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

60TH AVE.

Fair

Over: PITTSBURG DRAIN

0.8 MI. E OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1987 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 515

ALT US-19 (SR-595)

Fair

Over: PINELLAS TRAIL

0.7MI NW OF SR-693, Pinellas, FL

Built 1957 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 33,500

102ND AVE EB

Fair

Over: LAKE SEMINOLE

0.2MI E OF SEMINOLE BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 15,250

102ND AVE WB

Fair

Over: LAKE SEMINOLE

0.2MI E OF SEMINOLE BLVD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1993 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 15,250

CR 234

Fair

Over: ST. PAULS BROOK

1.4 MI NORTH OF SR 20, Alachua, FL

Built 1961 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 750

CR-2074 (SW 20TH)

Fair

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

1.9 MI N. OF SR-24, Alachua, FL

Built 1964 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 17,500

US-301 SB (SR-200)

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

Alachua & Branford Co. Ln, Alachua, FL

Built 1994 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 14,625

US-301 NB (SR-200)

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

Alachua & Bradford Co. Ln, Alachua, FL

Built 1994 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 14,625

CR-320

Fair

Over: I-75

CR-320 over I-75, Marion, FL

Built 1964 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 500

SR173

Fair

Over: Bayou Marcus

0.9 Miles N of SR298, Escambia, FL

Built 1984 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 25,500

SR-A1A

Fair

Over: Creek

1.8 Miles East of SR-401, Brevard, FL

Built 1960 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 29,500

CR 214

Fair

Over: SIMMS CREEK

2.7 MI WEST OF US 17, Clay, FL

Built 1956 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 101

SR-228

Fair

Over: GATOR BOWL BLVD.

SR-228 EB (HART RAMP), Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 13,750

East 4th Avenue

Fair

Over: Little River

1/4 Mile N of NW 103rd St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1970 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 11,261

US-192

Fair

Over: St. Cloud Canal

US-192 - St.Cloud Canal, Osceola, FL

Built 2017 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 48,000

SUMMIT BLVD

Fair

Over: WPB CANAL C-51

500FT WEST OF I-95, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1967 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 11,000

US-17 SB (SR-35)

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

4.6MI NORTH OF I-75, Charlotte, FL

Built 1986 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 7,350

US-27 NB (SR-25)

Fair

Over: FISHEATING CREEK

0.6MI NORTH OF SR-29, Glades, FL

Built 1974 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 4,450

GRANGE HALL LOOP

Fair

Over: HOWARD CREEK

1.5 MI. South of SR-674, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 970

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Eight Mile Creek

2.0 Miles West of US29, Escambia, FL

Built 1961 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 62,451

CR 284

Fair

Over: Holmes Creek

2.2 Mi West of HWY 79, Washington, FL

Built 1995 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,100

SR-102

Fair

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

0.7 MI. W. OF I-95, Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 20,000

Egret Way

Fair

Over: LW-9 Drainage Canal

250ft. N of Calloway Dr., Orange, FL

Built 1961 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 257

SW 136th Street

Fair

Over: Canal C-100-A

500Ft E of SW 72nd Ave., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 12,056

SW 248th Street

Fair

Over: Canal C-102

0.4 Miles E of US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 5,239

EDGEWATER DRIVE

Fair

Over: PELLAM WATERWAY

0.3MI W OF MIDWAY BLVD., Charlotte, FL

Built 1964 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 8,400

MELBOURNE ST(776A)

Fair

Over: TIDAL CREEK

0.1 MI. NORTH OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 2012 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,600

SR618 SELMON WB

Fair

Over: HIMES AVENUE

0.9Mi N OF GANDY BLVD., Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 19,750

SR618 SELMON EB

Fair

Over: HIMES AVENUE

0.9MI NORTH OF GANDY BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 19,750

BOYETTE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE FISH HAWK CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF CR-640, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 1,330

SR 91 TPK SB 285.1

Fair

Over: SR 19

0.6 MI S OF EXIT 285, Lake, FL

Built 1963 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 25,000

US-27 NB

Fair

Over: US-192

US-27 NB over US-192, Lake, FL

Built 1971 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 21,750

DANIELS PKWY EB

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CYPRESS CREEK

0.3MI E of SIX MI CYP PKW, Lee, FL

Built 1991 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 57,000

RIVER CLUB BLVD.

Fair

Over: BRADEN RIVER

1.2 MI SOUTH OF SR-70, Manatee, FL

Built 1989 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 215

FRUITVILLE RD.

Fair

Over: COW PEN SLOUGH

6 MI E OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 1971 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 5,200

CR 233

Fair

Over: WATER OAK CREEK

1.2 MI WEST OF US 301, Bradford, FL

Built 1962 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 1,201

I-10 WB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

2.8 MI. W. OF CR-137, Suwannee, FL

Built 1968 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 16,649

SR-238

Fair

Over: OLUSTEE CREEK

1.4 MI. E. OF US-41, Union, FL

Built 1968 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 4,400

SR81

Fair

Over: Otter Creek

5.7 Miles N. of US90 SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1969 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,050

Corduroy Road

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek #1

0.67 Mi E of Norman Riley, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2010 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 50

CR509 (WickhamRd.)

Fair

Over: Eau Gallie River

0.4 mi N of SR-518, Brevard, FL

Built 2016 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 29,500

CR 209

Fair

Over: WALKILL CREEK

1.9 MI SOUTH OF US 17, Clay, FL

Built 1950 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 619

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: DAVIS RD.

I-295 NB (SR-9A)/DAVIS RD, Duval, FL

Built 1983 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 38,500

SR-408

Fair

Over: John Young Pkwy

SR-408 - John Young Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 97,500

Elba Way

Fair

Over: LW-9 Drainage Canal

300 Ft. N of Calloway Dr., Orange, FL

Built 1961 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 257

MEMORIAL CAUSEWAY

Fair

Over: ST.JOHNS RIVER OVERFLOW

SE CORNER OF US17 BR/ST, Putnam, FL

Built 1940 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 51

SR-826

Fair

Over: NW 67TH AVE (LUDLAM RD.)

1MI W OF SR-823 (57 AVE), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 145,269

SR 91 NS RMP 193.4

Fair

Over: SR 91 TPK

YEEHAW JUNCTION, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,350

I 95 SB

Fair

Over: Palmetto Park Road

Boca Raton, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1972 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 113,500

CR771 VETERANS BLV

Fair

Over: CREST VIEW WATERWAY

1MI E OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 27,000

Showing 3,201-3,250 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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