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

TAYLOR DAIRY ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAL-1

0.6MI N OF ANGLE ROAD, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1962 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 300

HENDRY RD.

Fair

Over: GUM SWAMP BRANCH

0.2MI N OF METHODST CH RD, Hardee, FL

Built 1985 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 74

CR833

Fair

Over: DEER FENCE CANAL

CR833/CR835 Intersection, Hendry, FL

Built 1959 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 500

W LAKE WALES ALTUR

Fair

Over: PEACE CREEK DRAIN

1.0MI WEST OF CREWS RD, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 135

ATWATER DRIVE

Fair

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

160FT NOF HILLSBOROUGH BL, Sarasota, FL

Built 1970 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 3,600

SALFORD BLVD.

Fair

Over: SNOVER WATERWAY

0.5 MI N OF PRICE BLVD., Sarasota, FL

Built 1971 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,648

HASSIE JOHNS RD

Fair

Over: N PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

1.1 MI EAST OF CR 127, Baker, FL

Built 1973 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 61

SR-136

Fair

Over: SUWANNEE RIVER

0.1 MI. W. OF US-41, Columbia, FL

Built 1954 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,400

River Annex Road

Fair

Over: Perdido River Relief

0.4Mi North of CR 184, Escambia, FL

Built 1966 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 300

Beulah Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.65 Mi S of CR 184, Escambia, FL

Built 1967 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 7,300

Spotted Fawn Way

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

At Lake Washington Rd, Brevard, FL

Built 1978 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 250

SR-408

Fair

Over: Bumby Ave

SR-408 - Bumby Ave, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 187,000

BARDIN RD (CR309D)

Fair

Over: ETONIA CREEK

2.5 MI NORTH OF SR 100, Putnam, FL

Built 1974 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,500

CR 16A

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

2.5 MI E OF CR 210, St. Johns, FL

Built 1957 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 3,000

NE 31ST COURT

Fair

Over: HERON WATERWAY

150ft. E OF NE 23RD AVE, Broward, FL

Built 1955 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 9,623

I-95 & SR-112 SUNP

Fair

Over: I-95 SB

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

Built 1991 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 8,100

US 1 (SR 5)

Fair

Over: MOSER CHANNEL

MARATHON KEY (MM 40-46.6), Monroe, FL

Built 1982 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 11,300

CR-575

Fair

Over: Spring Run Creek

1.5 mi South of CR-48, Sumter, FL

Built 1955 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 800

HYDE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLIAMSON CREEK

0.1 MI N OF EDGEWATER DR, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 1,541

NEW BERLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: DUNN CREEK

0.9 MI W OF DUNN CREEK RD, Duval, FL

Built 1962 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 5,900

SW 75th Avenue

Fair

Over: Coral Gables Loop Canal

0.2 Mile N of SW 40th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,325

PATROL ROAD

Fair

Over: ASPHALT DRAINAGE DITCH

0.5 KM N OF LANGLEY ST, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1952 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 30

JUNIPER CREEK-Brid

Fair

Over: JUNIPER CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Liberty, FL

Built 1963 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 5

JUNIPER CREEK-Brid

Fair

Over: JUNIPER CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Liberty, FL

Built 1963 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 5

LOST CREEK-Bridge

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Leon, FL

Built 1963 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 30

LOST CREEK-Bridge

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Leon, FL

Built 1962 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 30

CR-837

Fair

Over: FAKAHATCHEE STRAND

330 FT W/O SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 1,500

CR-780 CLAY GULLY

Fair

Over: CLAY GULLY

0.4 MI EAST OF MYAKKA RD, Manatee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 987

BISPHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: DENHAM BRANCH CANAL

0.12 MI EAST OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1968 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 1,684

Las Olas Boulevard

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

W.of A1A on Las Olas Blv., Broward, FL

Built 1958 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 16,300

US-1 (SR-5) SB

Fair

Over: St. Lucie River / SR-707

1 Mile South of SR-707, Martin, FL

Built 1997 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 29,148

CR-846

Fair

Over: BUGLE CANAL

3.2Mi E of COLLIER CR-858, Hendry, FL

Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 600

CR-846

Fair

Over: NELSON CANAL

8.0Mi E of COLLIER CR-858, Hendry, FL

Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 600

78TH STREET

Fair

Over: DELANEY CREEK

0.1MI N OF CAUSEWAY BLVD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20,500

I-275 NB

Fair

Over: US-19/WILLIAMS BAYOU

2.1 MI WEST OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1984 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 23,500

SR-666

Fair

Over: ICWW

0.5MI E/O SR-699 (GULF BD, Pinellas, FL

Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 28,000

1ST AVE SOUTH

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.12 MI E OF 60TH ST S, Pinellas, FL

Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,400

KRAFT ROAD

Fair

Over: KRAFT CANAL

0.2MI NORTH OF US-92, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 313

LAKESHORE RD

Fair

Over: ERICS CANAL

0.4MI S OF LEISURE LN E, Polk, FL

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 315

NORTH PORT BLVD.

Fair

Over: COCOPLUM WATERWAY

0.12 MI NORTH OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1964 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,000

CR 23C

Fair

Over: S PRONG TO ST MARYS RVR

1.1 MI NORTH OF SR 121, Baker, FL

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,600

CR 225A

Fair

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF CR 225, Bradford, FL

Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 450

CR 2301

Fair

Over: Bear Creek

5.4 Mi N US231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,500

Old Bicycle Road

Fair

Over: Laird Bayou

0.65 Miles West of CR2297, Bay, FL

Built 1987 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 900

CR186

Fair

Over: Eleven Mile Creek

0.5 Mi East of CR 297A, Escambia, FL

Built 1968 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,100

CR4

Fair

Over: Pine Barren Creek

1.07 Mi East of SR 97, Escambia, FL

Built 1942 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,800

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: Apalachicola River

0.5 mile E OF APALACH, Franklin, FL

Built 1988 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 8,100

Burnt Bridge Road

Fair

Over: Gully Branch

1.3 Mi N of Gully Br Rd, Franklin, FL

Built 2005 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25

Aycock Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.8 Mi North of US90/SR10, Jackson, FL

Built 1991 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 48

Rowell Road

Fair

Over: Little Dry Creek

0.8 Mi East of US231/SR75, Jackson, FL

Built 1992 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 48

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