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

SAN PABLO ROAD

Fair

Over: HOGPEN CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH OF US 90, Duval, FL

Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20,500

SR-429 NB

Fair

Over: Stoneybrook West Pkwy.

4.3 Mi. South of Turnpike, Orange, FL

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 80,800

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: TRESTLE BAY SWAMP

3.3 MI. N. OF SR-207, St. Johns, FL

Built 1966 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 90,000

I-95 NB CD

Fair

Over: Ramp J2

I95NB over I95SB On Ramp, Volusia, FL

Built 2018 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 26,500

I595 WB 55.343

Fair

Over: I-595

SR-91/I-595 INTERCHANGE, Broward, FL

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 23,500

US-1 (SR-5)

Fair

Over: Frazier Creek

Just S. of Roosevelt BR, Martin, FL

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 33,500

HICKORY DRIVE

Fair

Over: RELIEF CANAL

0.1 MI S OF PGA BLVD, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1963 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 440

SRAIA (South Cswy)

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

.25 Miles East of US-1, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1974 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14,200

US 41 NB (SR 45)

Fair

Over: COCOHATCHEE RIVER

0.67MI N OF SR-846, Collier, FL

Built 2001 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 59,000

CR 234

Fair

Over: CAMPS CANAL

2 MI SOUTH OF CR 2082, Alachua, FL

Built 1955 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 1,000

SR20

Fair

Over: FG&A RR X-625681H

1.2 mi. South of US90, Leon, FL

Built 1980 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 6,900

COLLINS ROAD

Fair

Over: ORTEGA RIVER

0.65MI E OF BLANDING BLVD, Duval, FL

Built 1952 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 17,600

NE 23rd Avenue

Fair

Over: Rio Toledo Canal

0.26 mi. N of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1969 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 2,400

SR-66

Fair

Over: MINERAL BRANCH

6.6 MI EAST OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,600

SR618 SELMON EB

Fair

Over: HYDE PARK & PLANT AVE.

0.2MI W OF HILLSBOROUGH R, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30,750

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: CR-125

I-10 EB OVER CR-125, Baker, FL

Built 1961 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 13,750

US319 SR375

Fair

Over: Buckhorn Creek

13.0 Mi North of US98, Wakulla, FL

Built 2001 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,200

US-17 (SR-5)

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

US-17 OVER TROUT RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1958 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 15,600

US-1 (SR-5)

Fair

Over: OHIO MISSOURI CHANNEL

OHIO KEY (MM 39.1), Monroe, FL

Built 1981 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 11,300

CR-700/Connors HWY

Fair

Over: SFWMD L-13 CANAL

INT. OF CR-700 & CR-880, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1968 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 100

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

0.9 MILE NORTH OF SR-60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1948 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 117,000

SR-482

Fair

Over: Skylake Canal

SR-482 - Skylake Canal, Orange, FL

Built 1968 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 40,000

S MIAMI AVE - I-95

Fair

Over: SR-970 TO SW 1ST CT

DOWNTOWN INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1969 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 4,200

US 1 (SR 5)

Fair

Over: KEMP CHANNEL

SUMMERLAND KEY (MM 23.5), Monroe, FL

Built 1982 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 16,900

I110 SR8A

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

INT. of I10 and I110, Escambia, FL

Built 2006 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 43,250

Four Mile Road

Fair

Over: Four Mile Creek

0.1 Mi South of SR 20, Walton, FL

Built 2005 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 400

Osceola Parkway

Fair

Over: Buena VIista Drive

W Disney Anmal Kingdom, Orange, FL

Built 1997 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 27,600

SE 25th Ave.

Fair

Over: Rio Idlewild Canal

0.20 mi. S of SR-842, Broward, FL

Built 1993 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 418

OIL WELL ROAD

Fair

Over: I-75 - SCL RR

1.5 Mi. East of US 41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1979 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,500

PERRINE RANCH RD.

Fair

Over: ANCLOTE RIVER

0.3MI E OF GRAND BLVD., Pasco, FL

Built 1988 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,429

SR-528 EB

Fair

Over: Banana River Drive

2.55 Miles East of SR-3, Brevard, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 13,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: CSXRR

0.2 MI. S. OF US-1, Duval, FL

Built 1959 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 126,500

Central Fl Parkway

Fair

Over: I-4

Central Fl Pkwy Ramp- I-4, Orange, FL

Built 1990 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,500

US 1 (SR 5)

Fair

Over: NORTH PINE CHANNEL

BIG PINE KEY (MM 29.6), Monroe, FL

Built 1982 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 18,000

CR733 SUNRISE BLVD

Fair

Over: PALMDALE CREEK

0.1MI EAST OF US-27, Glades, FL

Built 1964 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 280

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: BRUCE B. DOWNS BL(CR581)

2.7MI NOF HILLSBOROUGH RI, Hillsborough, FL

Built 2013 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 58,500

Dwights Road

Fair

Over: Tracy Canal

1.4 Miles East of CR-561, Lake, FL

Built 2004 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 100

CRYSTAL SPRINGS

Fair

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RIVER

1.5MI S OF CHANCEY RD., Pasco, FL

Built 1923 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 1,300

ST. PAULS DRIVE

Fair

Over: POPE CANAL

0.5MI S OF BELLEAIR RD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 545

CR 200B

Fair

Over: OLUSTEE CREEK

0.8 MI E OF US 301, Bradford, FL

Built 1970 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 751

SR-24

Fair

Over: JACKS BRANCH

7.1 MI. W. OF CR-336, Levy, FL

Built 1974 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 1,613

US-1

Fair

Over: Kid Creek

3.4 Miles South of SR-514, Brevard, FL

Built 1964 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 16,856

SW 112th Avenue

Fair

Over: Miller Road Canal

0.3 Mile N of SW 56th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1957 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 8,084

SHELDON ROAD NB

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

0.2MI NORTH OF WATERS AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1967 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 12,088

SR-16

Fair

Over: GOVERNORS CREEK

0.4 MI. W. OF CR-15A, Clay, FL

Built 1955 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 12,800

SR-103 (LANE AVE.)

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

0.2 MI. N. OF I-10, Duval, FL

Built 1963 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 16,000

SR-46

Fair

Over: Mills Creek

SR-46 - Mills Creek, Seminole, FL

Built 1962 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 21,000

SR-826

Fair

Over: SR 826 OVER I95 SB RAMP

SR7 & SR826 SB RAMP, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1963 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 60,500

SR-78

Fair

Over: FISHEATING CREEK

8.8 MI EAST OF US-27, Glades, FL

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,409

SOUTH CANAL ROAD

Fair

Over: LIT. CHARLEY BOWLEGS CK

HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK ST PK, Highlands, FL

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10

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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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