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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 19, 2021
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April 19, 2021: The Federal Highway Administration reports that 7.3% of U.S. highway bridges are in poor condition. However, that’s a significant improvement from 2009, when 10.1% of highway bridges were found to be in poor condition.[1]
That’s part of a longer trend showing the nation’s system of highway bridges has been getting better. A CATO Institute review of the data shows that “America’s bridges have been steadily improving for three decades."[1]
From 1992 to 2017, the FHA used a different system and reported the number of bridges that were structurally deficient. The number of structurally deficient bridges fell significantly during that 25-year span. In 1992, 21.7% of bridges were structurally deficient. By 2017, only 8.9% were in that condition.[1]
Cato notes, “A 2018 Reuters investigation found that an ‘analysis of nationwide bridge data reveals the fretting over the safety of bridges and other road infrastructure is overblown.’ The article noted that structurally deficient bridges need repairs but would be closed if they were actually dangerous. It also noted that America’s roads and bridges compare quite favorably to those in other advanced economies."[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- April 16, 2021 -7 percent of American adults don’t use the internet
- April 15, 2021 -2,808 COVID-19 deaths per million residents in New Jersey
- April 14, 2021 –62% believe restaurant owners should decide whether vaccine passports required, 26% want government officials to decide
- April 13, 2021 -41 percent of U.S. adults listen to music most on streaming services
- April 12, 2021 -66 percent of U.S. adults say it’s appropriate for a company to leave a state over cost-of-living issues
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