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Wednesday, 1st August 2007

Fast Facts and Stats: U.S. Bridge Statistics from Various Sources; Transportation Research Thesaurus

Latest Releases:
+ List of Steel Deck Truss Bridges (FHA)

+ Inventory of Steel Deck Truss Bridges (FHA)

NTSB
+ Select NTSB Investigations Into Bridge Collapses/Collisions (PDF; 1 page)
Most reports are linked from this page.
See Also: Subscribe to Various NTSB E-Mail Alerts

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
+ Table: Condition of U.S. Highway Bridges*, (Updated July 2007) (Source: National Transportation Statistics, 2007)

+ Condition of U.S. Highway Bridges: 1995-2005*

+ Toll Roads, Bridges and Tunnels (via National Transportation Figure)*
Kilometers of toll roads or number of bridges/tunnels.

+ Structurally Deficient and Functionally Obsolete Bridges: All Roadways, 1993–2003*
From 2005 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

*Also available in XLS format.

Federal Highway Administration
+ U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Calls on States to Immediately Inspect All Steel Arch Truss Bridges

+ Immediate Inspection of Deck Truss Bridges

+ Highway Trust Fund, FY 2006 Financial Report

+ Bridge Technology

+ 2006 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance

Includes:

++ Office of Bridge Technology Electronic Library

++ National Bridge Inspections Standards Regulation (NBIS)

++ National Bridge Inventory (NBI)
++++ Tables of Frequently Requested NBI Information

++ Bridge Railing Statistics

++ Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge Rehabilitation

+ Long-Term Bridge Performance Program
Includes "virtual library" of documents.

Transportation Research Board

++ Transportation Research Thesaurus

+ Dynamics and Field Testing of Bridges (6 pages; PDF)

+ Bridge Construction (4 pages; PDF)

+ Concrete Bridges (8 page; PDF)

+ Steel Bridges (4 pages; PDF)

+ Modern and Comprehensive Bridge Design Specifications (2 pages; PDF)

++ See Also: The Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database

The world's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information. TRIS is produced and maintained by the Transportation Research Board at the National Academies with sponsorship by State Departments of Transportation, the various administrations at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other sponsors of TRB’s core technical activities.

+ Transportation Research Board Publications Index
Limit by date. A search for bridges provides links to numerous publications.
See Also: Topic Snapshot (Beta) - Highways
See Also: You can also search the entire web domain by using search box at top of page.

State of Minnesota
+ Bridge Plans
Copies of engineering plans for bridge projects. For historical reference use, primarily by engineering firms and local government entities.
+ Bridges and Structures
Bridge CADD standards, special provisions, bridge management and bridge inspection

Full Text Book: Digital Bridges
Bridges of the 19th Century. Lehigh University.

UPDATE:

MSNBC.com's New Clickable Map

of Every Bridge in the U.S. that has been rated as "structurally deficient" or "functionally obsolete," and carries at least 10,000 vehicles a day.
1. Choose a state on the map.
2. Scroll down below the map to "Click here to see major state bridges on list."
Background about the data and database here.
Thanks to Bill Dedman for the news tip.

UPDATE: Bird's Eye View of I-35W Bridge Before Collapse (via Microsoft Live Earth)

UPDATE: National Bridge Inventory (via CARR-L and Neat New Stuff on the Net)


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