Bridging the gap : restoring and rebuilding the nation's bridges.

As the nation approaches the August 1 anniversary of the Minneapolis I-35W Bridge tragedy, AASHTO released Bridging the Gap: Restoring and Rebuilding the Nation's Bridges, a new report that outlines the critical challenges ahead. The report discusses the aging of our nation's bridges, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 2008.
Subjects:	Bridges > United States. Bridge failures > United States. Bridge failures > Minnesota > Minneapolis. Bridges > Accidents > Mississippi River. Minneapolis Bridge Collapse, Minneapolis, Minn., 2007.
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Table of Contents:

Executive summary: facing the facts about America's bridges
chap. 1. Keeping America's bridges safe and sound
chap. 2. The struggle to hold aging bridges together
chap. 3. States respond quickly to bridge disasters
Chap. 4. Scarce resources make for difficult choices
chap. 5. Inspecting and managing the nation's bridges
Chap. 6. Innovation adds to bridge safety
chap. 7. Bridges and congestion
chap. 8. Preserving the past, building for the future.