America s Deficient Bridges: A State-by-State Comparison

America s Deficient Bridges: A State-by-State Comparison

Federal Highway Admin Bridge Data Information on every bridge in the U.S. Location Characteristics (length, traffic, structure type, sidewalk widths ) Inspection results (deck, superstructure, substructure ) Safe load & traffic levels Cost

Deficient Bridges Highway bridges considered structurally deficient or functionally obsolete and with a sufficiency rating of 80 or less will be used for the selection list. Those bridges appearing on the list with a sufficiency rating of less than 50.0 will be eligible for replacement or rehabilitation while those with a sufficiency rating of 80.0 or less will be eligible for rehabilitation. To be considered for the classification of deficient bridge, a structure must be of bridge length, and had not been constructed or had major reconstruction within the past 10 years.

Deficient Bridges 1. Serious structural issues such as fatigue cracks, section loss, missing substructure support, etc. It is Structurally Deficient. 2. Decent condition but no longer meets area needs. Perhaps it no longer can handle the traffic flow (traffic jams), or does not have space for emergency lanes, or cannot accommodate oversize vehicles. It is Functionally Obsolete.

Bridge Summary Data Measures Rural, urban & road type (e.g. rural Interstate) Structurally deficient & functionally obsolete by four measures: Count Length Area Average Daily Traffic (vehicle crossing count) Separate file with detailed info on all bridges

SUMMARY Table TABLE 1: Deficiency Rank, All Four Measures Ranked by percent deficient within each measure. Overall rank is based on the rank of each of these four scores. LOCATION COUNT RANK LENGTH RANK AREA RANK ADT RANK RANK, FOUR VALUE MEAN DIST. OF COL. 1 1 1 1 1 RHODE ISLAND 2 3 3 3 2 MASSACHUSETTS 4 2 4 4 3 NEW YORK 8 4 2 2 4 PUERTO RICO 3 5 5 6 5 PENNSYLVANIA 6 7 6 5 6 NEW JERSEY 10 8 8 14 7 CONNECTICUT 12 6 7 16 8 MAINE 11 10 12 11 9 WASHINGTON 20 9 9 13 10 MICHIGAN 18 15 10 10 11 LOUISIANA 16 13 14 12 12 OREGON 27 14 13 9 13 WEST VIRGINIA 9 18 18 18 13 CALIFORNIA 23 11 11 24 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 16 23 19 16 VERMONT 14 22 28 8 17 KENTUCKY 15 19 21 20 18 NORTH CAROLINA 17 17 17 25 19 ALASKA 7 12 19 42 20 OHIO 28 21 15 17 21 VIRGINIA 21 23 22 22 22 HAWAII 5 31 46 7 23 MISSOURI 22 24 24 23 24 MARYLAND 19 20 20 38 25 ILLINOIS 48 27 16 15 26 RANK, FOUR LOCATION COUNT RANK LENGTH RANK AREA RANK ADT RANK VALUE MEAN OKLAHOMA DIST OF COL 261 281 331 301 271 ARKANSAS 30 32 30 27 28 DELAWARE 35 26 25 34 29 INDIANA 33 37 31 21 30 TEXAS 39 25 26 33 31 WYOMING 32 29 29 39 32 MONTANA 41 33 32 26 33 ALABAMA 31 36 36 32 34 IOWA 24 35 38 44 35 IDAHO 38 34 34 37 36 SOUTH DAKOTA 25 40 40 41 37 TENNESSEE 40 41 35 31 38 SOUTH CAROLINA 37 38 39 35 39 COLORADO 45 39 37 29 40 ARIZONA 51 30 27 48 41 KANSAS 43 47 43 28 42 NEBRASKA 29 42 44 51 43 MISSISSIPPI 36 46 48 36 43 GEORGIA 46 44 42 43 45 NEVADA 50 45 41 40 46 FLORIDA 42 43 45 46 46 NORTH DAKOTA 34 50 51 52 48 UTAH 44 49 50 47 49 NEW MEXICO 47 48 47 49 50 WISCONSIN 49 51 49 45 51 MINNESOTA 52 52 52 50 52

Percent of Deficient Bridges by Count Grouped by Variance from United States Average Puerto Rico not shown.

Percent of Deficient Bridges by Length Grouped by Variance from United States Average Puerto Rico not shown.

Percent of Deficient Bridges by Area Grouped by Variance from United States Average Puerto Rico not shown.

Percent of Deficient Bridges by Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Grouped by Variance from United States Average Puerto Rico not shown.

Estimated Bridge Repair Costs In $000 Structural Functional TOTAL All Bridges $ 57,334,857 $ 119,715,953 $ 177,050,810 Eligible for rehabilitation $ 14,964,025 $ 69,376,551 $ 84,340,576 Eligible for replacement or rehabilitation $ 39,728,704 $ 14,873,893 $ 54,602,597 Not Eligible $ 2,642,128 $ 35,465,509 $ 38,107,637 % Not Eligible 4.6% 29.6% 21.5%

Eligible for Federal Aid? Must be a bridge ( of bridge length ) Deemed Deficient (structural or functional) Pass the 10-Year Rule Low enough Sufficiency Rating score

$ Where Does the Money Come From? $ Historically, Federal funding has been about 20% of total highway funding The rest comes $ from state and local sources $ $ Funding comes through the Federal Highway Trust Fund $ $ $

Federal Highway Trust Fund Taxes on fuel, tires, truck & trailer sales, heavy vehicle use, such as: Gasoline 18.4 per gallon Diesel 24.4 per gallon Can t keep up with costs; running out of cash Gas & diesel excise taxes last increased Oct 97 Reduced driving & fuel efficiency small reason Jan 2016: Received $51.9 billion from the General Fund (general Federal taxes)

60 Intragovernmental Transfers Total Annual Receipts Outlays 50 40 30 20 10 0 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

What if FHWA cannot fully reimburse? Move from daily to weekly reimbursements Align reimbursements with Trust Fund deposits (twice monthly) Make proportional payments to States based on available Trust Fund cash More draconian actions could occur

Some State Gasoline Taxes/Fees (cents per gallon) PA: 50.04 (highest) NY: 42.64 CA: 40.62 MD: 32.6 MI: 30.54 DC: 23.50 VA: 22.33 OH: 20.80 TX : 20.00 AK: 12.25 (lowest) These are in addition to the Federal taxes Source: American Petroleum Institute

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The District of Columbia ranked the worst in all four measures. These areas, along with DC, were in the worst grouping for all four measures count, length, area, and average daily traffic: New York Rhode Island Massachusetts Pennsylvania Puerto Rico These same six areas perform just as poorly when looking at bridges on Principal Arterials. Minnesota is the only state in the best grouping for all four measures. It is the sole member of the best By Count grouping. Two Minnesota neighbors Wisconsin and North Dakota are members of the best grouping for three of the four measures. Southeast states are above average in all four groupings except for Louisiana and North Carolina. States along the Ohio River - Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia - tend to perform poorly. Washington, Oregon and California tend to rate poorly. (Oregon is above average in count; California in average daily traffic). The Rocky Mountain and intermountain states all rate above average in all four measures. Plains states west of the Mississippi rate above average in all four measures except for Iowa (count), Missouri (count and length) and South Dakota (count).

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