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According to the 2017 Bridge Report on the ARTBA website there are 185 million daily crossings on nearly 56,000 structurally deficient bridges in the United States. Below is a list of the top 10 states that have 9% and higher bridges that are structurally deficient.
1. Iowa
At the number one spot for the last two years, Iowa's percentage of structurally deficient bridges totaled in at a whopping 20.5% in 2016. With 4,968 bridges listed as deficient, this number is actually down from 2015, which was at 5, 025.
2. Pennsylvania
The Keystone state is often referred to as the worst state to drive as far as road conditions go, but it's ranked as a solid second for 2016. The total of structurally deficient bridges for the year was 4,506, which is 19.8% of the total inventory.
3. Oklahoma
A significant drop in comparative size and percentage leads to the number three position. Oklahoma's total of deficient bridges is 15% of its total inventory. The state has held the number three position in the country for four years running now.
4. Missouri
Out of the almost 24.5 thousand bridges found in Missouri, 13.1% have been found deficient. Along with Oklahoma, the Midwest state has seen little movement since 2013.
5. Nebraska
Coming in at number five on the list, Nebraska's structurally deficient bridges are about 15% of the total inventory but with far less bridges in the state (only 15,334) the number of deficient bridges is much less than Missouri.
6. Illinois
A huge drop from the top five states, Illinois reports that only 8.4% of total bridges are structurally deficient, but from the previous year there is a 0% change rating between 2015-2016.
7. Kansas
Kansas moved up from the number 6 spot since 2015 with only 2,151 bridges being reported as structurally deficient in 2016.
8. Mississippi
With 2,098 bridges being reported, Mississippi claims 12.3% of its total bridge inventory is structurally deficient. The report has the state at the number 8 spot since 2014.
9. Ohio
Only 1,942 of the 28,284 Ohio bridges were claimed to be structurally deficient in 2016. This is actually up from last year, which was at 1,893 as the state slipped from #12 to #9.
10. New York
Significant change came for New York as the number of structurally deficient bridges reported in 2016 dropped from 1,990 to 1,928. This was 11% of the total bridge inventory for the state, which dropped it down into the bottom list for 2016.