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 343

Fair

Over: WEKIVA RIVER

0.2 MI NORTH OF SR 326, Levy, FL

Built 1970 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 250

SR-100

Fair

Over: FLORAHOME EAST CANAL

3.3 MI. E. OF CR-315, Putnam, FL

Built 1964 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 7,800

S MIAMI AV - I-95N

Fair

Over: SW 1ST CT

DOWNTOWN INTRCHG, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1968 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 9,400

SR85

Fair

Over: Boggy Bayou

1.1MI W OF SR285, Okaloosa, FL

Built 2001 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 47,500

13TH STREET SW

Fair

Over: GOLDEN GATE MAIN CANAL

1.1MI S OF GOLDEN GATE BL, Collier, FL

Built 2002 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 700

SR-66

Fair

Over: CHARLIE CREEK OVERFLOW

7.8 MI EAST OF US-17, Hardee, FL

Built 1961 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 5,600

US17 & US92(SR600)

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

1.1 MI NORTH OF CR-547, Polk, FL

Built 1934 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 20,500

GOOSE POND ROAD

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

4.0MI W OF CR-663, Hardee, FL

Built 1998 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 40

CR-78 (N RIVER RD)

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

1.5 MI EAST OF SR-31, Lee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 2,776

SR-100

Fair

Over: FLORAHOME CANAL

1.2 MI. E. OF CR-315, Putnam, FL

Built 1964 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 7,200

US-192 WB

Fair

Over: St. Johns River

US-192 WB- St Johns River, Brevard, FL

Built 2004 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 5,150

SR-103 (LANE AVE.)

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

100 FT. N. OF I-10, Duval, FL

Built 1965 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 16,000

SR-510(Wabasso Rd)

Fair

Over: Intracoastal Waterway

1.4MI E OF US-1, Indian River, FL

Built 1970 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 14,500

60TH STREET N

Fair

Over: REDHEAD CANAL

0.1 MI. N OF 90TH AVE. N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1965 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 3,300

CR 252

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

2.7 MILES WEST OF CR 137, Suwannee, FL

Built 1955 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 2,800

235

Fair

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Baker, FL

Built 1999 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 20

CARPENTERS WAY

Fair

Over: I-4 (SR-400)

0.9MI E OF US-98, Polk, FL

Built 2004 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,732

AVENUE N SW

Fair

Over: LAKE MAY CANAL

0.09 MI. W OF 9TH ST. SW, Polk, FL

Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,500

CR 239A

Fair

Over: Fern Pond Creek

1.6 Mi. W. of SR 121, Union, FL

Built 1955 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,100

Mill Road

Fair

Over: Dry Creek

0.3 Miles South of CR1656, Jackson, FL

Built 1991 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 78

Dilmore Road

Fair

Over: Reedy Creek Relief

0.15 Miles East U231/SR75, Jackson, FL

Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 55

Mill Road

Fair

Over: Shores Mill Creek

1.5 Miles East US231/SR75, Jackson, FL

Built 1995 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 66

I-10EB TO LANE AVE

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

I-10 EB RAMP/ CEDAR RIVER, Duval, FL

Built 1962 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,900

Retrn to Departure

Fair

Over: US-1 & Departure Ramp

Ft. Lauderdale Airport, Broward, FL

Built 2002 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 17,500

N. PALM AIRE DRIVE

Fair

Over: C-14 CYPRESS CREEK CANAL

1MI W OF POWERLINE RD., Broward, FL

Built 1980 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,100

Sub Sec.of US1 B.L

Fair

Over: CANAL C-1-N

S of SW 186th St /Bus Way, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1995 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,500

EILAND BLVD(CR579)

Fair

Over: NE BRANCH OF NEW RIVER

1.7MI NORTH OF SR-54, Pasco, FL

Built 1995 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 3,315

SB I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: St. Lucie Canal

1mi N of SR-76(Kanner Hw), Martin, FL

Built 1987 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 40,500

CR-42

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.25 Mile West of CR-439, Lake, FL

Built 1988 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 3,700

54TH AVE NORTH

Fair

Over: I-275

2.1 MI S OF SR-694, Pinellas, FL

Built 1972 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 22,500

I-75 (SR-93)

Fair

Over: TIGER BRANCH

0.1 MI.S.OF SUWANNEE CO., Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 41,500

WB Oakland Pk Blvd

Fair

Over: SR-91 Fla Turnpike

1 mile west of SR 7, Broward, FL

Built 1978 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 29,250

EB Oakland Pk Blvd

Fair

Over: SR-91 Fla Turnpike

1 mile west of SR 7, Broward, FL

Built 1978 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 29,250

US-27 (SR-25)

Fair

Over: PALMDALE CANAL

1.8 MI NORTH OF SR-29, Glades, FL

Built 1957 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 8,900

SR-528 WB

Fair

Over: SR-401

SR-528 WB - SR-401, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 13,000

SR-528 EB

Fair

Over: SR-401

SR-528 EB - SR-401, Brevard, FL

Built 1971 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 13,000

Goldenrod Rd.

Fair

Over: SR-528

1.1 Mi S of Lee Vista Blv, Orange, FL

Built 2002 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 12,000

I-295 (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

0.15 MI. W. OF I-95, Duval, FL

Built 1968 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 70,500

RANGE LINERD CR609

Fair

Over: COUNTY LINE CANAL C-23

AT MARTIN COUNTY LINE, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1963 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 2,300

I-75 (SR-93)

Fair

Over: CABBAGE SWAMP CREEK

0.5MI N OF SR-56, Pasco, FL

Built 1965 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 107,607

SR-33

Fair

Over: PARKER CREEK

GRIFFIN RD AND SR-33, Polk, FL

Built 1994 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 31,000

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Big Reedy Creek

2.5mi. East of SR81, Holmes, FL

Built 1998 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 1,850

US-19

Fair

Over: JOES CREEK

100FT N OF 44TH AVE NORTH, Pinellas, FL

Built 1952 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 41,500

SR-60

Fair

Over: KISSIMMEE RIVER

26.6 MI EAST OF US-27, Polk, FL

Built 2003 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 10,600

STEVE ROBERTS SPEC

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO CHARLIE CRK

2.2MI W OF PARNELL RD., Hardee, FL

Built 2003 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 600

CR-54

Fair

Over: CABBAGE SWAMP SLOUGH

2.9 MILES WEST OF I-75, Pasco, FL

Built 1963 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 25,000

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: SUNRISE CREEK

4.2 MI S OF SR-72, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 57,000

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: SUNRISE CREEK

4.2 MI. S OF SR-72, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 57,000

US98 SR30 SR298

Fair

Over: Perdido Bay

Alabama-Florida Line, Escambia, FL

Built 1981 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 14,515

SR296 Michigan Ave

Fair

Over: Marcus Creek

1.6 Mi. E of US 90 SR10A, Escambia, FL

Built 1977 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 32,500

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