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

US-17-92 SB

Fair

Over: Clay St. & CFRC RR

US-17-92-Clay St & RR, Osceola, FL

Built 1985 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 20,750

US-17-92 NB

Fair

Over: Clay St. & CFRC

US-17-92 NB- Clay & CFRC, Osceola, FL

Built 1985 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 20,750

NB I-95 to PBIA R

Fair

Over: I-95 Rmp A C D G & CSXRR

PBIA/I-95 Interchange, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 4,300

US-27 NB

Fair

Over: LAKE ANOKA

1.0MI S OF SR-64, Highlands, FL

Built 1969 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 35,000

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: Ochlockonee Bay

FRANKLIN-WAKULLA CO LINE, Franklin, FL

Built 1990 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 2,200

I-4 WB

Fair

Over: SR-535

I-4 WB over SR-535, Orange, FL

Built 1995 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 107,000

SR 417 SB 44.6

Fair

Over: LAKE JESUP

0.83 MI NORTH OF SR 434, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 28,000

SR 417 NB 44.6

Fair

Over: LAKE JESUP

0.83 MI NORTH OF SR 434, Seminole, FL

Built 1993 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 28,000

On Ramp WB SR-820

Fair

Over: SR-820 (Hollywood Blvd.)

SR-A1A SB to SR-820 WB, Broward, FL

Built 1976 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 8,830

US-301 (SR-35)

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER

1.1MI N OF CR-575, Hernando, FL

Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,500

LIVINGSTON AVE

Fair

Over: I-275

900FT S OF VANDERVORT RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,900

SR-52

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

7.7MI EAST OF US-41, Pasco, FL

Built 1962 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 16,200

I-275 NB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: 5TH AVE N&S (SR-595)

AT SR-595 (5TH AVE N), Pinellas, FL

Built 1980 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 54,750

CR 274

Fair

Over: Holliman Branch

2.9 Miles West of SR71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,500

CR 274

Fair

Over: Hollis Branch

2.3 West of SR71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,500

SR750 Airport Blvd

Fair

Over: Carpenters Creek

0.1mi. East of Davis Hwy., Escambia, FL

Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 34,000

US 319 SR 377

Fair

Over: Cow Creek

3.0 Miles N OF SR30, Franklin, FL

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,700

CR268

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

3.0 Miles E. of SR267, Gadsden, FL

Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,700

CR 386

Fair

Over: ICWW Overstreet

6.4 Mi North of US98/SR30, Gulf, FL

Built 1988 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,800

Pirate Cove Road

Fair

Over: Blue Creek

0.2 Miles South US90/SR10, Holmes, FL

Built 1970 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 56

CR 177A

Fair

Over: East Pittman Creek

1.63 Miles North of SR 2, Holmes, FL

Built 1978 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 550

SR81

Fair

Over: Reedy Bay Branch

7.0 Mi. South of SR2, Holmes, FL

Built 1978 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,050

SR73

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

2.0Mi S of Marianna limit, Jackson, FL

Built 1975 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,900

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: Stream

4.7 miles EAST OF SR 59, Jefferson, FL

Built 1953 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,200

CR 259-Lake Road

Fair

Over: Ditch

5.0 Mi West of US19/SR57, Jefferson, FL

Built 1901 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

CR 379

Fair

Over: Little Owl Creek

1.96 Miles West of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 250

SR20

Fair

Over: Rocky Bayou

3.9Miles W of County Line, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20,000

SR87

Fair

Over: East Bay River

2.8 Miles N. of US98, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,700

Cook Road

Fair

Over: Chestnut Creek

1.75 Mi N of CR 181 E, Walton, FL

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

E Pt Washington Rd

Fair

Over: McQuage Bayou

0.4Mi East of Bay Drive, Walton, FL

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,000

Citrus Blvd

Fair

Over: I-95

Citrus Blvd - I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,600

US-ALT-90 & SR-10A

Fair

Over: CSXRR (ABANDONED)

0.6 MI. E. OF MAIN ST., Duval, FL

Built 1953 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 49,500

SR-528 WB 35.5

Fair

Over: Tosohatchee Creek

SR-528 WB-Tosohatchee, Orange, FL

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 27,000

Off Ramp SB SR-A1A

Fair

Over: SR-820 (Hollywood Blvd.)

SR-820 EB & SR-A1A SB, Broward, FL

Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,437

US-98 SR700 US441

Fair

Over: C-51 W.P.B. CANAL

SR-700 CANAL POINT, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,100

STEVE ROBERTS SPEC

Fair

Over: CHARLIE CREEK

2.9MI W OF PARNELL RD., Hardee, FL

Built 2003 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 600

SR 91 TPK 285.1

Fair

Over: SR 19

0.6 MI S OF EXIT 285, Lake, FL

Built 1964 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 25,000

BIG FLATS CAMP RD

Fair

Over: CLAY GULLY

NORTH OF MAIN PARK DR, Sarasota, FL

Built 1951 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 101

OCEAN POND RD

Fair

Over: GUM CREEK

0.5 MI EAST OF CR 250, Columbia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 60

SR71

Fair

Over: Rocky Creek

3.5mi. N of Calhoun Co., Jackson, FL

Built 1979 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 5,900

SR-528 WB

Fair

Over: US-1 & FECRR

SR-528 WB - US-1 & FECRR, Brevard, FL

Built 1963 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 20,500

I-95

Fair

Over: Sottile Canal

I-95 SB - Sottile Canal, Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 27,157

SR-528

Fair

Over: Pond B-1 to Pond A-6

SR-528 W of SR-436, Orange, FL

Built 1980 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 101,500

I-95 SB

Fair

Over: SR-44

I-95 SB - SR-44, Volusia, FL

Built 1969 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 21,000

Broward Blvd.

Fair

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

SR-842 over I-95 (SR 9), Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 46,000

SR70 WB Okeechobee

Fair

Over: Rim Ditch Canal C-24

1mi. West of CR-613, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2000 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 5,500

NB SR-9 (I-95)

Fair

Over: SR-713 (Kings Hwy)

0.6 mi N of SR-68, St. Lucie, FL

Built 2013 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 25,250

DEEP CREEK-Bridge

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Columbia, FL

Built 1979 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 20

MID PRONG ST MARYS

Fair

Over: MID PRONG ST MARYS RV

NATIONAL FOREST, Baker, FL

Built 1979 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 20

FISHER CREEK-Bridg

Fair

Over: FISHER CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Leon, FL

Built 1981 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 25

Showing 3,601-3,650 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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