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Build A Better Bridge [Mixed Reviews]

4 August 2008 | 7:00 am
Author: Morgan Levy

The Reason Foundation’s 17th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems has just been released. Here’s how Tennessee breaks down:

 

Tennessee ranked 19th in overall performance and cost-effectiveness. In last year’s rankings, Tennessee ranked 20th overall. Tennessee is 30th in urban interstate congestion, with 46.51 percent congested. The state tied for 1st in rural interstate condition and 18th in urban interstate condition. Tennessee ranks 13th in deficient bridges—18.83 percent of the state’s bridges are deemed structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Tennessee is 37th in the nation in fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.  

 

Um, cheery note to end on. And we still want to know about those deficient bridges. 

Photo by william.ward. 

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  • Ahhhhh. Okay. So basically we have a lot of terrible drivers on bridges made of spangles & dreams.
  • @Kelliente - We're basically 13th highest, or 37th lowest. The national average is 1.421 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. The individual states report rates from 0.785 (MA - ranked #1) to 2.364 (MT - ranked #50). Tennessee's actual number is 1.829, putting us in 37th place.

    Hope that helps shed a little light on the numbers. I actually originally thought it was ranked highest to lowest, but after a little digging I found the breakdown.
  • Wait... so that 37th ranking... is that from a positive perspective or a negative perspective? Like, we're ranked low because we have a lot of fatalities and that's bad, so we're 37th? Or we're ranked low because we have a LOW rate of fatalities?
  • Jim
    I actually thought that lego bridge was a real Nashville bridge for about...5 minutes. Mondays are not fun.
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