Report Finds More<br />Than 47,000 ‘Structurally<br />Deficient’ Bridges in US According to a recent report by<br />the American Road and Transportation<br />Builders Association (ARTBA), four out of ten bridges in the U.S.<br />need to be replaced or repaired. The report also found that a total of<br />235,020 U.S. bridges need structural repair. 47,052 of those bridges<br />that are considered “structurally deficient”<br />and in need of urgent care. These numbers are down by about 7,000<br />from 2017, because the Federal Highway<br />Administration loosened their definition<br />of “structurally deficient.” Some of the most notable bridges deemed<br />“structurally deficient” are the Brooklyn Bridge<br /> in New York, the Memorial Bridge in D.C.<br />and Florida’s Pensacola Bay Bridge. Alison Black, chief economist for ARTBA,<br />believes the need for repairs is due to a<br />lack of federal funding. Alison Black, via NPR Repairs would take an estimated<br />80 years to complete and cost $171 billion.
