This is a topic which has been brought to attention for several years, and an issue that certainly needs to be addressed for the saftety of everyone. Transportation report shows NC ranks 12th in the country for percentage of structurally deficient bridges.
More than 40 bridges made the list in the Asheville area of Buncombe County alone.
According to some motorists, one in particular saying they have seen some worse, and some better along the way.
This report was compiled by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association or (ARTBA), an organization out of Washington DC that focuses on growing and protecting the transportation infrastructure.
There are a lot of facets that make up how a bridge operates, and one of the structural elements of bridges usually either the deck, the superstructure above, the substructure underneath or the culverts-one of those key areas is rated in poor or worse condition during the bridge inpsection process, according to chief economist with the Federal Highway Administration, Alison Black.
