Figure 1-3: Highway Bridge Condition,,,,,,,,,,,,, Delaware,,,,,,,,,,,,, Year,Total # of Bridges,Structurally deficient ,,Functionally obsolete,,,,,,,,, ,,#,%,#,%,,,,,,,, 1996,891,83,9,117,13,,,,,,,, 1997,931,79,8,112,12,,,,,,,, 1998,907,71,8,101,11,,,,,,,, 1999,907,56,6,93,10,,,,,,,, 2000,824,53,6,78,9,,,,,,,, 2001,829,47,6,82,10,,,,,,,, United States,,,,,,,,,,,,, Year,Total # of Brigdges,Structurally deficient ,,Functionally obsolete,,,,,,,,, ,,#,%,#,%,,,,,,,, 1996,"582,043","101,544",17,"81,217",14,,,,,,,, 1997,"583,207","98,521",17,"77,466",13,,,,,,,, 1998,"583,414","93,119",16,"79,567",14,,,,,,,, 1999,"585,542","88,150",15,"81,900",14 2000,"587,458","86,692",15,"80,889",14 2001,"590,066","83,630",14,"81,469",14 "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/britab.htm as of Jan. 31, 2002. ",,,,,