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- One in three bridges in the US need to be repaired or replaced, according to American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) analysis of the recently released US Department of Transportation 2023 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database.
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Apr 25, 2022 · The pace of addressing the 231,000 bridges that need repair has slowed to 0.1% annually, which the 2021 bridge report warns is not sustainable. At the current rate, repair of these bridges will take more than 50 years; but the rate of deterioration is exceeding the rate of repair or replacement.
Aug 29, 2023 · The total number of bridges that need major repair work or should be replaced is more than 222,000, which is approximately 36% of all bridges in the US. ARTBA chief economist, Alison Premo Black, who conducted the analysis, estimates it would cost more than US$319 billion to make all needed repairs.
Sep 10, 2024 · In total, 36% or 221,800 bridges need repair and 76,175 should be replaced entirely, per ARTBA’s report, which provides a snapshot in time of the nation’s bridge conditions. Plus, 49% of U.S....
1 out of 3 U.S. bridges still needs to be replaced or repaired, even as the nation’s share of bridges in poor condition continues to slowly improve.
More than one-third, or 220,000, of the nation’s 618,000 bridges need structural repair, rehabilitation work or replacement, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) seventh annual analysis of the latest U.S. DOT’s National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database.
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2023 Highlights: Over 222,000 spans need repair, including 76,600 bridges that should be replaced. This underscores the importance of the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) bridge formula program.
Aug 18, 2023 · Placed end-to-end, the 220,000 bridges needing repair or replacement would stretch over 6,100 miles. The number of bridges in poor condition declined by 560 compared to 2022.
