Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Arizona

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July 5, 2023
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Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Arizona

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 counties in Arizona 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. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#15. Maricopa County

- Bridges in poor condition: 0.1% (4 of 2,791 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 0.1% (2,821 of 3,402,652 square meters of bridges)

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#14. Santa Cruz County

- Bridges in poor condition: 0.7% (1 of 135 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 0.1% (105 of 71,431 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Pima County

- Bridges in poor condition: 0.9% (10 of 1,163 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.7% (11,926 of 718,403 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Yavapai County

- Bridges in poor condition: 0.9% (5 of 543 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.0% (2,391 of 230,468 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Pinal County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.0% (7 of 708 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.2% (6,351 of 284,360 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Mohave County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.1% (7 of 626 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.6% (12,652 of 351,222 square meters of bridges)

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#9. Coconino County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.7% (7 of 408 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.4% (2,347 of 173,173 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Navajo County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.9% (5 of 266 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.7% (2,301 of 133,993 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Yuma County

- Bridges in poor condition: 2.3% (6 of 261 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.3% (11,626 of 140,177 square meters of bridges)

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#6. Cochise County

- Bridges in poor condition: 2.4% (12 of 502 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.7% (5,406 of 145,375 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Gila County

- Bridges in poor condition: 3.4% (9 of 265 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.5% (2,657 of 174,058 square meters of bridges)

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#4. La Paz County

- Bridges in poor condition: 3.6% (11 of 305 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.2% (3,549 of 109,318 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Apache County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.2% (11 of 261 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.2% (3,555 of 85,479 square meters of bridges)

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#2. Greenlee County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.4% (4 of 90 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.2% (1,201 of 37,828 square meters of bridges)

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#1. Graham County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.7% (8 of 172 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.3% (1,327 of 58,026 square meters of bridges)

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