Tag: Better Roads Bridge Inventory

Roadbuilding

Majority of U.S. bridges show some structural deterioration

For 2020, most bridges have been rated as fair as bridges rated good are declining. View the national snapshot of bridge conditions on Equipment World.

December 3, 2020

Roadbuilding

2017 Bridge Inventory: States get proactive on funding, expect to lower rate of poor bridges

States continue to take the lead on road and bridge funding, with eight states to date in 2017 either raising gas taxes or approving other funding. And once you factor in states that passed road funding during the past four years – 27 plus the District of Columbia, according to the National Conference of State […]

November 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA: Number of U.S. structurally deficient bridges drops to 55,710

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) analysis of the 2016 National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration shows the number of structurally deficient bridges in the U.S. has dropped to 55,710 from 58,500 shown in the previous report. Even though the figure has dropped, this still represents 1,276 miles of structurally deficient […]

February 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

2015 Better Roads Bridge Inventory: Ohio the bridge poster child; D.C. still has most SD/FO spans

No surprise: the top challenge facing state DOTs in improving structurally deficient (SD) and functionally obsolete (FO) bridges is funding, according to our 2015 Better Roads Bridge Inventory. And while maintenance was second on the list of challenges, this year staffing also mentioned as a top-level concern. The national average for percentage of SD/FO bridges […]

November 17, 2015

Business

Better Roads: The state of the nation’s bridges is improving, but funding is still a major roadblock

According to our sister site Better Roads, when it comes to the state of the nation’s bridges, there’s good news and bad news. The good? According to Better Roads‘ annual Bridge Inventory survey, the percentage of overall structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges in the U.S. is falling. The bad news is that guaranteed funding […]

November 8, 2013