Grand day,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Today I am giving thanks for living in DC where it’s not necessary for me to use a bridge. If you live where you use a bridge for travel and has not been repaired, you need to be alarmed. Most seen how the bridge in Baltimore collapsed, even though it was reported it was not due to poor maintenance. The Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed as if it were made of Lego blocks.
Here’s a quote from MPR news, “About 42,400 U.S. bridges are in poor condition, yet they carry about 167 million vehicles each day, according to the federal government. Four-fifths of them have problems with the legs holding them up or the arms supporting their load. And more than 15,800 of those bridges also were in poor shape a decade ago, according to an Associated Press analysis.” Here’s the link to entire article: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/03/30/thousands-of-us-bridges-are-in-poor-shape
Are infrastructure overall is in poor shape, nationwide, but are bridges need attention now. Too many lives are at risk. Give thanks.
Peace