Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Florida
Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Florida
One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.
Stacker investigated which counties in Florida have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.
#20. Santa Rosa County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.7% (11 of 193 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.3% (5,071 of 223,896 square meters of bridges)
#19. Miami-Dade County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.0% (62 of 1,035 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.4% (48,353 of 2,010,408 square meters of bridges)
#18. Putnam County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.0% (5 of 71 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 0.7% (699 of 103,628 square meters of bridges)
#17. Lafayette County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.1% (2 of 28 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.4% (548 of 12,518 square meters of bridges)
#16. Jackson County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.6% (11 of 145 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.8% (4,995 of 86,397 square meters of bridges)
#15. Suwannee County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (3 of 37 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.3% (408 of 30,545 square meters of bridges)
#14. Walton County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (18 of 222 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.1% (3,365 of 160,931 square meters of bridges)
#13. Okaloosa County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.3% (18 of 217 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.7% (19,188 of 285,299 square meters of bridges)
#12. Baker County
- Bridges in poor condition: 9.6% (9 of 94 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.1% (763 of 36,700 square meters of bridges)
#11. Bay County
- Bridges in poor condition: 10.7% (13 of 121 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.4% (19,695 of 209,296 square meters of bridges)
#10. Washington County
- Bridges in poor condition: 12.4% (12 of 97 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.8% (5,146 of 76,182 square meters of bridges)
#9. Gadsden County
- Bridges in poor condition: 12.4% (15 of 121 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.2% (4,690 of 147,770 square meters of bridges)
#8. Taylor County
- Bridges in poor condition: 13.0% (12 of 92 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.2% (1,590 of 30,715 square meters of bridges)
#7. Wakulla County
- Bridges in poor condition: 14.0% (7 of 50 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.7% (1,643 of 18,944 square meters of bridges)
#6. Holmes County
- Bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (23 of 154 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.3% (2,903 of 88,953 square meters of bridges)
#5. Monroe County
- Bridges in poor condition: 15.2% (15 of 99 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.2% (27,303 of 527,514 square meters of bridges)
#4. Gulf County
- Bridges in poor condition: 16.1% (10 of 62 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (4,366 of 46,745 square meters of bridges)
#3. Liberty County
- Bridges in poor condition: 19.5% (15 of 77 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 32.3% (8,718 of 26,978 square meters of bridges)
#2. Dixie County
- Bridges in poor condition: 34.0% (17 of 50 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 30.9% (6,179 of 20,007 square meters of bridges)
#1. Franklin County
- Bridges in poor condition: 48.8% (21 of 43 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 0.6% (1,246 of 211,479 square meters of bridges)
