,100

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: KELLY CREEK

12.6 MI. N. OF SR-51, Taylor, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 5,800

SR-404 WB

Fair

Over: Banana River Relief East

SR-404 WB-Banana River, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 23,000

SR-528

Fair

Over: Banana River Relief

2.85 Miles East of SR-3, Brevard, FL

Built 1970 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 13,000

SR-404 EB

Fair

Over: Banana River Relief East

SR-404 EB-Banana River, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 23,000

SR-518

Fair

Over: Indian River Relief

SR-518 - Indian River Rel, Brevard, FL

Built 1988 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 36,500

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: US-90 (SR-10) & CSXRR

I-295 SB / US-90 & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1975 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 47,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: US-90 (SR-10) & CSXRR

I-295 NB / US-90 & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1975 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 47,000

SR-202 EB (JTB)

Fair

Over: CUT CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.3 MI. W. OF SR-A1A, Duval, FL

Built 1978 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 32,250

CR838(SUNRISE BLV)

Fair

Over: C-2 CANAL

0.1MI E OF PINE ISLAND RD, Broward, FL

Built 1978 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 10,000

Rickenbacker C. WB

Fair

Over: Biscayne Bay

100 ft E/O Toll Plaza, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1985 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 30,500

BELVEDERE RD EB

Fair

Over: LWDD E-3 CANAL

1MI W OF SR 809, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1975 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 22,500

CR611B(SELVITZ RD)

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

0.2MI S OF EDWARDS RD, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1959 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 4,483

BEACH ROAD

Fair

Over: LEMON BAY ICWW

0.8 MILE SW OF CR-776, Charlotte, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,300

CR-586

Fair

Over: ST. JOSEPH SOUND

2.1MI WEST OF ALT US-19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,200

US-19 (SR-55) NB

Fair

Over: SUNSET POINT RD.

2.1MI NORTH OF SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 2007 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 49,500

TUTTLE AVE.

Fair

Over: PHILLIPPI CREEK

0.3MI N OF BEE RIDGE RD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,800

US-441 (SR-47)

Fair

Over: SANDLIN BAY

1.9 MI. N. OF CR-6, Columbia, FL

Built 1946 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 950

CR 2311

Fair

Over: Little Bayou

3.1 Miles East of CR 2321, Bay, FL

Built 1999 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,200

SR295

Fair

Over: Creek

0.5Mi North of US98 SR30, Escambia, FL

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30,000

East River Road

Fair

Over: Gator Creek

1.5 Mi N Gully Branch Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 2005 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

SR 267

Fair

Over: Quincy Creek

0.9 Miles North of US90, Gadsden, FL

Built 1948 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,800

CR 153-Iron Br Rd

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

2.46 Miles South of CR12A, Gadsden, FL

Built 1951 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,100

Long Avenue

Fair

Over: Patton Bayou

0.14 Mi South of 16th St, Gulf, FL

Built 1955 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,600

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: SR79

1.8Mi South of US90 SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1974 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,500

CR 2A

Fair

Over: Hurricane Creek

1.4 Miles East of SR 81, Holmes, FL

Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 500

CR 183A

Fair

Over: Parrish Branch

0.6 Miles North of CR 10A, Holmes, FL

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 300

SR73

Fair

Over: Pumpkin Creek

1.0Mi N of Calhoun Co Ln, Jackson, FL

Built 1942 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,100

CR 164

Fair

Over: Little Alligator Creek

2.1 Miles East of SR 273, Jackson, FL

Built 1957 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 500

SR 59

Fair

Over: Horsehead Creek

12.6 mi N OF US98 (SR30), Jefferson, FL

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,050

SR 65

Fair

Over: New River

13.6 Mi S OF HOSFORD, Liberty, FL

Built 1979 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 700

NWFWMD Rd

Fair

Over: Everett Slough 4

1.0 Miles West of FR 147, Liberty, FL

Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 25

NWFWMD Rd

Fair

Over: Evertt Slough 5

1.4 Miles West of FR 147, Liberty, FL

Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 25

NWFWMD Rd

Fair

Over: Everett Slough 6

1.7 Miles West of FR 147, Liberty, FL

Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 25

CR4 N Antioch Rd

Fair

Over: Trammel Creek

0.5 Mi South of US 90, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,900

CR 184

Fair

Over: Ten Mile Creek

0.6Mi W of Renfroe Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1957 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,000

CR 178

Fair

Over: Mare Branch

2.22 Mi West of SR 87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1901 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 750

SR87

Fair

Over: Yellow River

4.2Miles South of I10 SR8, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,550

Friendship Road

Fair

Over: Surveyors Creek

0.8Mi E of Gordon Landing, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1998 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 75

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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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