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

CR375/Smith Crk Rd

Fair

Over: Betsy Branch

15.0 Miles South of SR20, Wakulla, FL

Built 1951 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 600

SR 20

Fair

Over: Dismal Creek

2.0 Miles East of Bruce, Walton, FL

Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,000

SR-202 (JTB)

Fair

Over: PUNCHEON CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF US-ALT-1, Duval, FL

Built 1972 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 122,000

US-17 (SR-15)

Fair

Over: SATSUMA CREEK

0.1 MI. S. OF SR-207, Putnam, FL

Built 1952 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 19,610

US-92 EB

Fair

Over: Tomoka River

US-92 EB -Tomoka River, Volusia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,250

University Drive

Fair

Over: CANAL C-11

SR-817 & SR-818UNIV-GRIFF, Broward, FL

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 21,000

NBUS441 to WBI-595

Fair

Over: SR-869 & EB to NB ramp

I-595 / US441 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,500

I-595 EB to SR7 NB

Fair

Over: I-595 SR-7 & Connectors

I-595 / SR-7 Interchange, Broward, FL

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,300

W ATLANTIC BLVD

Fair

Over: ONE MILE CANAL

0.8MI WEST OF US-441, Broward, FL

Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 40,400

RANGE ROAD 234

Fair

Over: LIVE OAK CREEK

0.5 MILE EAST OF RANGE RO, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 231

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.5 MILES EAST OF S.R. 85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

RANGE ROAD 200

Fair

Over: LITTLE ALAQUA CREEK

0.25 MI West of Range Roa, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Fair

Over: SR-64

3 MI S OF MANATEE RIVER, Manatee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 120,500

I-75 (SR-93) NB

Fair

Over: SR-64

3 MI S OF MANATEE RIVER, Manatee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 130,000

I-275 NB

Fair

Over: Hightower Road

1.5MI WEST OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1984 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 23,500

I-275 SB

Fair

Over: Hightower Road

1.5MI WEST OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1984 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 23,500

US-98 (BARTOW RD.)

Fair

Over: CSX RR & CITY STREETS

0.1MI WEST OF MAIN ST., Polk, FL

Built 2003 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 39,000

SR-789

Fair

Over: NEW PASS

1/4MI E/O LONGBOAT CLUB D, Sarasota, FL

Built 1986 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 19,200

CR-232

Fair

Over: I-75 SR-93

1.8 MI. N. OF SR-222, Alachua, FL

Built 1963 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,600

CR259

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

1.9mi West of US19 SR57, Jefferson, FL

Built 1974 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,700

SR265 Magnolia Dr.

Fair

Over: FG&A RR

0.06 Mi. South of US90, Leon, FL

Built 1970 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 32,000

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Bass Hole Cove

2.2Mi East of County Line, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 20,750

SR-21 NB

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

3.4 MI. N. OF CR-220, Clay, FL

Built 1985 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 21,750

SR-115A

Fair

Over: VICTORIA ST.

SR-115A OVER VICTORIA ST., Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 25,000

LONE STAR ROAD

Fair

Over: RED BAY BRANCH

.5 MI E OF N ARLINGTON RD, Duval, FL

Built 1955 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 8,500

Drake Drive

Fair

Over: Little Wekiva River

.1Mi W/O SR-434, Orange, FL

Built 2004 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 500

Osceola Parkway WB

Fair

Over: I-4

Osceola Pkwy WB over I-4, Osceola, FL

Built 2001 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 17,500

Military Trail

Fair

Over: C-51 Canal

SR-80 & Military Trail, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2007 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 46,500

AIRPORT RD.(CR-31)

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.68 Mile North of SR-84, Collier, FL

Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 45,473

CR-896(PINE RIDGE)

Fair

Over: GORDON CANAL

1.0 MI E/O US-41, Collier, FL

Built 1983 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 46,500

TOWER RD

Fair

Over: EAGLE CREEK

0.5MI WEST OF SR 951, Collier, FL

Built 1983 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,200

I-275 NB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: BUS 41 (SR-685)

0.2 MI E HILLSBORO RIVER, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 114,000

I-275

Fair

Over: HANNA AVENUE

0.5MI NORTH OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 157,500

SR618 EB RAMP C

Fair

Over: US-92 GANDY BLVD

1.1 W/O Euclid Ave, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 19,750

BIG BEND RD/CR672

Fair

Over: BULLFROG CREEK

0.3 MI EAST OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1980 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 36,500

I-4 EB SR-400

Fair

Over: COLUMBUS DRIVE

I-4 EB OVER COLUMBUS DR, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2005 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 83,250

I-275 SB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: BUSINESS US-41(SR-685)

0.2 MI E OF HILLS RIVER, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 113,000

State Forest Road

Fair

Over: Blackwater Creek

Seminole State Forest Br, Lake, FL

Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6

44th Avenue East

Fair

Over: Bowlees Creek

50ft. E of 15th St. East, Manatee, FL

Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 12,118

CR-581

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.0MI NORTH OF SR-52, Pasco, FL

Built 1988 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,500

STARKEY BLVD.

Fair

Over: ANCLOTE RIVER

2.2 Mi North of SR-54, Pasco, FL

Built 2008 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 15,100

I-275 NB

Fair

Over: TAMPA BAY

2.3 MI W OF SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1959 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 76,000

60TH ST. NORTH

Fair

Over: MILES PINE CREEK

0.25MI. S OF 38TH AVE. N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,620

SR-37

Fair

Over: PAYNE BRANCH

3.3 M S OF SR674, Polk, FL

Built 1971 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,300

CR-54 NB R REGAN P

Fair

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

2.5 MI EAST OF US-27, Polk, FL

Built 2004 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 9,300

COUNTY LINE RD.

Fair

Over: ENGLISH CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH OF EWELL RD, Polk, FL

Built 1990 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 15,100

I-75 (SR-93) SB

Fair

Over: N HAVANA RD

1.0MI S OF JACARANDA BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 41,750

Side Road

Fair

Over: ORANGE CREEK

100FT W OF COBURN ROAD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1970 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 10

US-90 (SR-10)

Fair

Over: BARBER BAY

0.5 MI. E. OF MACCLENNY, Baker, FL

Built 1935 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,400

CR 326

Fair

Over: WEKIVA RUN

1.1 MI EAST OF US 19, Levy, FL

Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,400

Showing 2,501-2,550 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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