Counties With the Most Bridges in Dire Need of Repair in Wyoming

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

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 Wyoming 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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#20. Hot Springs County

- Bridges in poor condition: 2.6% (1 of 39 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.9% (1,083 of 15,717 square meters of bridges)

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#19. Park County

- Bridges in poor condition: 2.7% (5 of 185 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.9% (2,815 of 72,992 square meters of bridges)

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#18. Niobrara County

- Bridges in poor condition: 2.9% (1 of 34 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.8% (219 of 12,502 square meters of bridges)

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#17. Johnson County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.4% (9 of 203 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.2% (4,326 of 83,146 square meters of bridges)

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#16. Fremont County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.5% (8 of 177 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.1% (2,297 of 55,642 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Sheridan County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.7% (8 of 170 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.7% (2,601 of 70,008 square meters of bridges)

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#14. Natrona County

- Bridges in poor condition: 5.8% (8 of 137 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.4% (4,962 of 91,386 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Lincoln County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.0% (9 of 129 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.5% (1,179 of 33,248 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Albany County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.2% (9 of 125 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (4,665 of 50,408 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Sweetwater County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.4% (14 of 188 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.9% (11,931 of 109,154 square meters of bridges)

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