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

US27 SR63

Fair

Over: Megginnis Arm

0.8 Mi. South of I10, Leon, FL

Built 1949 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 36,000

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Pond Creek

0.48 mi. East of SR63, Leon, FL

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 69,666

SR373 Orange Ave.

Fair

Over: City Storm System

0.1 Mi West of SR363, Leon, FL

Built 1975 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 26,000

US90 SR10 Mahan Dr

Fair

Over: Amrhein Branch

0.5 mi. West of SR261, Leon, FL

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 29,000

SR363 Adams St.

Fair

Over: Ditch

0.1mi. North OF SR373, Leon, FL

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 15,500

Miccosukee Road

Fair

Over: Goose Pond

0.2 Mi E of Blair Stone, Leon, FL

Built 2008 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,100

Silver Lake Road

Fair

Over: Unnamed Branch

1.8 Miles South of SR 20, Leon, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,700

Orange Avenue

Fair

Over: Master Drainage Ditch

0.6 Miles East of SR 61, Leon, FL

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 21,500

CR 270

Fair

Over: Sweetwater Creek

4.9 Miles North of SR 12, Liberty, FL

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 111

SR20

Fair

Over: Ochlocknee R Relief

8.2 Miles East of SR65, Liberty, FL

Built 1997 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,200

SR189

Fair

Over: Lightwood Knot Creek

2.2Mi West of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1971 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 35,500

SR 285

Fair

Over: Swift Creek

1.9 MI N of SR20, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,900

SR189

Fair

Over: Gariner Creek

1.6 mi West of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 35,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Trawick Creek

1.0 Mile East of CR189, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 32,807

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Long Creek

5.0 mi. East of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,750

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Long Creek

5.0 miles East of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,750

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: West Dog Creek

7.7Mi. East of SR85, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,750

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: East Dog Creek

2.6 Mi. W of County Line, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,750

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Wilkinson Creek

3.4Mi East of CR189, Okaloosa, FL

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 32,807

US90 SR10

Fair

Over: Jacobs Creek

3.1MI East of County Line, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 35,500

SR 89

Fair

Over: Branch

0.9mi. North of US90, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 19,600

CR182

Fair

Over: Pond Creek

2.37 Mi East of CR 197, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1901 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,200

SR87

Fair

Over: Wright Basin

0.3mi North of US90 SR10, Santa Rosa, FL

Built 1976 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,300

Bob Sikes Road

Fair

Over: Steep Head Branch

1.69Mi West of US 331, Walton, FL

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 45,000

Bob Sikes Road

Fair

Over: Stage Stand Branch

1.5 Mi West of SR 83, Walton, FL

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,500

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Gum Creek

4.3mi. East of CR279, Washington, FL

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,800

I10 SR8

Fair

Over: Gum Creek

4.3mi. East of CR279, Washington, FL

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,800

SR79

Fair

Over: Stream

4.1 Miles South of I10, Washington, FL

Built 2017 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,300

Bess Nook Road

Fair

Over: Gum Creek

0.46MI S of Bethel Rd, Washington, FL

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 40

I-95

Fair

Over: Outfall

0.4 Mi S of Grant Rd., Brevard, FL

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 54,314

CR 209

Fair

Over: WALKILL CREEK

2 MI SOUTH OF US 17, Clay, FL

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 619

CR 209

Fair

Over: BAYARD CREEK

4.1 MI SOUTH OF US 17, Clay, FL

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 619

HOGARTH ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENS CREEK

3.1 MI SOUTH OF CR 315, Clay, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 51

I-10 (SR-8)

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

200 FT. W. OF LANE AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 118,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Fair

Over: TIRE CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF US-1, Duval, FL

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 124,000

I-295 (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: WILLS BRANCH

0.1 MI. S. OF HERLONG RD., Duval, FL

Built 1973 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 121,500

I-295 (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

0.1 MI.S.OF SCLRR OVRPASS, Duval, FL

Built 1976 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 73,500

I-295 (SR-9A)

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

0.5 MI. N. OF US-90, Duval, FL

Built 1975 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 94,000

I-295 (SR-9A) SB

Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

I-295 SB TO I-95 SB, Duval, FL

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 19,500

KERNAN BLVD

Fair

Over: CEDAR SWAMP CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF US-90, Duval, FL

Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 33,500

TROUT RIVER BLVD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1.8 MI EAST OF US 1, Duval, FL

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,321

Ravenwood Dr

Fair

Over: Pine Grove Waterway

0.3 MI S/O Whiteview Pkwy, Flagler, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t

Royal Palm Pkwy

Fair

Over: Rippling Waterway

1.1 MI W/O Belle Terre P, Flagler, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,000

Easthampton Blvd

Fair

Over: East Waterway

0.3 MI W/O Belle Terre P, Flagler, FL

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,300

LAKE HAMPTON ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE HAMPTON

0.5 MILE EAST OF US 1, Nassau, FL

Built 1973 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 650

CRANDALL ROAD

Fair

Over: SISTER CREEK

0.4 MI NORTHEAST OF US 17, Nassau, FL

Built 1973 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 51

LESSIE ROAD

Fair

Over: CABBAGE CREEK

2.3 MI E OF MIDDLE ROAD, Nassau, FL

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 400

SR 91 TPK 255.5

Fair

Over: CANAL

0.3 MI S OF SR 528, Orange, FL

Built 1963 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 110,900

SR 429 6.8

Fair

Over: BOGGY CREEK

1.7MI N OF SR 530, Orange, FL

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 37,400

BARDIN RD (CR309D)

Fair

Over: ETONIA CREEK

2.5 MI NORTH OF SR 100, Putnam, FL

Built 1974 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,500

Showing 4,851-4,900 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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