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June 2014
States With Most Structurally Deficient Bridges
PE Report

June 2014

PE REPORT
States With Most Structurally Deficient Bridges

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association recently released its analysis of data from the Federal Highway Administration’s 2013 National Bridge Inventory. More than 63,000 bridges are in need of structural repair. Bridge decks and support structures are regularly inspected by state transportation departments for deterioration and are rated on a scale of zero to nine. A bridge is classified as structurally deficient and in need of repair if its rating is four or below.

State Number of bridges Structurally Deficient Bridges Percentage
Pennsylvania 22,600 5,218 23%
Iowa 24,398 5,043 21%
Oklahoma 22,912 4,227 18%
Missouri 24,350 3,357 14%
California 24,955 2,769 11%
Nebraska 15,370 2,739 18%
Kansas 25,171 2,554 10%
North Carolina 18,168 2,308 13%
Illinois 26,621 2,275 9%
Mississippi 17,044 2,274 13%

 

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