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American Bridges In Need Of Repair - Business Insider
Business Insider's Henry Blodget recently wrote on the need for infrastructure spending in the United States.
http://www.businessinsider.com/american-bridges-in-need-of-repair-2012-6
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Transportation For America - The State of Our Bridges
The federal transportation program currently provides only a fraction of the funds needed for maintenance and repair. Although a number of states are making repair of existing assets a priority, more support from the federal government is essential. The nations bridges are aging and traffic demands are increasing, even as state and local revenues are shrinking.
http://t4america.org/maps-tools/bridges/overview
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U.S. Bridges Crumbling and the Highway Trust Fund is Nearly Broke - NY Daily News
One out of every nine bridges in the United States-a grand total of 66,503 bridges altogether-has been found to have one or more significant defects.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/u-s-bridges-crumbling-highway-trust-fund-broke-article-1.1416409
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Goldman On American Infrastructure - Business Insider
Eventually, the US is going to have to spend money on infrastructure.
http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-on-american-infrastructure-2015-1
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Report: Over 65,000 U.S. Bridges in Need of Repair
An Associated Press analysis of 607,380 bridges in the most recent federal National Bridge Inventory showed that 65,605 were classified as "structurally deficient" and 20,808 as "fracture critical."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/15/bridges-need-repair/2816881/
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One in Ten U.S. Bridges in Urgent Need of Repair - Reuters
More than 63,000 bridges across the United States are in urgent need of repair, with most of the aging, structurally compromised structures part of the interstate highway system, an analysis of recent federal data has found.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/24/us-usa-infrastructure-bridges-idUSBREA3N1FQ20140424
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Mapping Americas Most Dangerous Bridges - The Washington Post
1 in 4 U.S. need serious repair - here's where they all are.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/04/mapping-americas-most-dangerous-bridges
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Falling Apart: America's Neglected Infrastructure - CBS News
Steve Kroft reports on why our roads, bridges, airports and rail are outdated and need to be fixed.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/falling-apart-america-neglected-infrastructure/
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Bad Bridges: Federal Data Shows US Infrastructure Crumbling - RT USA
More than 61,000 bridges throughout the United States are structurally deficient and in need of serious repair, a national association of builders has warned, citing government statistics.
https://www.rt.com/usa/246041-deficient-bridges-usa-infrastructure/
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Bridges - 2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Over two hundred million trips are taken daily across deficient bridges in the nations 102 largest metropolitan regions.
http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/bridges/
