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Condition of U.S. Highway Bridges: 1990-2007
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| Total all bridges |
572,205 |
589,674 |
597,340 |
599,893 |
| Urban |
108,770 |
133,384 |
146,041 |
151,102 |
| Rural |
463,435 |
456,290 |
451,299 |
448,791 |
| Structurally deficient bridges, total |
137,865 |
86,692 |
73,784 |
72,264 |
| Urban |
16,847 |
U |
12,585 |
12,882 |
| Rural |
121,018 |
U |
61,199 |
59,382 |
| Functionally obsolete bridges, total |
100,355 |
81,510 |
80,317 |
81,257 |
| Urban |
30,266 |
29,398 |
32,292 |
33,096 |
| Rural |
70,089 |
52,112 |
48,025 |
48,161 |
Key: U = unavailable.
Notes: Explanations for the terms Structurally Deficient and Functionally Obsolete can be found on pages 14 and 15 in Chapter 3 of the Federal Highway Administration, 2006 Conditions and Performance Report; the following is a link to Chapter 3 of the report: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/2006cpr/pdfs/chap3.pdf.
U.S. totals include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Data include: Rural-Interstate, principal arterial, minor arterial, major collector, minor collector and local roads; Urban-Interstate, other freeways or expressways, other principal arterial, minor arterial, collector, and local roads.
Data for 1990 are as of December of that year; data for 2000 are as of August of that year; data for 2006 are as of July of that year; data for 2007 are as of August of that year.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics; National Transportation Statistics, Table 1-27, available at http://www.bts.gov as of November 2007.
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