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

US231 SR75

Fair

Over: Little Bear Creek

4.6 Miles South Of SR20, Bay, FL

Built 1951 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 15,755

SAMPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CAP KNIGHT BAYOU CANAL

0.6MI E OF US-1, Broward, FL

Built 1956 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 14,147

Landstreet Road

Fair

Over: Goodman-Rossman Canal

0.7 mi West of SR-527, Orange, FL

Built 1971 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 27,000

SR79

Fair

Over: Little Crooked Creek

2.1Mi S. of SR20, Bay, FL

Built 2009 Load: 80.8 t ADT: 14,700

I-75

Fair

Over: PASTURE CREEK

1.9MI N OF CR-581, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1984 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 88,000

FRUITVILLE RD

Fair

Over: PALMER CANAL

0.1 MI E OF I-75, Sarasota, FL

Built 1967 Load: 81.2 t ADT: 58,500

Orange Avenue

Fair

Over: Master Drainage Ditch

0.37 Mi W of Blair Stone, Leon, FL

Built 2006 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 21,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: SR12

8.7 mi. East of CR270A, Gadsden, FL

Built 1975 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 12,250

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: SR12

6.9 mi. West of SR267, Gadsden, FL

Built 1975 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 12,250

W Shannon Lakes Dr

Fair

Over: Lake Killarney

0.4 Mi N of Shamrock St, Leon, FL

Built 1970 Load: 84.0 t ADT: 3,100

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Juniper Creek

0.5 Miles West of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1969 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 32,807

CR386/Overstreet R

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

11.0 Miles West of SR 71, Gulf, FL

Built 1940 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 2,200

SR-24

Fair

Over: HATCHET CREEK

1.3 MI. E. OF CR-225A, Alachua, FL

Built 1975 Load: 84.5 t ADT: 18,600

Busway Extension

Fair

Over: Canal C-102

N SW 244-Bus Way / US-1, Miami-Dade, FL

Built 2005 Load: 84.7 t

LITHIA PINECRESTRD

Fair

Over: HERBS DITCH

6.2MI SOUTH OF SR-60, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1965 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 8,800

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

1.4 MILE N OF SR-688, Pinellas, FL

Built 1988 Load: 85.0 t ADT: 87,500

CR 18

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SAMPSON RIVER

1.4 MI WEST OF CR 225, Bradford, FL

Built 1940 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,500

I-95

Fair

Over: Cattail Outfall

2.3Mi N of Ind. River Co., Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 86.0 t ADT: 54,314

I-75 SB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: HABATOWSKI CREEK

3.0 MI S OF SR-72, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 86.3 t ADT: 57,000

I-75 NB (SR-93)

Fair

Over: HABATOWSKI CREEK

3.0 MI S OF SR-72, Sarasota, FL

Built 1981 Load: 86.3 t ADT: 57,000

SR77

Fair

Over: Charles Williams Branch

8.1 Mi. S of Wash Co Line, Bay, FL

Built 1996 Load: 86.4 t ADT: 24,000

US-19 (SR-55)

Fair

Over: HORSE HOLE CREEK

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

Built 1974 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 6,900

SR366 Pensacola St

Fair

Over: Stream

Pensacola St & Varsity Dr, Leon, FL

Built 1978 Load: 87.8 t ADT: 11,700

US-19 SB (SR-55)

Fair

Over: SAND SLOUGH

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

Built 1971 Load: 88.8 t ADT: 2,050

SR-116

Fair

Over: COWHEAD CREEK

1.16 Miles W. of Monument, Duval, FL

Built 2007 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 24,000

SR-13

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MI. S. OF DUVAL CO., St. Johns, FL

Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 9,800

SR-136

Fair

Over: TIGER BRANCH

1.5 MI.W.OF SUWANNEE RIV., Columbia, FL

Built 1971 Load: 89.4 t ADT: 2,400

RANGE ROAD 222

Fair

Over: BASIN CREEK

1 MI WEST OF RANGE ROAD 4, Walton, FL

Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 50

HENRY ST.

Fair

Over: BROAD CREEK

0.8MI W OF GOLF COURSE BL, Charlotte, FL

Built 1981 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,000

E HAMPTON POINT RD

Fair

Over: CANAL

1MI E OF OLD FLORAL RD, Citrus, FL

Built 1980 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5

US-17 (SR-35)

Fair

Over: MARE BRANCH

5.4MI NORTH OF SR-70, DeSoto, FL

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 15,100

SR-78

Fair

Over: BUCKHEAD RIDGE DRAINAGE

5.7MI WEST OF US-441, Glades, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,500

HEARD BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: PEACE RIVER OVERFLOW

1.4 MI W OF CR 64A, Hardee, FL

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 950

MURPHY ROAD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE DITCH

0.5 MI E OF PRESCOTT AVE., Hardee, FL

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 200

SR-66

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.8MI WEST OF US-27, Highlands, FL

Built 1961 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,530

US-98 (SR-700)

Fair

Over: CORNWELL CANAL

3.3MI W OF KISSIMMEE RIV, Highlands, FL

Built 1980 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,600

PLACID VIEW DR.

Fair

Over: CATFISH CREEK

3.0MI NORTH OF SR-70, Highlands, FL

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,250

US-301 (SR-43)

Fair

Over: ARCHIE CREEK

0.3MI SOUTH OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 50,500

I-75

Fair

Over: ARCHIE CREEK

0.5MI SOUTH OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 157,000

I-75

Fair

Over: MANGO LAKE DRAIN CANAL

0.1MI SOUTH OF CR-574, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1983 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 143,500

SR-674

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1 MI EAST OF I-75, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 40,500

VILLEMAIRE RD

Fair

Over: WOLF BRANCH CREEK

0.8MI WEST OF US-41, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1977 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 300

RHODINE RD

Fair

Over: BELL CREEK

4.9MI EAST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1989 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,211

SAFFOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: DUG CREEK

0.3 MI EAST OF US-301, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,000

CR-42

Fair

Over: Black Water Creek

0.8 Mile East of CR-439, Lake, FL

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,500

Bronson Rd.

Fair

Over: Crescent Lake Canal

0.8 MILE EAST OF CR-561, Lake, FL

Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,501

CR-565/Bay Lake Rd

Fair

Over: Bayroot Slough

1.9 Mi. S of Lk. Erie Rd., Lake, FL

Built 1983 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 850

I-75

Fair

Over: IMPERIAL RIVER RELIEF

0.75 MI N OF CR 865, Lee, FL

Built 1979 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 108,000

WHISKEY CREEK DR.

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

0.4MI SE OF SR-867, Lee, FL

Built 1920 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 33,000

CORKSCREW ROAD

Fair

Over: ESTERO RIVER

1MI WEST OF I-75, Lee, FL

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20,500

Showing 4,751-4,800 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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