National Bridge Inventory: Florida



  • Of the 12,740 bridges in the state, 455, or 3.6 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
  • This is up from 328 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2018.
  • The deck area of structurally deficient bridges accounts for 1.6 percent of total deck area on all structures.
  • 5 of the structurally deficient bridges are on the Interstate Highway System. A total of 92.7 percent of the structurally deficient bridges are not on the National Highway System, which includes the Interstate and other key roads linking major airports, ports, rail and truck terminals.
  • 960 bridges are posted for load, which may restrict the size and weight of vehicles crossing the structure.
  • The state has identified needed repairs on 1,034 bridges at an estimated cost of $4.5 billion.
  • This compares to 962 bridges that needed work in 2018.

County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location
Broward 1975 148,000 Urban Interstate SB I-95 (SR-9) over NW 6th St Sistrunk Blvd
Broward 1975 52,500 Urban other principal arterial Oakland Park Blvd. over Canal C-13
Miami-Dade 2016 48,400 Urban local road WB NW 25th St. over North Line Canal
Okaloosa 1964 46,000 Urban other principal arterial US98 SR30 over ICWW & Brooks St.
Broward 1965 45,800 Urban other principal arterial Sheridan St(Cr822) over Florida S Turnpike
Lee 1965 43,000 Urban collector Del Prado Blvd NB over Lido Canal
St. Johns 1958 41,000 Urban other principal arterial US-1 (SR-5) over Oyster Creek
Duval 1983 41,000 Urban minor arterial SR-134 (103rd St.) over Ortega Creek
Duval 1967 39,000 Rural Interstate I-95 SB (SR-9) over Nassau River
Broward 1971 39,000 Urban other principal arterial University Drive over C-14 Canal
Duval 1967 39,000 Rural Interstate I-95 NB (SR-9) over Nassau River
Miami-Dade 1943 34,503 Urban minor arterial Sw 42nd Avenue over Coral Gables Canal
Pinellas 1961 31,500 Urban collector 40th Avenue NE over Placido Bayou
Miami-Dade 1960 28,291 Urban minor arterial NW 67th Avenue over Biscayne Canal (C-8)
Miami-Dade 1964 25,364 Urban minor arterial NW 32nd Avenue over Little River Canal (C-7)
Escambia 1965 25,000 Urban minor arterial Sr289 over Carpenter 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
Indian River 1979 23,500 Urban minor arterial SR-656 (17th St.) over Intracoastal Waterway
Miami-Dade 2006 22,890 Urban minor arterial NE 123rd Street over Biscayne Bay
Jackson 1943 22,000 Urban other principal arterial US90 SR10 over Chipola River
Escambia 1961 21,514 Urban Interstate I10 Sr8 over US90A SR10
Palm Beach 1956 21,500 Urban minor arterial US-1 (SR-5) over Earman River (C-17)
Duval 1960 21,500 Urban minor arterial SR-13 over New Rose Creek
Miami-Dade 1964 20,780 Urban minor arterial NW 22nd Avenue over Miami River
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 567 779,912 13,712,529 3 7,306 95,000
Rural arterial 1,046 1,395,455 9,235,018 14 6,526 36,700
Rural minor arterial 557 633,459 3,263,037 20 14,307 79,302
Rural major collector 744 501,214 2,424,583 34 7,133 62,612
Rural minor collector 516 229,874 1,070,743 36 13,059 44,550
Rural local road 1,485 363,845 1,201,937 193 60,726 61,647
Urban Interstate 1,351 4,225,514 75,566,587 2 2,667 169,514
Urban freeway/expressway 1,382 2,857,448 49,314,654 2 2,548 2,002
Urban other principal arterial 1,455 3,394,536 37,050,538 19 53,206 475,600
Urban minor arterial 1,154 2,373,664 20,985,404 38 81,277 575,734
Urban collector 1,213 880,452 11,513,465 38 17,358 292,714
Urban local road 1,270 599,861 4,300,646 56 33,377 179,107
Total 12,740 18,235,234 229,639,141 455 299,489 2,074,482
Type of Work Number of Bridges Cost to Repair
(in millions)
Daily Crossings Area of Bridges
(sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 103 $223 408,059 100,293
Widening & rehabilitation 61 $82 564,556 51,638
Rehabilitation 455 $516 2,263,817 368,805
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 4 $11 144,870 7,428
Other structural work 411 $3,678 8,678,458 2,059,594
Total 1,034 $4,509 12,059,760 2,587,758

About the data:

Data and cost estimates are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on February 1, 2023. 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 2021 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.

42
Compared to 44 in 2021

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges

1. West Virginia 20.0%
41. Tennessee 4.0%
42. Florida 4.0%
43. Virginia 4.0%

28
Compared to 30 in 2021

in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 4,604
27. New Jersey 455
28. Florida 455
29. Colorado 452

46
Compared to 45 in 2021

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area

1. Rhode Island 17.0%
45. Hawaii 3.0%
46. Florida 2.0%
47. Alabama 1.0%
Full State Ranking

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  • Source: Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on February 1, 2023. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

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