Top Ranked Florida Bridges

Overseas Highway - Bahia Honda Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Rated 100% with 4 votes
Railroad through truss bridge over Bahia Honda Channel on the former Florida East Coast Railway
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1912, converted to highway use in 1938; Abandoned 1972.
Fort Walton Beach Bridge (Okaloosa County, Florida)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Pensacola/ Chico Bay on State Route 85 Fort Walton Beach Road
No longer exists
Hart Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Steel through arch bridge over St. Johns River on ALT US 1 (Hart Bridge Expressway) in Jacksonville
Open to traffic
Built 1967
Mathews Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Cantilever Through truss bridge over St. Johns River on FL 10A in Jacksonville
Open to traffic
Built 1953
FEC - St. Lucie River Bridge (Martin County, Florida)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over St. Lucie River on Florida East Coast Railway
Open to traffic
20 Mile Bend Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Warren through truss swing bridge over C-51 Canal on CR-880 (Canal Street)
Open to traffic
Built 1937
Original I-10 Escambia Bay Bridge (Santa Rosa County, Florida)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Escambia Bay on I-10/SR 8
Destroyed by Hurricane Ivan 2004, replaced by a new bridge 2008
Built 1968; Replaced 2008
Snow-Reed Bridge (Broward County, Florida)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Swing bridge over North Fork New River on Palm Avenue in Fort Lauderdale
Open to traffic
Built 1925 by the Champion Bridge Co.
Coachman Road Bridge (Pinellas County, Florida)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Rainbow arch bridge over Alligator Creek on FL 590 (Coachman Road) in Clearwater
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1926 by the Luten Bridge Co. of York, Pennsylvania
Bridge of Lions (St. Johns County, Florida)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Bascule bridge over Matanzas River (ICWW) on FL A1A in St. Augustine
Open to traffic
Built 1927; reopened March 16, 2010, following a lengthy rehabilitation
Caryville Bridge (Washington County, Florida)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Us90 Sr10/Choctaw River on Us-90 Sr-10 in Caryville
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1952. Replaced during 2000s.
NLAX - Jay-Jay Bridge (Brevard County, Florida)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Bridge over Indian River on NASA Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1963; Deteriorated span replaced 1987.
Old Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Pinellas County, Florida)
Rated 96% with 4 votes
Lost Cantilevered through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway - Tampa Bay shipping channel on I-275, US 19
Replaced by new bridge
Northbound bridge opened 1954, Southbound bridge opened in 1971. Southbound bridge destroyed in ship accident on May 9, 1980. Main spans imploded in 1990 but some of the approach spans surive as fishing piers
Apalachicola River Bridge (Calhoun County, Florida)
Rated 95% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Apalachicola River on FL 20
Open to traffic
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1998
Bellamy Bridge (Jackson County, Florida)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chipola River on an abandoned section of Bellamy Bridge Rd
Presently closed and without deck, but plans call for it to be rehabbed for the Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail
Built 1914 by the Converse Bridge Co.
Myrtle Avenue Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Rated 92% with 4 votes
Steel through arch bridge over Myrtle Avenue on I-95 in Jacksonville
Open to traffic
Built 1955
CSX - Hillsborough River Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Through truss bascule bridge over the Hillsborough River next to Cass Street in downtown Tampa on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic
Built in 1915 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
CSX - Indiantown Bridge (Martin County, Florida)
Rated 92% with 4 votes
Swing bridge over St. Lucie Canal on CSX Railroad at Indiantown
Open to traffic
Built 1924 by the American Bridge Co.
Beckett Bridge (Pinellas County, Florida)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Bascule bridge over Whitcomb Bayou on North Spring Blvd. in Tarpon Springs
Open to traffic
Built 1924. Rebuilt with concrete in 1956 and repaired in 1979, 1998, and 2011
Overseas Highway - Seven Mile Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Rated 91% with 5 votes
Concrete Arch and Deck Girder bridge over Moser Channel on Old US 1 with a through truss swing span (removed), now used as a Fishing Pier and observation deck in Marathon

Originally built by the railroad in 1912. Replaced and swing span removed 1982; Part of the bridge now used for fishing.
