Comments on: Remembering the Mianus River Bridge Collapse, and its Lessons http://blog.tstc.org/2008/06/27/remembering-the-mianus-river-bridge-collapse-and-its-lessons/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:58:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Katie O. http://blog.tstc.org/2008/06/27/remembering-the-mianus-river-bridge-collapse-and-its-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-2024 Katie O. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:02:07 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=387#comment-2024 You mention in your post that between 1986 and 1997, the percentage of Connecticut's bridges which were structurally deficient or functionally obsolete decreased from more than 60% to just over 28%, according to the FHWA's National Bridge Inventory. I easily found FHWA's NBI data by state and highway system from 1992 to 2008 here: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/deficient.cfm. Where did you find the data from 1986 to 1991? You mention in your post that between 1986 and 1997, the percentage of Connecticut’s bridges which were structurally deficient or functionally obsolete decreased from more than 60% to just over 28%, according to the FHWA’s National Bridge Inventory.

I easily found FHWA’s NBI data by state and highway system from 1992 to 2008 here: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/deficient.cfm.

Where did you find the data from 1986 to 1991?

]]> By: Rene Colucci http://blog.tstc.org/2008/06/27/remembering-the-mianus-river-bridge-collapse-and-its-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Rene Colucci Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:28:02 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=387#comment-1768 Things like this are going to keep happening, especially during heavy traffic seasons/hoildays. Ovbiously not every disaster is crime-related. The NY-NJ Port and other transit authorities should be more duly notified of any notices of structure/other issues, with major bridge lines. Things like this are going to keep happening, especially during heavy traffic seasons/hoildays. Ovbiously not every disaster is crime-related. The NY-NJ Port and other transit authorities should be more duly notified of any notices of structure/other issues, with major bridge lines.

]]> By: georgemurphy http://blog.tstc.org/2008/06/27/remembering-the-mianus-river-bridge-collapse-and-its-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-509 georgemurphy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:42:10 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=387#comment-509 If it means anything, at least we're learning a little more each year that proper <a href="http://www.southernradarimaging.com/bridge-assessments" rel="nofollow">bridge assessments</a> are necessary to keep this from happening. If it means anything, at least we’re learning a little more each year that proper bridge assessments are necessary to keep this from happening.

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