State profile · Below median Poor share

Florida bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Florida, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

12,892
Public bridges
38.8%
Good condition
2.8%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

12,892

Public highway bridges in Florida

Good Condition

38.8%

5,007 bridges rated 7-9

-11.2pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

2.8%

355 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.0%

Florida vs national bridge condition

Florida - Good condition share 38.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Florida - Poor-condition share 9.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

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.

UT

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

VT

Vermont

2.62% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,936
Selected

FL

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

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.

All Bridges in Florida

US-98 (SR 700)

Fair

Over: LORIDA CREEK

10.1MI EAST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 6,600

SPARKMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: HOWELL BRANCH

2.0 MI E OF SR-39, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1977 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,500

CR-510 WABASSO RD

Fair

Over: CANAL

3MI W OF CR-615, Indian River, FL

Built 1951 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 5,500

SW MEEKS GRADE

Fair

Over: SWILLEY CREEK

.5 MI E OF SW ELLZEY AVE, Levy, FL

Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 51

49th St E EXP FARM

Fair

Over: TERRA CEIA CREEK

0.3 MI. EAST OF US-41, Manatee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 4,080

1ST AVE NORTH

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.1MI W OF 58TH ST N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1953 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 11,500

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL 046

10 MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 109

27.8MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 112

28.5MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1951 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 113

28.8MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1951 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 114

29.7MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 116

31.5MI E OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,000

CR 357 (HINES RD)

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

6.4 MI NORTH OF CR 358, Dixie, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 200

VERMONT STREET

Fair

Over: EASTSIDE CANAL

100 ft. N/O US 92 WB, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1970 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 110

CR 326

Fair

Over: FRESHWATER CREEK

3.4 MI WEST OF US 19, Levy, FL

Built 1966 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 300

PALMA SOLA BLVD.

Fair

Over: BRANCH/PALMA SOLA BAY

0.6 MILE SOUTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1962 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 1,387

M AND J ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MYAKKA RIVER

0.2MI NORTH OF CLAY GULLY, Manatee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 294

Martin Mill Road

Fair

Over: Long Branch

0.7Mi W/o Beaver Crk Towr, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1984 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 50

Maytown Road

Fair

Over: Cow Creek

8.6 miles East of SR-415, Volusia, FL

Built 1969 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 3,800

Jungle Road

Fair

Over: Turnbull Creek

0.1 Mi. E. of Linda Road, Volusia, FL

Built 1969 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 716

MCNAB RD(SE 15 ST)

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CK C-14 CANAL

0.8MI WEST OF US-1, Broward, FL

Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 14,984

BLACK CREEK-Bridge

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Liberty, FL

Built 1979 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 25

CAT BRANCH-Bridge

Fair

Over: CAT BRANCH

NATIONAL FOREST, Liberty, FL

Built 1979 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 15

LORRAINE ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF SLOUGH

0.9 MI SOUTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 7,600

NW 17th Avenue

Fair

Over: Miami River

0.2 Mile North of SR 836, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1928 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 21,073

CR-707 (BEACH RD)

Fair

Over: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

0.3MI E OF US-1 (SR-5), Palm Beach, FL

Built 1969 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 3,240

US-41

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL 048

11.8MI SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1955 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,000

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 077

1MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1952 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,400

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 082

5.4MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,400

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 085

7.7MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,515

US-41 (SR-90)

Fair

Over: Canal 089

11.3MI EAST OF SR-29, Collier, FL

Built 1954 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,515

UP MANATEE RIV RD

Fair

Over: GATES CREEK

2.2 MI. NE OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1963 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 7,438

CR 115

Fair

Over: LITTLE DUNN CREEK

2.9 MI EAST OF CR 121, Nassau, FL

Built 1950 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 1,500

Aultman Road

Fair

Over: Partin Canal

.3 Mi S of Neptune Road, Osceola, FL

Built 1976 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 107

SR-33

Fair

Over: QUAIL CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF I-4, Polk, FL

Built 1940 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 18,500

DEAN STILL RD.

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

1.6 MI EAST OF SR-33, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 4,400

Eddy Road CR-250

Fair

Over: MID-PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

0.6MI N CR 250/CR 125 INT, Baker, FL

Built 1975 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 6,600

CR 226

Fair

Over: WALKILL CREEK

0.2 MI WEST OF CR 209, Clay, FL

Built 1963 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 103

PINE LEVEL ST.

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

3.2 MI W OF SR-70, DeSoto, FL

Built 1984 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 300

PARNELL RD CR-671

Fair

Over: BEE BRANCH

3.3 MI S OF SR-64, Hardee, FL

Built 1974 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 600

CR-448

Fair

Over: Apopka Beauclair Canal

3.3 miles East of CR-561, Lake, FL

Built 1979 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 10,100

Venetian Causeway

Fair

Over: ICWW (Fracture Critical)

Btw Miami & Biscayne Isle, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1927 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 25,500

SR-60 EB

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER

0.7 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 1947 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 13,000

CR-48

Fair

Over: Withlacoochee River

8.0 Miles West of I-75, Sumter, FL

Built 1929 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 5,600

CR-304

Fair

Over: Canal

0.5 Mile West of SR-11, Flagler, FL

Built 1966 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,350

US-41

Fair

Over: COUNTRY CLUB CANAL

1.9MI S OF SR-82, Lee, FL

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 45,500

SR-6

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER O/F

0.1 MI.W.OF HAMILTON CO., Madison, FL

Built 1950 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,000

SR-70

Fair

Over: FISHER BRANCH

1.2 MI E OF SR-675, Manatee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 8,300

CR 2321

Fair

Over: Deerpoint Drawdown

3.5 Mi North US231/SR75, Bay, FL

Built 1984 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 9,300

CR 268

Fair

Over: Telogia Creek

1.6 Mi South of US90/SR10, Gadsden, FL

Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,900

Showing 4,001-4,050 of 12,892 bridges

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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