The length of the nation’s nearly 56,000 structurally deficient bridges if placed end-to-end would stretch 1,276 miles, or half the distance from New York to Los Angeles, a new examination of federal government data by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows. There are 185 million daily crossings on nearly 56,000 structurally deficient U.S. bridges. About 1,900 of those bridges are on the Interstate Highway System.
It’s a problem that hits very close to home. More…