19 Structurally Deficient Bridges That Americans Drive Over Every Day
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<strong>Average daily traffic on this bridge:</strong> 304,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>60 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?:</strong> The bridge is rated "functionally obsolete, meaning that it is "no longer by design functionally adequate for its task." </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in California:</strong> 12.8 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges:</strong> 82,647,465 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic:</strong> 203,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating:</strong> 24.5 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?:</strong> The NHA rates the condition of the bridge's superstructure as "serious", and its structural evaluation states that its condition is "basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrective action."</p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Colorado:</strong> 6.8% percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges:</strong> 5,117,359 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic:</strong> 191,940 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>52 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?:</strong> According to the NHA, the bridge's deck and superstructure are in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in New Jersey:</strong> 10.3 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges:</strong> 11,324,590 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>190,204 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>56.9 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the bridge's deck is in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Maryland:</strong> 6.9 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges:</strong> 4,613,962 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>183,925 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>32.1 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the bridge's deck and superstructure are in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Hawaii:</strong> 12.4 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges:</strong> 1,800,369 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>172,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>68.3 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the bridges deck is in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Florida:</strong> 2.4 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges:</strong> 1,750,483 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>169,791 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>49 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the bridge's substructure is in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in New York:</strong> 12.0 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>15,096,756 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>169,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>67.9 percent </p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient? </strong>The bridge is rated "functionally obsolete, meaning that it is "no longer by design functionally adequate for its task."</p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Massachusetts:</strong> 11.0 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>10,408,421 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>162,400 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency Rating: </strong>34 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient? </strong>The NHA rates the bridges deck and superstructure as being in critical condition, and the bridge as "basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement"</p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Illinois:</strong> 8.5 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>8,136,203 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong> 156,400 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency Rating: </strong>34.1 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient? </strong>The NHA rates the bridge's superstructure as in serious condition, and the bridge as "basically intolerable requiring a high priority of corrective action."</p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Rhode Island:</strong> 21.6 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>3,000,502 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>154,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>64 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the bridge's deck, superstructure, and substructure are in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Minnesota:</strong> 8.8 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>2,436,031 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>148,200 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>81 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>The bridge is rated "functionally obsolete, meaning that it is "no longer by design functionally adequate for its task."</p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Nevada:</strong> 2.2 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>251,365 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>146,370 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating:</strong> 57 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the substructure is in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Ohio:</strong> 9.8 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>11,157,457 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>146,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>48.0 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient? </strong>According to the NHA, the superstructure of the bridge is in poor condition, and the deck is in serious condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Michigan:</strong> 13.1 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>8,764,101 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>144,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating:</strong> 66 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>The bridge is rated "functionally obsolete, meaning that it is "no longer by design functionally adequate for its task."</p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Kentucky: </strong>9.5 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>4,502,538 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>146,620 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating:</strong> 32 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>The NHA rates the superstructure as in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Alabama:</strong> 9.9 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges:</strong> 3,309,811 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>141,200 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating:</strong> 42.1</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the bridge's deck and superstructure are in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Connecticut: </strong>9.2 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>4,482,324 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>115,000 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating: </strong>51 percent</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?: </strong>According to the NHA, the bridge's deck and superstructure are in poor condition.</p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Virginia:</strong> 9.4 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>6,758,887 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Average Daily Traffic: </strong>85,801 vehicles</p>
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<strong>Sufficiency rating:</strong> 49</p>
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<strong>Why is it deficient?</strong>: According to the NHA, the substructure is in poor condition. </p>
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<strong>Percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Pennsylvania:</strong> 26.5 percent </p>
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<strong>Daily statewide traffic on deficient bridges: </strong>22,773,880 vehicles</p>
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