Figure 1-3: Highway Bridge Condition:,,,,,,,
North Carolina,,,,,,,
Year,Total # of Bridges,Structurally deficient  ,,Functionally obsolete,,Total of Both,
,,,,,,,
,,#,%,#,%,#,%
1996,"16,864","3,196",19,"2,811",17,"6,007",36
1997,"16,977","3,074",18,"2,763",16,"5,837",34
1998,"17,065","2,893",17,"2,815",16,"5,708",33
1999,"17,248","2,778",16,"2,891",17,"5,669",33
2000,"16,822","2,606",15,"2,720",16,"5,326",32
2001,"16,991","2,513",15,"2,794",16,"5,307",31
United States,,,,,,,
Year,Total # of Bridges,Structurally deficient  ,,Functionally obsolete,,Total of Both,
,,#,%,#,%,#,%
1996,"582,043","101,544",17,"81,217",14,"182,761",31
1997,"583,207","98,521",17,"77,466",13,"175,987",30
1998,"583,414","93,119",16,"79,567",14,"172,686",30
1999,"585,542","88,150",15,"81,900",14,"170,050",29
2000,"587,458","86,692",15,"80,889",14,"167,581",29
2001,"590,066","83,630",14,"81,469",14,"165,099",28
"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/britab.htm as of Jan. 31, 2002.   ",,,,,,,