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REPORT: More than 25% of US bridges are "structurally deficient or functionally obsolete"

Here's some bad news for all of us: Over 150,000 bridges in the U.S. have been judged to be "structurally deficient or functionally obsolete." And get this, there are less than 598,000 bridges in America. That means 25.7% aren't in very good shape. It turns out that the state with the most structurally deficient or functionally obsolete (SD/FO) bridges is Texas, with 9,564 such bridges. However, Texas is ginormous – almost half the size of Alaska – and therefore has a lot of bridges, but the percentage of Texan SD/FO bridges is ... Read more →

STUDY: Majority of highway fatalities caused by deficient road conditions Noah Joseph

What would you think to be the leading contributor to fatalities in car crashes here in the States? Failure to use seat belts? Speeding? Drunk driving? Think again. According to a new study ...

VIDEO: Behold! D.C. saves motorists with 'The Pothole Killer' Chris Shunk

Potholes suck. Every spring, northern towns see the snow melt, only to find destroyed streets in wake of Old Man Winter, and southern towns with heavy trucking routes aren't exactly exempt from ...

Michigan potholes so big, they're awarded prizes Chris Shunk

As we told you a couple weeks back, Michigan roads are a mess. The orange barrels keep popping up all over the place, but for every road that is fixed, two begin to crumble. The problem has been ...

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REPORT: More than 25% of US bridges are "structurally deficient or functionally obsolete" 1 month ago on Autoblog

STUDY: Majority of highway fatalities caused by deficient road conditions 5 months ago on Autoblog

What would you think to be the leading contributor to fatalities in car crashes here in the States? Failure to use seat belts? Speeding? Drunk driving? Think again. According to a new study commissioned by Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), the leading cause of highway fatalities ...

VIDEO: Behold! D.C. saves motorists with 'The Pothole Killer' 7 months ago on Autoblog

Potholes suck. Every spring, northern towns see the snow melt, only to find destroyed streets in wake of Old Man Winter, and southern towns with heavy trucking routes aren't exactly exempt from the phenomena, either. Chuckholes destroy tires and warp those expensive aluminum wheels, and the ...

Michigan potholes so big, they're awarded prizes 1 year ago on Autoblog

As we told you a couple weeks back, Michigan roads are a mess. The orange barrels keep popping up all over the place, but for every road that is fixed, two begin to crumble. The problem has been ongoing for decades, and it has gotten to the point where finding Chevette-sized craters can net you ...

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