State makes some progress in repairing run-down bridges

 
By Casey Smith - Tulsa World | Modified: July 9, 2012 at 10:56 pm | Published: July 10, 2012   

Oklahoma is moving closer to achieving “manageable” bridge conditions, according to a Tulsa World analysis.

About 22 percent of the roughly 23,700 highway bridges in the state are structurally deficient, according to 2011 National Bridge Inventory data.

photo - Enrico Dias, center, cuts metal as he works on the Interstate 244 bridge just west of the Arkansas River last week. Photo by MIKE SIMONS, Tulsa World
Enrico Dias, center, cuts metal as he works on the Interstate 244 bridge just west of the Arkansas River last week. Photo by MIKE SIMONS, Tulsa World

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The analysis comparing the most recent information with data from 2005 shows a significant improvement. Earlier data shows about 30 percent of structures, or nearly 1,700 additional bridges,...
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