FKOHT - Bow Channel Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Rated 89% with 4 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bow Channel on an old alignment of the Overseas Railroad/Highway (US 1); presently the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obselete by new bridge in 1982, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
St. Marys River Bridge (Nassau County, Florida)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Swing bridge over St. Marys River on US 17
Open to all traffic.
Built 1927, rehabilitated 2005.
Newman Street Hogan Creek Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Slab bridge over Hogan Creek on Newman Street
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Drew Bridge (Lafayette County, Florida)
Rated 88% with 11 votes
Bridge over Suwannee River on Suwannee & San Pedro Railroad (1902-1905)
Abandoned since mid 20th century.
Named after sons of George F. Drew (gov. of FL 1877-81); purchased in Brazil by Drews in 1899 & floated by barge to present location. Not in use since 1920.
Old Victory Bridge (Gadsden County, Florida)
Rated 87% with 8 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over the Apalachicola River on an old alignment of US 90
Open to pedestrians
Built 1922
St. Lucie River Bridge (Martin County, Florida)
Rated 87% with 6 votes
Bascule bridge over St. Lucie River on FL 707 (Dixie Highway) in Stuart
Open to traffic
Built 1964
Graffiti Bridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Bridge over 17th Ave on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1888
Arcadia Bridge (De Soto County, Florida)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Four-span concrete arch bridge over Peace River on Old FL 70 in Arcadia
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1925 by the Luten Bridge Co.
FEC - Port Mayaca Drawbridge (Martin County, Florida)
Rated 83% with 8 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over St. Lucie Canal on South Central Florida Express (formerly the South Central Florida Railroad)
Open to traffic
FKOHT - Long Key Viaduct (Monroe County, Florida)
Rated 83% with 5 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Long Key Channel on Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Open to Pedestrians as part of the F.K.O.H.T.
Built ca. 1908-12 for use by the Overseas Railroad, converted to highway use (US 1) in 1938, made obselete by new bridge in 1982, converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2001
FCRD - St. Mary's River Bridge (Nassau County, Florida)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over St. Mary's River on First Coast Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1926 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. for the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Hillman Bridge (Madison County, Florida)
Rated 82% with 5 votes
Abandoned truss bridge over Suwannee River on Old US-90 (Abandoned Alignment)
Abandoned ca. 1986
Built 1925-26 by the R.H.H. Blackwell Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1986
Sharp's Ferry Bridge (Marion County, Florida)
Rated 82% with 4 votes
Swing bridge over Oklawaha River on CR 314
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1928
FCRD - Amelia River Swing Bridge (Nassau County, Florida)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Amelia River on First Coast Railroad (formerly Seaboard Air Line Railway)
Open to traffic
Built 1920 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Suwannee Springs Bridge (Suwannee County, Florida)
Rated 79% with 9 votes
Through truss bridge over Suwannee River on former US 129 Alignment in Suwannee Springs
Closed to vehicular traffic
Built 1931 by the Austin Brothers Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1971
Bayou Chico Drawbridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Rated 78% with 4 votes
Lost Deck girder drawbridge over Bayou Chico on Barrancas Ave
No longer exists
Built 1949; Removed 1998
Main Street Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Rated 77% with 6 votes
Vertical lift bridge over St. Johns River on US 1 (Main Street) in Jacksonville
Open to four-lane traffic
Built 1941 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Boot Key Harbor Bridge (Monroe County, Florida)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Bascule bridge over Boot Key Harbor on CR 931 in Marathon
Closed to all traffic
Built 1960
FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Jacksonville) (Duval County, Florida)
Rated 76% with 9 votes
Through truss bridge w/Strauss Trunnion bascule lift span over St. Johns River in Jacksonville
Open to traffic
Built 1925, replaced a single-track swing bridge originally built in 1890
CSX - Lake Monroe Drawbridge (Seminole County, Florida)
Rated 76% with 5 votes
Bascule truss bridge over Saint John's River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic
Camp Grade Road Bridge (Lafayette County, Florida)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Steinhatchee River on Camp Grade Road
Open to traffic
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1989
Muscogee Wharf (Escambia County, Florida)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Lost Bridge over Pensacola Bay
Lost, but 2 piers remain
Built circa 1934, abandoned circa 1970