I was in Minneapolis just a few miles from the hwy. 35 bridge when it collapsed in 2007, I have been fascinated with bridges and road projects ever since. Now, that drew worldwide attention to the importance of bridge maintenance - I certainly learned a lot. I learned about the Washington, D.C. based American Road & Transportation Builders Association, or ARTBA, advocates strong investment in transportation infrastructure. Today, they put out a list of how the bridges are in each state.
Unfortunately, Iowa's are dead last. ARTBA's website shows Iowa's bridges remain the most structurally deficient in America. We're also number two in the nation in percentage of structurally deficient bridges. The worst is West Virginia.