According to a recent poll, three out of four Americans support President Trump’s proposed $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan to improve aging roads, bridges, and tunnels across the country, USA Today reports. Nationwide, approximately seven out of every 100 miles of roadway are in poor condition, 9 percent of bridges are structurally deficient, and 17 percent of dams have a high hazard potential. Not only can these poor conditions cause accidents, they also cause traffic congestion, public transportation delays, and vehicle damage.
“It’s hurting our economy, it’s hurting our communities’ ability to grow, it’s hurting our quality of life, and in some cases, there are public safety concerns,” Kristina Swallow, 2018 president of the American Society of Civil Engineers told the news agency. “Our infrastructure is not meeting our needs.”
In a list created for USA Today, 24/7 Wall Street indexed the 50 states, which ranks them from worst infrastructure to best infrastructure. Here are the Top 10. To see the full list, visit USA Today by clicking here.
1. Rhode Island
- Roads in poor condition: 24.6% (the highest)
- Deficient bridges: 23.3% (the highest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 42.3% (9th highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $408 (16th lowest)
2. Hawaii
- Roads in poor condition: 16.1% (6th highest)
- Deficient bridges: 5.8% (15th lowest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 93.2% (the highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $590 (16th highest)
3. West Virginia
- Roads in poor condition: 4.9% (25th lowest)
- Deficient bridges: 19.0% (3rd highest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 71.0% (3rd highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $910 (5th highest)
4. Pennsylvania
- Roads in poor condition: 7.4% (15th highest)
- Deficient bridges: 18.3% (5th highest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 53.0% (5th highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $773 (9th highest)
5. California
- Roads in poor condition: 16.9% (5th highest)
- Deficient bridges: 6.2% (19th lowest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 52.6% (6th highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $269 (4th lowest)
6. Alaska
- Roads in poor condition: 18.9% (2nd highest)
- Deficient bridges: 10.5% (15th highest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 26.2% (18th highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $2,374 (the highest)
7. New Jersey
- Roads in poor condition: 17.3% (4th highest)
- Deficient bridges: 8.8% (22nd highest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 27.3% (16th highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $516 (22nd highest)
8. Massachusetts
- Roads in poor condition: 17.4% (3rd highest)
- Deficient bridges: 9.3% (21st highest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 22.9% (22nd highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $495 (25th highest)
9. Iowa
- Roads in poor condition: 8.9% (11th highest)
- Deficient bridges: 20.9% (2nd highest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 2.6% (2nd lowest)
- State highway spending per driver: $684 (12th highest)
10. Connecticut
- Roads in poor condition: 5.6% (23rd highest)
- Deficient bridges: 7.8% (24th lowest)
- Dams at high hazard risk: 58.0% (4th highest)
- State highway spending per driver: $446 (19th lowest)
To see the full list, visit USA Today by clicking here.
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