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-75 NB

Fair

Over: DEER PRAIRIE CREEK

4.5MI N OF SUMTER BLVD, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 36,000

TOLEDO BLADE BLVD

Fair

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

1.1 MI N OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,000

CR 141

Fair

Over: ALAPAHA SWAMP

0.1MI SOUTH OF CR 152, Hamilton, FL

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 800

CR-464

Fair

Over: Oklawaha River

4.2 Mi Northeast of CR-25, Marion, FL

Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,400

E 11th Street

Fair

Over: Martin Bayou

0.4 Mi E of Transmitter R, Bay, FL

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,300

Camp Flowers Road

Fair

Over: Clear Creek

2.8 Mi W of US231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 165

Siskin Lane

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.10 Mi E of Oakfield Rd, Escambia, FL

Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: FG&A RR and Little River

4.7Miles East of SR267, Gadsden, FL

Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,683

CR 65

Fair

Over: Willacoochee Creek

6.2 Mi North of US90/SR10, Gadsden, FL

Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 600

Good Morning St

Fair

Over: Chickenhouse Branch

0.05 Mi S of US98/SR30, Gulf, FL

Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 165

CR 277

Fair

Over: Gum Creek

0.49 Miles North of CR164, Jackson, FL

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700

CR 257A

Fair

Over: Aucilla River Relief

7.7 Mi South of US19/SR20, Jefferson, FL

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 400

CR 375

Fair

Over: Soapstone Creek

0.18 Miles South of SR 20, Leon, FL

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 600

CR 67

Fair

Over: Indian Creek

13.4 Miles East of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700

CR 379

Fair

Over: Branch of Kennedy Creek

6.6 Miles West of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1901 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 250

CR 67

Fair

Over: Haw Creek

14.6 Mi N of US98/SR30, Liberty, FL

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700

SR20

Fair

Over: Big Creek

0.5 Mile East of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,900

SR189

Fair

Over: Dry Ford Branch

1.3 mi S of Ala St. Line, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,300

PJ Adams Parkway

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

0.2 Mi W of S Ferndon Blv, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 19,500

CR399/Country Mill

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

0.65 Mi East of CR 164, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1901 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500

CR374-Harvey Mill

Fair

Over: Lost Creek

0.97 Mi West US319/SR61, Wakulla, FL

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 94

CR 280

Fair

Over: Bruce Creek

1.04 Mi N of McCall Dairy, Walton, FL

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 750

SR-115

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

SR-115 OVER TROUT RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 29,000

US-17 (SR-15)

Fair

Over: EDGEWOOD AVE.

ROOSEVELT BLVD./ EDGEWOOD, Duval, FL

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 53,500

SHINDLER DRIVE

Fair

Over: MILE BRANCH

0.1 MI S OF MARLEE ROAD, Duval, FL

Built 1956 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,900

SR-408 WB

Fair

Over: SR-551

SR-408 WB - SR-551, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 83,750

SR 417 SB 38.2

Fair

Over: SR 426 ALOMA AVE

1.6MI N OF UNIVERSITY BLV, Seminole, FL

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 37,650

SR 417 NB 38.2

Fair

Over: SR 426 ALOMA AVE

1.6MI N OF UNIVERSITY BLV, Seminole, FL

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 37,650

I-95 (SR-9) SB

Fair

Over: NW 19th Street

1Mi South of Oakland Blvd, Broward, FL

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 123,000

I-95NB TO I-195EB

Fair

Over: US 27(NW 36 ST)& NW35 ST

I-95/SR112/I-195 INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 21,500

NW 7 AVE ( SR 7 )

Fair

Over: Miami River

NW 7 AVE AT NW 5 ST, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,200

Perimeter Access

Fair

Over: Florida City Canal

At SW 344th Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t

Bayshore Drive

Fair

Over: Waterway

50Ft. N of Broad Cswy., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,816

US 1 NB (900127)

Fair

Over: TAVERNIER CREEK

TAVERNIER KEY (MM 90.8), Monroe, FL

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,000

SR 91 SB 242.6

Fair

Over: US 441 SR 500

1.9 MI SOUTH OF KISS INTX, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28,340

SR 91 NB 242.6

Fair

Over: US 441 SR 500

1.9 MI SOUTH OF KISS INTX, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28,340

CR-532

Fair

Over: Cox Creek

0.4 Mi. East of CR-419, Osceola, FL

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,250

10TH AVE NORTH

Fair

Over: LWDD E-3 CANAL

0.9MI W OF MILITARY TRAIL, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,300

Melaleuca Lane

Fair

Over: E3-canal

1.1Mi W of Miltiary Trail, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2006 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 14,600

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: FREDS CREEK

0.9 MILE SOUTH OF CR676A, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1943 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 32,500

BOYETTE ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH HAWK CREEK

1.2MI E OF HOBSON SIMMON, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1976 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,050

BUS US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: MANATEE RIVER

0.1 MI N OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1986 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 39,000

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: Forestry Road

0.6 MI SOUTH of CR-673, Sumter, FL

Built 1965 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 29,583

SR267

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

6.0 Miles E. of SR12, Gadsden, FL

Built 1976 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 7,885

SR85

Fair

Over: Shoal River

2.4Mi. South of I10 SR8, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1974 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 21,250

SR85

Fair

Over: Shoal River Relief

2.5 Mi. South of I10 SR8, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1974 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 21,250

SR85

Fair

Over: Shoal River

2.4 Mi. South of I10 SR8, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1974 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 21,250

SR 528 EB 3.1

Fair

Over: CR 423 JOHN YOUNG PKWY

3.1 MI EAST OF SR 400 I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 50,800

SR-78

Fair

Over: DEAD MANS BRANCH

2.7MI EAST OF SR-29, Glades, FL

Built 1958 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 3,800

I-275

Fair

Over: US-41 CSX RR

2.9MI NORTH OF SR-582, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 66,500

Showing 2,851-2,900 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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