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The Most Dangerous Bridge In Every US State

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Google Maps/ScreenshotWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders said this past Wednesday  Congress will likely not pass President Donald Trump's massive infrastructure plan this year — a key campaign promise that's now part of his domestic agenda.

Trump's plan proposed allocating $250 billion in grants to spur investment from private businesses and local governments, and the Trump administration was expecting those matching efforts to raise the value of the investments to $1.5 trillion.

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One of the plan's goals is to repair and rebuild America's bridges, which received a C+ grade in the American Society of Civil Engineers' most recent Infrastructure Report Card. (Overall, US infrastructure scored a D+, and the ASCE estimates the country needs to spend $4.5 trillion by 2025 to improve its roads, bridges, dams, airports, and more.)

Every state has at least one structurally deficient bridge, which the US Department of Transportation (DOT) defines as when one or more key bridge components (e.g. the deck, superstructure, or substructure) is in "poor" condition. There are 185 million daily crossings on nearly 56,000 structurally deficient US bridges, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.

Using 2016 data from the US Federal Highway Administration, Auto Insurance Center found the most structurally deficient bridge — based on the highest number of components in poor or worse condition — in each state and Washington, DC. 

Check them out below.

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Alabama — I-65 over US-11 Railroad in Jefferson County

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Alaska — South Tongass Highway over Hoadley Creek in Ketchikan Gateway County

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Arizona — I-17 over 19th Avenue in Maricopa County

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Arkansas — Locust Street Bridge in Pulaski County

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California — I-110 over Dominguez Channel in Los Angeles

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Colorado — I-70 ML over Havana St Railroad in Denver

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Connecticut — Yankee Doodle Bridge in Fairfield County

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Delaware — I-95 Northbound over SR1/Korean War Vet Memorial in New Castle County

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District of Columbia — Anacostia Freeway over Suitland Parkway Southeast

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Florida — Fuller Warren Bridge in Duval County

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Georgia — I-285 over South Utoy Creek in Fulton County

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Hawaii — Nimitz Highway over Kapalama Canal in Honolulu

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Idaho — SMA 7406 and 17th St over Sand Creek in Bonneville County

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Illinois — I-55 over Lemont Rd in DuPage County

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Indiana — I-65 CD over New York St. in Marion County

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Iowa — Centennial Bridge in Scott County

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Kansas — 69 Highway (18th St) over Kansas River in Wyandotte County

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Kentucky — I-65 Southbound off-ramp over I-64 Westbound Ramp River Rd in Jefferson County

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Louisiana — I-20 over St. Louis and Southwest Railroad in Caddo Parish

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Maine — I-295 Southbound over Route 88 in Cumberland County

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Maryland — I-95/495 over MD-214 in Prince George's County

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Massachusetts — I-93 NB/US-1 Southbound over St 24 Northbound in Norfolk County

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Michigan — Second Boulevard over I-94 in Wayne County

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Minnesota — TH-36 over Lexington Ave (CSAH 51) in Ramsey County

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Mississippi — Vicksburg Bridge in Warren County

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Missouri — I-270 East over Conway Rd in St. Louis

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Montana — US-89 over Missouri River in Cascade County

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Nebraska — US-75 over J Street in Douglas County

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Nevada — I-515, US-95, and US-93 over Eastern Avenue in Clark County

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New Hampshire— I-293 over Piscataquog River in Hillsborough County

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New Jersey — GSP Northbound and Southbound over Mill Road in Union County

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New Mexico — I-25 Southbound lane over NM-5/Rio Bravo in Bernalillo County

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New York — Route I-278 over Relief in Richmond County

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North Carolina — Greensboro Bridge in Guilford County

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North Dakota — US-10 over Sheyenne River in Cass County

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Note: The above bridge was replaced in early 2016, according to the North Dakota DOT. Auto Insurance Center says the state's next most structurally deficient bridge is located on US Highway 83 over BNRR-CP Mouse River in Ward County.

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Ohio — Ramp Eastbound 35 to Northbound 75 over Ramp US-35 East I-75 North in Montgomery County

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Oklahoma — I-40 over Crooked Oak Creek in Oklahoma County

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Oregon — Highway 1 Southbound to Highway 2 Eastbound over Highway 1 I-5 in Multnomah County

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Pennsylvania — Delaware Expressway over Palmer-Cumberland Streets in Philadelphia

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Rhode Island— I-95 Northbound and Southbound over US-6 Woon River Amtrak in Providence

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South Carolina — I-85 over Trib. Laurel Creek in Greenville

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South Dakota — West 12th Street over Ellis and Eastern Railroad in Minnehaha County

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Tennessee — I-24 over Mill Creek in Davidson County

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Texas — I-45 Southbound over Rayford/Sawdust Road in Montgomery County

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Utah — I-15 Southbound lane over Union Pacific Railroad in Utah County

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Vermont — US-302 middle lane over Stevens Branch in Washington County

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Virginia — I-264 over Lynnhaven Parkway in Virginia Beach

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Washington — I-5 over Galer-Lakeview in King County

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West Virginia — I-64 Westbound lane and Eastbound lane over Creek 61/12 in Kanawha County

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Wisconsin — I-94, US-12 over S-35 Southbound in St. Croix County

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Wyoming — US-26 over Flat Creek in Teton County

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