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Report: Hundreds of Georgia bridges structurally deficient
By FOX 5 Digital Team
Published
(Georgia Department of Transportation)
ATLANTA - A newly released report reveals hundreds of bridges in Georgia are classified as structurally deficient.
The report, released by the nonpartisan American Road & Transportation Builders Association, says 171.5 million motorists cross over 45,000 bridges that are in poor condition in the U.S. daily.
Georgia ranks 35th in the nation for the number of structurally deficient bridges, with 374 of the 14,964 bridges in the state classified as having a key element in poor or worse condition.
In Whitfield County, the Interstate 75 bridge over Swamp Creek has been deemed deficient.