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

CR 158

Fair

Over: Branch of Lloyd Creek

0.5 MI E of SR 59, Jefferson, FL

Built 2018 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,000

SR20

Fair

Over: Blue Creek Tributary

5.0Mi E. of SR65, Liberty, FL

Built 1952 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,900

SR-50

Fair

Over: Canal

SR-50 1.0 Mi East of I-95, Brevard, FL

Built 1980 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 20,000

SR860 EB (870630)

Fair

Over: OLETA RIVER

0.5M W OF SR-5, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 21,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: CR257

1.5miles South of Aucilla, Jefferson, FL

Built 1973 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 10,250

SR-528 EB

Fair

Over: CR-515 & Indian River

SR-528 EB over CR-515, Brevard, FL

Built 1970 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 26,545

ARLINGTON RD.

Fair

Over: SR-10A

ARLINGTON RD. OVER SR-10A, Duval, FL

Built 1961 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 15,000

CR 108 (River Rd)

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MILL CREEK

2.8 MI EAST OF CR 121, Nassau, FL

Built 1950 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 2,800

US-1 (SR-5) SB

Fair

Over: Middle River

.7Mi S/O SR816-OaklandPk, Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 27,250

US-1 (SR-5) NB

Fair

Over: Middle River

.7Mi S/O SR816-OaklandPk, Broward, FL

Built 1974 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 27,250

SW 92nd Avenue

Fair

Over: Coral Park Canal

250 ft. N/O SW 16th St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 13,104

W. CAMINO REAL

Fair

Over: LWDD E-3 CANAL

AT SR-809 / WCAMINOREA, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1972 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 10,600

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Fair

Over: I-75 (SR-93)

I-10 EB OVER I-75, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 13,000

SR87

Fair

Over: Dean Creek

4.0Mi North of US98 SR30, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 2013 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 19,400

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Crooked Creek

1.0mi. E of Aplac. River, Gadsden, FL

Built 1978 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 11,500

Yellow River Bapt

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.8 Mi North of Nathan Ln, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2004 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 50

CR 192

Fair

Over: Gum Creek

1 Mi W of SR 192, Walton, FL

Built 1973 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 500

SR-419

Fair

Over: Soldier Creek

.81MI. E of SR 600, Seminole, FL

Built 1986 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 15,600

OFF-RAMP TO TGH

Fair

Over: HILLS. BAY & DAVIS BLVD.

DAVIS ISL. BR. EXIT - TGH, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 5,001

SR20

Fair

Over: East Pittman Creek

8.0 Miles East of SR 65, Liberty, FL

Built 1997 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 4,200

CR-661A

Fair

Over: MUELLER CREEK

1.2 MI N OF SR-70, DeSoto, FL

Built 1960 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,070

US-41 (SR-25 &100)

Fair

Over: FROG CREEK

2.2 MI. S. OF JENNINGS, Hamilton, FL

Built 1957 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,400

US-1 SB (SR-15)

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MILLS CREEK

5.5 MI. N. OF CALLAHAN, Nassau, FL

Built 1997 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 7,850

US-1 SB (SR-15)

Fair

Over: LITTLE BOGGY CREEK

1.09 MI. S. OF CR-108, Nassau, FL

Built 1997 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 6,800

SR 528 5.2

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.9 MI EAST OF SR-91, Orange, FL

Built 1973 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 99,300

US-98 (SR-700)

Fair

Over: CYPRESS SLOUGH

5.0MI E OF KISSIMMEE RVR, Okeechobee, FL

Built 1995 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 3,900

SR-121

Fair

Over: S.PRONG ST.MARYS R. O/F

1.2 MI. N. OF CR-23C, Baker, FL

Built 1962 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,967

SR-121

Fair

Over: S. PRONG ST.MARYS RIVER

1.3 MI. N. OF CR-23C, Baker, FL

Built 1962 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,967

SR-776 EB

Fair

Over: MYAKKA RIVER

6.4MI W OF US 41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1959 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 16,676

I-75 SB

Fair

Over: SYMMES ROAD

3 MILES NORTH OF CR-672, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 68,500

VINCENNES BLVD.

Fair

Over: MELAGA CANAL

0.2 mile N of Cape Coral, Lee, FL

Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,800

I-275 NB

Fair

Over: I275SB & RAMP TO 54 AV S

1.5 MI S OF 26TH AVE S, Pinellas, FL

Built 1983 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 46,750

CR 12

Fair

Over: Ochlockonee River

7.8 Mi East of US27/SR63, Gadsden, FL

Built 1993 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,200

CR 2

Fair

Over: Camp Creek

0.77 Miles West of SR 81, Holmes, FL

Built 1969 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 950

SR123

Fair

Over: Turkey Creek

0.5 Miles S. of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1975 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 12,250

McCoy Road

Fair

Over: Cobb Branch

0.5 Mi S/O Charles Booker, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 50

Senterfitt Road

Fair

Over: Murder Creek

0.5 Mi South of Hwy 85A, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 500

Riley Barnhill Rd

Fair

Over: Narrows Creek

1.6 Mi West of SR 189, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 101

Campground Road

Fair

Over: Long Creek

1.2 Mi West of US 331, Walton, FL

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 100

One Bridge Road

Fair

Over: Pond Creek

0.35 Mi West of CR 85, Walton, FL

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 100

Corbin Gainey Road

Fair

Over: Cosson Mill Creek

2.9 Mi South of CR 280, Walton, FL

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 101

Brown Road

Fair

Over: Big Swamp Creek

0.21 Mi E of Harrison Rd, Walton, FL

Built 2006 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 60

Mathews Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.7 Mi S of Miller Drive, Walton, FL

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 50

Forsyth Road

Fair

Over: E-8 Canal

1.3 Miles S of SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 1975 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,422

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: DURBIN CREEK

1.4 MI. N. OF CR-210, St. Johns, FL

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 59,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Fair

Over: DURBIN CREEK

1.4 MI. N. OF CR-210, St. Johns, FL

Built 1966 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 59,000

RAMP TO I-75 NB

Fair

Over: SR-826 & I-75

I-75/SR 826 INTERCHANGE, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1986 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 42,500

CR154 Chaires Rd

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

2.0 mi. East of US90, Leon, FL

Built 1974 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 3,300

US-41 NB

Fair

Over: FAKA UNION CANAL

13.7 MILES SE OF SR-951, Collier, FL

Built 1969 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,600

US-27 SB (SR-25)

Fair

Over: FISHEATING CK OVERFLOW

0.4MI NORTH OF SR-29, Glades, FL

Built 1998 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 4,450

Showing 4,051-4,100 of 13,036 bridges

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