SPANNING THE GAP?

Nearly 45 percent of all bridges in the United States, three-fourths of which are on local streets and roads, are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, according to the fourth annual report on the Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP). The Federal Highway Administration estimates that it will cost $48.9 billion to replace or rehabilitate all the structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridges. Of the nation's 565,443 bridges, 253,196 bridges are in need of repair or replacement. Nearly 50 percent of the total number of deficient bridges are in 10 states. This article discusses the problem in terms of the extent of bridge deficiencies, rehabilitation funding, local government aid, and other aspects of the subject.

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  Buttenheim Publishing Corporation

  Berkshire Common
  Pittsfield, MA  United States  01201
• Authors:
  • ATKINSON, J
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 38
• Serial:
  • American City & County
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0149-337X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Costs; Driver rehabilitation; Finance; Financing; Highway bridges; Local government; Reconstruction; Repairing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation; Replacing
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I10: Economics and Administration; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392589
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM