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In a July 9 press release, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) noted that the Highway Trust Fund is set to expire July 31. Without action from Congress, federal funding for transportation will come to a halt. And with it, so will traffic in many places across the country.
During the last six years, Congress has passed 33 short-term measures rather than funding transportation for the long term. The DOT release stated: “… our transportation system—our roads and bridges especially—is in a dire state of disrepair … The table of state-by-state road and bridge conditions, shown below, demonstrates this.”
The statistics for the USDOT’s bridge and road conditions come from 2013 data from the Federal Highway Administration and the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure.
Alabama
• 22.4% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 25% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $530.0 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Alaska
• 24.2% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 49% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $181.0 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Arizona
• 12.1% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 52% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $887 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Arkansas
• 22.7% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 39% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $634 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
California
• 27.9% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 68% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $13.9 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Colorado
• 16.7% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 70% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.0 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Connecticut
• 34.9% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 73% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $847.0 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Delaware
• 20.5% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 36% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $168.0 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Florida
• 16.9% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 26% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.8 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Georgia
• 17.6% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 19% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $374.0 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Hawaii
• 43.9% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 19% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $374.0 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Idaho
• 20.3% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 45% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $316 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Illinois
• 15.9% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 73% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $2.4 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Indiana
• 22% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 17% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.2 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Iowa
• 25.7% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 46% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $756 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Kansas
• 17.7% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 62% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $646 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Kentucky
• 31.4% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 34% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $543 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Louisiana
• 29% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 62% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.2 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Maine
• 32.9% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 53% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $246 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Maryland
• 26.8% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 55% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.6 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Massachusetts
• 52.5% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 42% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.5 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Michigan
• 27.4% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 38% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $2.5 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Minnesota
• 11.5% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 52% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $797 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Mississippi
• 21.3% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 51% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $811 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Missouri
• 27.2% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 31% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.6 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Montana
• 17.2% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 52% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $136 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Nebraska
• 24.5% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 59% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $380 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Nevada
• 13.7% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 20% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $391 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
New Hampshire
• 32.4% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 54% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $267 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
New Jersey
• 35.5% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 66% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $3.5 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
New Mexico
• 16.6% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 44% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $397 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
New York
• 38.8% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 60% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $4.6 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
North Carolina
• 30.5% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 45% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.6 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
North Dakota
• 21.8% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 44% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $112 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Ohio
• 24.6% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 42% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.7 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Oklahoma
• 25.4% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 70% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $978 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Oregon
• 22.9% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 65% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $495 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Pennsylvania
• 42.2% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 57% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $2.9 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Rhode Island
• 56.5% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 70% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $350 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
South Carolina
• 20.7% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 40% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $811 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
South Dakota
• 24.8% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 61% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $194 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Tennessee
• 19% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 38% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $809 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Texas
• 19% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 38% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $5.3 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Utah
• 14.7% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 25% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $332 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Vermont
• 33.1% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 45% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $230 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Virginia
• 26.1% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 47% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.3 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Washington
• 26.1% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 67% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.3 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
West Virginia
• 35.3% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 47% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $372 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Wisconsin
• 14% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 71% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $1.1 billion in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions
Wyoming
• 23.3% of bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete
• 47% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition
• $96 million in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs due to road conditions