Aug 9, 2012 #1 bridgebuster Active member Jun 27, 1999 3,969 An interesting map showing the location of structurally deficient bridges in the US. http://www.saveourbridges.com/map.html
An interesting map showing the location of structurally deficient bridges in the US. http://www.saveourbridges.com/map.html
Aug 9, 2012 #2 francesca Civil/Environmental May 18, 2005 1,413 Considering 1/4 of bridges in the US are deficient or functionally obsolete, it's going to be a pretty busy map. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/deficient.cfm
Considering 1/4 of bridges in the US are deficient or functionally obsolete, it's going to be a pretty busy map. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/deficient.cfm
Aug 9, 2012 #3 msquared48 Structural Aug 7, 2007 14,745 And this is just the highway bridges, let alone the Railroad bridges. Mike McCann MMC Engineering http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
And this is just the highway bridges, let alone the Railroad bridges. Mike McCann MMC Engineering http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
Aug 14, 2012 #5 msquared48 Structural Aug 7, 2007 14,745 Why does the chicken cross the road? Mike McCann MMC Engineering http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
Aug 14, 2012 #6 MiketheEngineer Structural Sep 7, 2005 4,654 To get hit by a truck and used as stew...... Which may start happening to us unless we start fixing them!!
To get hit by a truck and used as stew...... Which may start happening to us unless we start fixing them!!
Aug 14, 2012 #7 TomDOT Materials Sep 15, 2011 664 Structurally deficient does not necessarily mean unsafe. Probably should get serious attention in the near future, though it could be something as simple as water overtopping during flood conditions with the structure itself being completely sound. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/preservation/guide/guide.pdf
Structurally deficient does not necessarily mean unsafe. Probably should get serious attention in the near future, though it could be something as simple as water overtopping during flood conditions with the structure itself being completely sound. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/preservation/guide/guide.pdf
