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

SR 91 SB TPK 192.4

Fair

Over: OUTFALL DITCH

1 MILE S OF SR 60, Osceola, FL

Built 1963 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 18,350

SR-408 EB

Fair

Over: SR-50

SR-408 EB - SR-50, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 59.2 t ADT: 7,750

LAUREL DRIVE

Fair

Over: POWELL CREEK

1.1 MI E OF BUS US-41, Lee, FL

Built 1982 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 3,600

I-295/SR-9A NB

Fair

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

SR-9A NB over I-95 (SR-9), Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 23,250

I-295/SR-9A SB

Fair

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

SR-9A SB over I-95 (SR-9), Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 23,250

CR-532

Fair

Over: Econlockhatchee River

7.8 M. E of US-441/US 192, Osceola, FL

Built 1965 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 1,250

Crabgrass Road

Fair

Over: Crabgrass Creek

0.9 mi. South of US-192, Osceola, FL

Built 1972 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 105

N Lake Orlando Pky

Fair

Over: Wekiva Canal

.3miSE of Cinderlane Pkwy, Orange, FL

Built 1971 Load: 59.7 t ADT: 3,000

NW 16TH AVE

Fair

Over: HOGTOWN CREEK

0.6 MI W OF US 441, Alachua, FL

Built 1965 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 18,800

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: LILY PAD CREEK

1.8 MI. N. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1971 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 4,000

SR4

Fair

Over: East Coldwater Creek

5.0 Miles E. of SR87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1998 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 1,668

EAST OCEAN AVE.

Fair

Over: HYPOLUXO ISLAND LAGOON

0.2MI WEST OF OF A1A, Palm Beach, FL

Built 1989 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 7,850

I 275 NB

Fair

Over: COLUMBUS DRIVE

0.2MI N OF I-275 I-4 INT, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 44,250

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: MATHENY CREEK

0.8MI S OF SR-72, Sarasota, FL

Built 1963 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 32,199

CR 239A

Fair

Over: HUNT CREEK

1 MI EAST OF CR 241, Union, FL

Built 1955 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 1,100

St Marys Road

Fair

Over: Dram Branch

0.57 Mi N of Harcus Rd, Washington, FL

Built 1993 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 100

SR 836 EB / WB

Fair

Over: NW 127th AVE

0.9 mi. West of H.E.F.T., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2006 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 64,053

12th Ave

Fair

Over: Bayou Texar

0.5 Mi SW of SR 296, Escambia, FL

Built 2017 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 23,500

I-75 (SR 93)

Fair

Over: DAUGHTREY CREEK OVERFLOW

3.5 MI NORTH OF SR 78, Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 53,500

I-75 (SR 93)

Fair

Over: DAUGHTREY CREEK

3.7 MI N of SR 78, Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 53,500

CR 340

Fair

Over: SUWANNEE RIVER OVERFLOW

2 MI EAST OF SR 349, Dixie, FL

Built 1965 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 1,100

SR-A1A

Fair

Over: FPL Nuc Plant Intake Cnl

6.5 Mi North of SR-732, St. Lucie, FL

Built 1974 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 3,800

Good Homes Road

Fair

Over: SR-408

Good Homes Rd - SR-408, Orange, FL

Built 1989 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 25,000

SR-714

Fair

Over: SR-91 (Fl. Tpk.)

Turnpike at Stuart exit., Martin, FL

Built 1999 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 28,500

SR-228 (NORMANDY)

Fair

Over: YELLOW WATER CREEK

0.45 MI.W.OF CECIL FIELD, Duval, FL

Built 1942 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 16,400

NW 82 Ave/W 24 Ave

Fair

Over: Little River Canal

50 ft N of NW 103rd St., Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1983 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 4,621

US-27/SR-25

Fair

Over: CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER

900FT EAST OF FIRST ST, Glades, FL

Built 2000 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 13,400

SR-597 DALE MABRY

Fair

Over: SR-580 AND CSX RR

2.8MI NORTH OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 32,500

SR-865

Fair

Over: HURRICANE BAY

2.1 MI South of CR-869, Lee, FL

Built 1980 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 22,000

US98 SR30

Fair

Over: Philips Inlet

Walton-Bay County Line, Bay, FL

Built 1989 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 14,250

CR99 Beulah Rd

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

1.8 Mi E. of Alabama Line, Escambia, FL

Built 1966 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 8,600

CR 160

Fair

Over: Wrights Creek

1.7 Miles East of SR 79, Holmes, FL

Built 1980 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 450

RANGE ROAD 253

Fair

Over: LIVE OAK CREEK

2 MILES NORTH OF U.S. 98, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1965 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 50

SR-540

Fair

Over: LAKE INA

1.9 MI EAST OF US-17, Polk, FL

Built 2002 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 42,000

SR298

Fair

Over: Stream

0.4mi. West of SR 727, Escambia, FL

Built 1965 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 14,200

Lancewood Street

Fair

Over: Canal

1.5 Mi. S of Canal Ave., Flagler, FL

Built 1989 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 129

Avocado Blvd.

Fair

Over: Canal

1.5 Mi. S of Canal Ave., Flagler, FL

Built 1989 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 127

ROSES BLUFF ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

.5 Mi W of Chester Rd, Nassau, FL

Built 1985 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 101

WB Martin Downs Bl

Fair

Over: S Fork St. Lucie River

0.34 mi W of Kanner Hwy, Martin, FL

Built 1991 Load: 61.3 t ADT: 18,750

SR-121

Fair

Over: ST.MARYS CRK. TRIBUTARY

3.7 MI. S. OF I-10, Baker, FL

Built 1940 Load: 61.4 t ADT: 8,800

I-75 (SR-93)

Fair

Over: BAYSHORE CREEK

2.4MI. N OF SR-78, Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 53,500

JULINGTON CREEK RD

Fair

Over: OLDFIELD CREEK

0.2 MI E OF HILLWOOD RD, Duval, FL

Built 1958 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 5,300

CR 275

Fair

Over: Fox Creek

2.0 Miles South of SR 20, Calhoun, FL

Built 1954 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 600

Salem Church Road

Fair

Over: Race Pond Branch

0.14 Miles S of Gilley Rd, Jackson, FL

Built 1957 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 150

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Indian Bayou Tributary

0.7mi West of SR281, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1968 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 68,000

Camp Henderson Rd

Fair

Over: Dixon Creek #4

0.52 Mi E of Davis Rd, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1995 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 101

SR-21

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF FISHING CREEK

0.3 MI. S. OF 103rd ST., Duval, FL

Built 1974 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 28,000

I 95 SR 9 SB

Fair

Over: Mercer Ave and CSX RR

0.25 mi N of Belvedere Rd, Palm Beach, FL

Built 2004 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 119,000

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Kiser Branch

2.7 mi West of SR83, Walton, FL

Built 1974 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 27,677

SR-A1A

Fair

Over: HOSPITAL CREEK

0.58 MI.S.OF VILANO BDG., St. Johns, FL

Built 1956 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 14,100

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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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