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Special Report: Bridge Ratings
By News Staff Member
Friday, August 3, 2007
In the wake of the recent disaster in Minneapolis, many Americans are asking themselves how safe their local bridges are. And, for the mountain communities, bridges provide a vital link to the valleys and surrounding area.
RIMOFTHEWORLD.net obtained a copy of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2006 National Bridge Inspection Program Report on 1,738 bridges in the mountain communities and surrounding valley and high desert areas. Of these bridges, 127 were found to be "structurally deficient" by officials.
Below, are the 127 "structurally deficient" bridges identified by the FHWA. They are ranked from 2 to 9, based upon the bridge's "structural evaluation." Bridges with less than a 2 are closed. Bridges with a rating of 2 or 3 require immediate repairs. Bridges with a rating of 4, like the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, or higher, do not require immediate repair. In some cases, like the I-35W Bridge, monitoring and evaluation are chosen.
This data is from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2006 National Bridge Inspection Program Report. It is not a complete representation of the data and is for informational purposes only.
This article was first published on Friday, August 3, 2007 at 12:00 am. This article has been viewed 3511 times.
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