The deterioration of our nation's bridges has been scrutinized with the collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis. A new National Bridge Plan was recently proposed in the House of Representatives that includes a comprehensive strategy for maintaining and improving U.S. bridges. Various documents in support of the National Bridge Plan can can be viewed below.
- Appropriations Bill Includes $195 Million for I-35W Bridge
- Deficient Bridge Inventory Shows Only Slight Improvement - PR Newswire, Oct. 30, 2007
- Inventory Report - Roads & Bridges Report Nov. 2007
- Bridge Bill Passes Committee - Press release by James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)
- The T & I Committee Marks Up Oberstar Bridge Bill - T & I Committee Press Release Oct. 31, 2007
- The T & I Bill Addresses Disabled Access - T & I Committee Press Release Oct. 31, 2007
- Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) introduces legislation to address the nation's most structually deficiant bridges
- Bridge Bill Pared from $25 Billion to $2 Billion - Star Tribune
- Letter to Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) in support of National Bridge Plan (members only)
- Press Release in support of National Bridge Plan
- Letter from The Transportation Construction Coalition to Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)
- Statement by the Honorable James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) at the September 5, 2007 Hearing on Structurally Deficient Bridges (ATSSA is mentioned by the chairman as a supporting organization of his national bridge plan)
- Bridge Conditions by State
- Map of Structurally Deficient Bridges in the U.S
- State by State breakdown of Structurally Deficient Bridges as a Percentage of All Bridges
- Structurally Deficient Bridges Inventory by U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory, Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, August 2, 2007.
- Missouri Puts Bridges on Fast Track
