Boroughs with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Alaska
Boroughs with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Alaska
One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.
Stacker investigated which boroughs in Alaska have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Boroughs are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Boroughs that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.
#20. North Slope Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.9% (1 of 17 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.1% (53 of 4,796 square meters of bridges)
#19. Petersburg Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.1% (7 of 115 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.5% (601 of 16,948 square meters of bridges)
#18. Nome Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.7% (2 of 30 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.8% (1,344 of 13,711 square meters of bridges)
#17. Aleutians East Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.7% (1 of 15 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 28.0% (2,057 of 7,342 square meters of bridges)
#16. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.8% (8 of 117 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.3% (4,055 of 76,512 square meters of bridges)
#15. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (18 of 241 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.4% (3,772 of 40,014 square meters of bridges)
#14. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (7 of 93 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.5% (1,041 of 40,931 square meters of bridges)
#13. Chugach Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.8% (5 of 64 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.5% (4,846 of 56,878 square meters of bridges)
#12. Copper River Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.8% (4 of 51 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.8% (1,827 of 31,383 square meters of bridges)
#11. Sitka City and Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (3 of 37 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.2% (219 of 9,997 square meters of bridges)
#10. Kodiak Island Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.3% (2 of 24 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.7% (522 of 19,222 square meters of bridges)
#9. Bethel Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.3% (1 of 12 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.9% (80 of 2,789 square meters of bridges)
#8. Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.3% (9 of 108 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.1% (2,030 of 65,256 square meters of bridges)
#7. Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 11.1% (1 of 9 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.1% (141 of 1,075 square meters of bridges)
#6. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 12.5% (8 of 64 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.6% (4,031 of 38,090 square meters of bridges)
#5. Yakutat City and Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 13.3% (2 of 15 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.8% (738 of 5,361 square meters of bridges)
#4. Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 13.5% (14 of 104 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 25.5% (10,626 of 41,695 square meters of bridges)
#3. Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Bridges in poor condition: 15.6% (15 of 96 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.4% (4,652 of 49,718 square meters of bridges)
#2. Skagway Municipality
- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (1 of 6 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.0% (277 of 2,766 square meters of bridges)
#1. Dillingham Census Area
- Bridges in poor condition: 66.7% (2 of 3 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.8% (114 of 1,468 square meters of bridges)
