Out of 612,000 bridges in existence in the U.S., 55,000+ need major repair —and Americans cross these endangered structures 185 million times daily.

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Case in Point: In August 2007, a bridge supporting one of the busiest freeways in Minnesota unexpectedly collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more. (2)   Doug Thaler, president of Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC), says the Interstate 35W bridge disaster served as a wake-up call to the country’s deteriorating […]