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

SR-62

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

4.5 MI E OF DUETTE RD, Hardee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 4,500

First Street

Fair

Over: Billy's Creek

4.1 MI WEST OF I-75, Lee, FL

Built 1941 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 8,300

S. Big Pine Drive

Fair

Over: Meadow Pool

Ft Wilderness @ Mead Pool, Orange, FL

Built 1972 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 3,000

CR 127

Fair

Over: MOCCASIN BAY CREEK

3.0 MI N OF CR 122, Baker, FL

Built 1951 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,200

SR-211

Fair

Over: ORTEGA RIVER

SR-211 OVER ORTEGA RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1927 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,500

US29 SR95

Fair

Over: Pine Barren Creek

3.0MI North of SR97, Escambia, FL

Built 1960 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,076

CR 182

Fair

Over: Alligator Creek

4.55 Mi West of US 29, Escambia, FL

Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,000

CR-304

Fair

Over: Middle Haw Creek

0.8 mile East of SR-11, Flagler, FL

Built 1966 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,350

Old Kings Road

Fair

Over: Bulow Canal

1.8 miles South of SR-100, Flagler, FL

Built 1962 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,600

US-129 (SR-49)

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

1.2 MI. N. OF CR-138, Gilchrist, FL

Built 1939 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,600

JOHN MOORE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

300FT N OF BLOOMINGDALE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1995 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 14,332

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Apalachicola River

Jackson-Gadsden Cty line, Jackson, FL

Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,600

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Black Creek

4.0 Mi East of I10 SR8, Leon, FL

Built 1949 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,900

SR-62

Fair

Over: N FORK MANATEE RIVER

1.7 MI E OF SR-39, Manatee, FL

Built 1969 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,500

SR-934 EB

Fair

Over: East Biscayne Bay

NE 79th St & Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1973 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 20,500

US-98/US-441SR-700

Fair

Over: MARTIN CREEK

2.1MI E OF SE 126TH BLVD., Okeechobee, FL

Built 1958 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,100

CURLEY RD (CR-577)

Fair

Over: RENEES CREEK

0.2MI W OF CR-579A, Pasco, FL

Built 1956 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,600

CR-572

Fair

Over: LAKE BONNET DRAINAGE

0.4 MI NORTH OF US-92, Polk, FL

Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 9,900

SR-33

Fair

Over: SILICA CREEK

1MI N OF GREENPOND DR, Polk, FL

Built 1941 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10,800

SR-19

Fair

Over: CAMP BRANCH

8.6 MI. S. OF SR-20, Putnam, FL

Built 1958 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,000

BISPHAM RD.

Fair

Over: MATHENY CREEK

0.3 MI EAST OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1968 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,684

PAN AMERICAN BLVD.

Fair

Over: MYAKKA CREEK

0.1 MI NORTH OF US-41, Sarasota, FL

Built 1964 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 4,900

CABBAGE GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: ECONFINA RIVER

3.8 MI NW OF US 98, Taylor, FL

Built 1985 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 81

RIO VILLA DRIVE

Fair

Over: VENICE CANAL

0.8 MI. WEST OF US-41, Charlotte, FL

Built 1973 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 2,180

SR-70

Fair

Over: OGLEBY CREEK EAST

4.3 MI E OF CR-675, Manatee, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 8,300

Old Cutler Road

Fair

Over: Cutler Canal C-100

0.1 Mile S of SW 173rd St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 15,606

Commercial Blvd.

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

.75mi. E of US-1on SR-870, Broward, FL

Built 1964 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 42,000

Atlantic Blvd.

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

300' W of A1A, Broward, FL

Built 1955 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 26,000

CR 315

Fair

Over: ATES CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF SR 21, Clay, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 515

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: Canal 027

21MI E of SR-29 (MM59), Collier, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 13,750

STEWART BLVD.

Fair

Over: PICAYUNE STRAND

0.75MI W OF EVERGLADES BL, Collier, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 5

SR-202 WB (JTB)

Fair

Over: CUT CREEK BRANCH

1.7 MI. W. OF SR-A1A, Duval, FL

Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 32,250

SANCHEZ ROAD

Fair

Over: GOODBYS CREEK

0.2 MI NW OF SR 152, Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 901

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Flat Creek

1.0 Mile East of C270A, Gadsden, FL

Built 1976 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 12,500

SR-47

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

1 MI. N. OF CR-138, Gilchrist, FL

Built 1952 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,500

SR-78

Fair

Over: HARNEY POND CANAL

984FT WEST OF CR-721, Glades, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,500

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

3.9 mi EAST OF US19, SR57, Jefferson, FL

Built 1947 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,500

SIX MI CYP PKWY EB

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CANAL

1.0MI EAST OF US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 20,000

EL DORADO PKWY

Fair

Over: AILSA CANAL

0.1MI W of PELICAN BLVD, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,200

NB Hook Square

Fair

Over: Miami Canal

At Okeechobee Rd. (US-27), Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1930 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 11,050

SW 72nd Avenue

Fair

Over: Snapper Creek

At SW 85th Street, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 20,869

SW 187th Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal C-102

1/4 Mile N of SW 200th St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,396

OUSLEY FARMS ROAD

Fair

Over: C-51 Canal

At US-441 Southern Blvd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1964 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 250

MT PISGAH RD

Fair

Over: GILSHEY BRDG CRK

0.7 MI N/O COUNTY LINE RD, Polk, FL

Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 600

SIESTA DRIVE

Fair

Over: LOUISE BAYOU

0.1 MI WEST OF HIGEL AVE, Sarasota, FL

Built 1963 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 230

US-27 (SR-20)

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

4.7 MI.W.OF LAFAYETTE CO., Taylor, FL

Built 1951 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,400

E. Minnesota Ave.

Fair

Over: Blue Lake Equalizer

0.5 Mi. W. of Kepler Rd., Volusia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,400

SE AIRPORT AVE

Fair

Over: JOSHUA CREEK

1.3 MI N OF CR-760A, DeSoto, FL

Built 1970 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: CO. LINE CREEK

0.5MI W OF PINE LEVEL RD, Hardee, FL

Built 1989 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,410

OLD HILLS. AVENUE

Fair

Over: HOOKER CREEK

1.1MI E OF N KINGSWAY RD, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1975 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 880

Showing 4,351-4,400 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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