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1 / 20#20. Whatcom County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.2% (18 of 348 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.1% (4,565 of 146,740 square meters of bridges)
Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Washington
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 Washington 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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2 / 20#19. Franklin County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.2% (7 of 134 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.8% (1,710 of 61,055 square meters of bridges)
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3 / 20#18. Yakima County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.3% (29 of 551 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.1% (32,694 of 249,546 square meters of bridges)
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4 / 20#17. Okanogan County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.8% (9 of 154 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.2% (6,541 of 53,572 square meters of bridges)
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5 / 20#16. Clallam County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.2% (9 of 146 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.4% (3,927 of 72,718 square meters of bridges)
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6 / 20#15. Chelan County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.3% (9 of 142 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 23.5% (17,098 of 72,688 square meters of bridges)
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7 / 20#14. Adams County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.4% (12 of 188 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.2% (7,417 of 56,276 square meters of bridges)
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8 / 20#13. Lincoln County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.3% (13 of 179 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.8% (1,768 of 36,690 square meters of bridges)
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9 / 20#12. Skamania County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (9 of 120 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.4% (2,280 of 42,226 square meters of bridges)
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10 / 20#11. Garfield County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (4 of 53 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 37.3% (6,099 of 16,340 square meters of bridges)
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11 / 20#10. Grays Harbor County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (29 of 358 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 16.3% (31,427 of 192,336 square meters of bridges)
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12 / 20#9. Klickitat County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.2% (8 of 97 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 23.8% (12,440 of 52,233 square meters of bridges)
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13 / 20#8. Spokane County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.5% (26 of 305 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.0% (43,362 of 334,199 square meters of bridges)
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14 / 20#7. Columbia County
- Bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (8 of 86 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.5% (2,510 of 21,823 square meters of bridges)
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15 / 20#6. Douglas County
- Bridges in poor condition: 10.0% (4 of 40 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.5% (3,919 of 37,455 square meters of bridges)
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16 / 20#5. Walla Walla County
- Bridges in poor condition: 10.4% (19 of 182 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.2% (6,108 of 74,908 square meters of bridges)
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17 / 20#4. Kittitas County
- Bridges in poor condition: 12.5% (39 of 311 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.2% (24,865 of 163,842 square meters of bridges)
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18 / 20#3. Pend Oreille County
- Bridges in poor condition: 12.7% (9 of 71 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.8% (1,063 of 22,319 square meters of bridges)
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19 / 20#2. Stevens County
- Bridges in poor condition: 12.7% (9 of 71 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 22.5% (5,316 of 23,631 square meters of bridges)
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20 / 20#1. Ferry County
- Bridges in poor condition: 13.2% (7 of 53 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 14.0% (1,308 of 9,336 square meters of bridges)
