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Nearly 56,000 U.S. bridges structurally deficient

New DOT analysis shows nearly 56,000 bridges in the U.S. are structurally deficient.

The 2016 National Bridge Inventory data finds American vehicles cross these compromised bridges 185 million times daily.

To help ensure public safety, the DOT regularly inspects bridge decks and support structures and rates them on a scale of zero to nine.

A bridge is classified as structurally deficient and in need of repair if its overall rating is four or below.

Brownfield states with the most bridges requiring replacement, widening or major reconstruction include Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois and Ohio.

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association estimates it would take more than two decades to replace or repair all of them.

Various farm groups have called for state and federal investment in infrastructure to help keep the United States competitive as a global exporter of ag products.

 

 

 

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