Sunday, April 07, 2019

Don't cross that bridge

• 47,052 of America’s 616,087 bridges are rated “structurally deficient” and need urgent repairs 
• The pace of repair in 2018 slowed compared to previous years—with only a 1 percent net reduction of deficient structures. 
• Americans cross these deficient bridges 178 million times a day. 
• Average age of a structurally deficient bridge is 62 years, compared to 40 years for non-deficient bridges. 
• 235,020 (38 percent) of U.S. bridges have identified repair needs. 
• 18,842 (1 in 3) Interstate highway bridges have identified repair needs. 
• State by state details: artbabridgereport.org

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