National Bridge Inventory: Florida



  • The state has identified needed repairs on 921 bridges.
  • This compares to 1,044 bridges that needed work in 2021.
  • Over the life of the IIJA, Florida will receive a total of $263.4 million in bridge formula funds, which will help make needed repairs.
  • Florida currently has access to $210.7 million of that total, and has committed $193.4 million towards 66 projects as of June 2025.
  • Of the 13,070 bridges in the state, 360, or 2.8 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
  • This is down from 459 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2021.
  • The deck area of structurally deficient bridges accounts for 1.3 percent of total deck area on all structures.

Top Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in Florida

County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location
Miami-Dade 1961 151,500 Urban Interstate I-195 (SR-112) over SR-5 & Fec R/R
Duval 1959 128,500 Urban Interstate I-95 (SR-9) over 13th St.
Duval 1966 100,362 Urban Interstate I-95 (SR-9) over Sweetwater Creek
Duval 2004 100,000 Urban Interstate I-295 (SR-9A) over drainage Ditch
Pasco 1965 62,500 Rural Interstate I-75 (SR-93) over Stanley Branch
Okaloosa 1964 49,500 Urban other principal arterial US98 SR30 over ICWW & Brooks St.
Miami-Dade 2016 48,400 Urban local road WB NW 25th St. over North Line Canal
Duval 1967 45,000 Rural Interstate I-95 NB (SR-9) over Nassau River
Duval 1967 45,000 Rural Interstate I-95 SB (SR-9) over Nassau River
Duval 1983 44,500 Urban minor arterial SR-134 (103rd St.) over Ortega Creek
St. Johns 1958 43,000 Urban other principal arterial US-1 (SR-5) over Oyster Creek
Miami-Dade 1953 41,000 Urban other principal arterial Comp SR-112 over Indian Creek Canal
Miami-Dade 1985 39,107 Urban minor arterial Sw 117th Ave. over Town and Country Lake
Brevard 1959 37,000 Urban other principal arterial US-1 over City St. & Crane Creek
Miami-Dade 1943 34,503 Urban minor arterial Sw 42nd Avenue over Coral Gables Canal
Clay 1947 34,500 Urban minor arterial Cr 220 over Little Black Creek
Miami-Dade 1944 30,804 Urban other principal arterial Rickenbacker Cswy. over Biscayne Bay/Bear Cut
Palm Beach 1956 29,500 Urban minor arterial US-1 (SR-5) over Earman River (C-17)
Miami-Dade 1960 28,291 Urban minor arterial NW 67th Avenue over Biscayne Canal (C-8)
Escambia 1961 26,494 Urban Interstate I10 Sr8 over US90A SR10
Escambia 1961 26,494 Urban Interstate I10 Sr8 over Sr297 Pine Forest
Duval 1960 25,000 Urban minor arterial SR-13 over New Rose Creek
Miami-Dade 1966 24,725 Urban minor arterial NW 22nd Ave. over Little River Canal (C7)
Miami-Dade 1963 23,500 Urban minor arterial Kane Concourse over Indian Creek
Miami-Dade 1958 23,500 Urban minor arterial NE 96th Street over Bay Harbor Waterway

Bridge Inventory: Florida

Type of Bridge Number of Bridges Area of All Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on All Bridges Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges Area of Structurally Deficient Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on Structurally Deficient Bridges
Rural Interstate 547 710,085 15,362,701 3 7,244 152,500
Rural arterial 1,071 1,535,165 11,201,263 2 570 18,546
Rural minor arterial 548 619,094 3,425,036 17 16,679 92,209
Rural major collector 736 507,718 2,507,320 27 3,692 36,960
Rural minor collector 530 211,304 1,053,333 34 11,223 45,655
Rural local road 1,499 327,122 1,330,612 153 26,280 44,946
Urban Interstate 1,419 4,419,566 90,036,737 7 20,572 550,100
Urban freeway/expressway 1,453 3,138,379 58,145,496 0 0 0
Urban other principal arterial 1,494 3,651,640 40,893,639 14 79,523 372,754
Urban minor arterial 1,173 2,417,773 22,218,325 42 58,985 646,259
Urban collector 1,285 889,478 12,391,002 21 6,601 110,461
Urban local road 1,315 623,143 4,421,710 40 18,331 128,220
Total 13,070 19,050,466 262,987,174 360 249,701 2,198,610

Proposed Bridge Work

Type of Work Number of Bridges Cost to Repair
(in millions)
Daily Crossings Area of Bridges
(sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 85 $242 336,528 86,441
Widening & rehabilitation 61 $98 582,780 51,638
Rehabilitation 374 $545 2,307,473 280,107
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 3 $11 85,660 5,859
Other structural work 398 $3,717 10,013,809 2,054,129
Total 921 $4,613 13,326,250 2,478,174

About the data:

Data and cost estimates are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

Effective January 1, 2018, FHWA changed the definition of structurally deficient as part of the final rule on highway and bridge performance measures, published May 20, 2017 pursuant to the 2012 federal aid highway bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Two measures that were previously used to classify bridges as structurally deficient are no longer used. This includes bridges where the overall structural evaluation was rated in poor or worse condition, or where the adequacy of waterway openings was insufficient.

The new definition limits the classification to bridges where one of the key structural elements—the deck, superstructure, substructure or culverts, are rated in poor or worse condition. During inspection, the conditions of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition.

Cost estimates have been derived by ARTBA, based on 2023 average bridge replacement costs for structures on and off the National Highway System, published by FHWA. Bridge rehabilitation costs are estimated to be 68 percent of replacement costs. A bridge is considered to need repair if the structure has identified repairs as part of the NBI, a repair cost estimate is supplied by the bridge owner or the bridge is classified as structurally deficient. Please note that for a few states, the number of bridges needing to be repaired can vary significantly from year to year, and reflects the data entered by the state.

Bridges are classified by FHWA into types based on the functional classification of the roadway on the bridge. Interstates comprise routes officially designated by the Secretary of Transportation. Other principal arterials serve major centers of urban areas or provide mobility through rural areas. Freeways and expressways have directional lanes generally separated by a physical barrier, and access/egress points generally limited to on- and off-ramps. Minor arterials serve smaller areas and are used for trips of moderate length. Collectors funnel traffic from local roads to the arterial network; major collectors have higher speed limits and traffic volumes and are longer in length and spaced at greater intervals, while minor collectors are shorter and provide service to smaller communities. Local roads do not carry through traffic and are intended for short distance travel.

46
Compared to 46 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 19.0%
45. Alabama 3.0%
46. Florida 3.0%
47. District of Columbia 2.0%

35
Compared to 34 in 2024

in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 4,424
34. Montana 388
35. Florida 360
36. Puerto Rico 344

48
Compared to 48 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area

1. West Virginia 13.0%
47. Iowa 1.0%
48. Florida 1.0%
49. Texas 1.0%
Full State Ranking

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  • Source: Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

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