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-611 (49TH ST N)

Fair

Over: JOES CREEK

0.15 Mi N/O 38th Ave N, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 28,000

Jones Road

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

3.0Mi. East of SR87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1968 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 100

US-1

Fair

Over: Turkey Creek

US-1 over Turkey Creek, Brevard, FL

Built 1999 Load: 70.5 t ADT: 24,000

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Dickson Bay Creek

1.0mi. East of SR69, Jackson, FL

Built 1976 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 12,250

SR-583 - 56TH ST

Fair

Over: HILLSBOROUGH RVR RELIEF

1.7MILES NORTH OF US-92, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1963 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 42,500

SR91 NB TPK 3.268

Fair

Over: SR 91 & SR 852

0.65 mi. S of SR-858, Broward, FL

Built 1994 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 9,300

CR183&699(GULF BL)

Fair

Over: CLEARWATER PASS

1.0 MILE SOUTH OF SR 60, Pinellas, FL

Built 1995 Load: 71.5 t ADT: 950

CR 209

Fair

Over: CLARKS CREEK

5.3 MI SOUTH OF US 17, Clay, FL

Built 1986 Load: 71.5 t ADT: 206

I-75 (SR-93)

Fair

Over: CORKSCREW CANAL

0.5MI. N OF CORKSCREW RD., Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 112,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: 12 MILE SWAMP

2.8 MI. S. OF CR-210, St. Johns, FL

Built 1966 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 101,500

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: SAMPSON CREEK

0.2 MI. S. OF CR-210, St. Johns, FL

Built 1966 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 101,500

FISHCREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

0.5 MI WEST OF US 19, Taylor, FL

Built 1985 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 41

N. Central Ave.

Fair

Over: Otter Canal

0.2 mi N of Columbia Ave., Osceola, FL

Built 2003 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 4,800

PARK BLVD.

Fair

Over: LAKE SEMINOLE BYPASS

1MI E OF ALT 19, Pinellas, FL

Built 1975 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 48,500

I-95 Ramp to I-295

Fair

Over: JULINGTON CREEK

I-95 NB Ramp to I-295 NB, Duval, FL

Built 1966 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 19,500

W Baldwin Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.7 Mile West of SR 77, Bay, FL

Built 1999 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 17,400

US-92

Fair

Over: Drainage Canal

0.52 Mi. S of SR-531, Osceola, FL

Built 1993 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 41,500

SR-37

Fair

Over: BRADLEY CREEK

6MI S OF SR-60, Polk, FL

Built 1950 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 7,300

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

9.1 MI. S. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1973 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,100

CR89 Ward Basin Rd

Fair

Over: I10 SR8

2.9 Mi. West of SR87, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1968 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,800

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Stream

0.1 Mi E. of US231 SR75, Jackson, FL

Built 1976 Load: 74.0 t ADT: 26,492

Eldron Blvd

Fair

Over: Tillman Canal

0.5 mi N of Malabar Road, Brevard, FL

Built 1970 Load: 74.0 t ADT: 5,300

US-19 NB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: SAND SLOUGH

10.8 MI. S. OF SR-24, Levy, FL

Built 1971 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 2,050

ARRAWANA AVE

Fair

Over: TWIN BROOK CREEK

0.2MI N OF HUMPHREY ST, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1995 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 100

US-41 (SR-45)

Fair

Over: JUPITER WATERWAY

650FT N OF CHARLOTTE CTY, Sarasota, FL

Built 1974 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 35,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: SR85

2.0mi South of Crestview, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1969 Load: 74.7 t ADT: 12,750

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: SR85

2.0mi South of Crestview, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1969 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 12,750

Cedar Log Lake Rd

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.0 Mi South of CR 181C, Walton, FL

Built 1993 Load: 75.0 t ADT: 50

26th Street

Fair

Over: Range Line Canal

At 74th Ave, Indian River, FL

Built 2005 Load: 75.1 t ADT: 5,600

CR 275

Fair

Over: Farley Creek

4.75mi West of SR 71, Calhoun, FL

Built 1954 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 700

SR-115

Fair

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

0.7 MI. N. OF I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1982 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 11,000

I-295 (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: PICKET BRANCH

0.2 MI. N. OF BISCAYNE, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 70,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Still Creek

0.5 mi W. of Countyline, Leon, FL

Built 1972 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 24,500

SR4

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek

200ft E of County Line Rd, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1947 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,950

CR-314

Fair

Over: Canal

1.3 miles North of SR-40, Marion, FL

Built 1950 Load: 77.0 t ADT: 3,100

LOKAI PLACE

Fair

Over: LATERAL CANAL AB

150FT N OF BELLA MEADE DR, Sarasota, FL

Built 1965 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 230

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Perdido River

Alabama-Florida Line, Escambia, FL

Built 1966 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 18,000

SW 77th Avenue

Fair

Over: Canal C-100-A

0.2 Mile N of SW 152nd St, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 1966 Load: 77.2 t ADT: 7,400

CR 30

Fair

Over: BR. OF FENHOLLOWAY R.

0.4 MI EAST OF US 19, Taylor, FL

Built 1955 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 4,900

WHITCOMB BLVD.

Fair

Over: WHITCOMB BAYOU

0.1MI S OF MLK JR DR, Pinellas, FL

Built 1986 Load: 77.5 t ADT: 16,600

Dodd Road

Fair

Over: Howell Creek

0.4 Mi S of Red Bug Lake, Seminole, FL

Built 2004 Load: 77.5 t ADT: 10,000

CR 6

Fair

Over: BUZZARD BAY CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF US 41, Hamilton, FL

Built 1994 Load: 77.6 t ADT: 700

I-75NB RAMP SR-93

Fair

Over: CANNON CREEK

I-75 NB RAMP FROM SR-47, Columbia, FL

Built 1962 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 2,400

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Perdido River

Alabama-Florida Line, Escambia, FL

Built 1966 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 18,000

Hardaway Road No 2

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

0.9 Miles South of CR 268, Gadsden, FL

Built 1960 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 39

SR79

Fair

Over: Ward Creek

3.4MI N of US98, Bay, FL

Built 2005 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 14,200

E CAPE CORAL PKWY

Fair

Over: SAN CARLOS CANAL

100FT E of SANTA BARBARA, Lee, FL

Built 1997 Load: 78.3 t ADT: 44,200

CR 675

Fair

Over: LAKE MANATEE TRIBUTARY

0.4 MI NORTH OF SR-64, Manatee, FL

Built 1970 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 2,409

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: CEDAR HAMMOCK

4.9 MI. S. OF SR-121, Levy, FL

Built 1974 Load: 78.7 t ADT: 6,900

PLESS ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLOMANS BRANCH

1MI N OF KNIGHTS-GRIFFIN, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 79.0 t ADT: 50

Showing 4,701-4,750 of 13,036 bridges

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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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