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Bridge Types, Lengths and Ages

On this page:
• Types of Bridges
• Length of Bridges
• Age of Bridges



TYPES OF BRIDGES
CONCRETE AND PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE
BRIDGE TYPE
NUMBER OF BRIDGES
CONCRETE BOX BEAM
79
CONCRETE CHANNEL
50
CONCRETE CULVERT
298
CONCRETE DECK ARCH
490
CONCRETE FRAME
13
CONCRETE GIRDER
14
CONCRETE SLAB
449
CONCRETE STRINGER
43
CONCRETE T-BEAM
142
CONCRETE THRU ARCH
2
OTHER CONCRETE
7
PRE-CAST CONCRETE BOX BEAM
1,091
PRE-CAST CONCRETE CHANNEL
83
PRE-CAST CONCRETE CULVERT
3
PRE-CAST CONCRETE FRAME
1
PRE-CAST CONCRETE SLAB
102
PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRINGER
53
PRE-CAST CONCRETE T-BEAM
1
PRE-CAST CONCRETE STAYED GIRDER
1
OTHER PRE-CAST CONCRETE
5

STEEL, ALUMINUM, AND WROUGHT OR CAST IRON
BRIDGE TYPE
NUMBER OF BRIDGES
STEEL BOX BEAM/GIRDER
27
STEEL CHANNEL
1
STEEL CULVERT
100
STEEL DECK ARCH
4
STEEL DECK TRUSS
36
STEEL FRAME
3
STEEL GIRDER/FLOORBEAM
366
STEEL ORTHOTROPIC
1
STEEL PONY TRUSS
124
STEEL STAYED GIRDER
1
STEEL STRINGER
2,404
STEEL SUSPENSION
5
STEEL THROUGH ARCH
4
STEEL THROUGH TRUSS
197
OTHER STEEL
9
ALUM. OR WROUGHT/CAST IRON CULVERT
12
ALUM. OR WROUGHT/CAST IRON DECK ARCH
1
ALUM. OR WROUGHT/CAST IRON DECK TRUSS
0
ALUM. OR WROUGHT/CAST IRON PONY TRUSS
1

TIMBER AND OTHER MISC.
BRIDGE TYPE
NUMBER OF BRIDGES
TIMBER BOX BEAM
25
TIMBER FRAME
2
TIMBER PONY TRUSS
1
TIMBER SLAB
13
TIMBER STRINGER
24
TIMBER T-BEAM
7
TIMBER THRU TRUSS
2
OTHER TIMBER
4
MASONRY ARCH
10
OTHER CHANNEL
1
OTHER DECK ARCH
1
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
0



LENGTH OF BRIDGES
STATE SYSTEM HIGHWAY BRIDGES
BRIDGE LENGTH
NUMBER OF BRIDGES
PERCENT OF TOTAL
20 - 50 Feet
2,908
46.0
51 - 100 Feet
1,357
21.5
101 - 150 Feet
690
10.9
151 - 200 Feet
377
6.0
201 - 300 Feet
445
7.0
301 - 400 Feet
196
3.1
401 - 500 Feet
118
1.9
501 - 1000 Feet
132
2.1
1001 - 2000 Feet
71
1.1
2001 - 3000 Feet
17
0.3
Greater than 3000 Feet
4
0.1
TOTAL
6,315
100.0



AGE OF BRIDGES
STATE SYSTEM HIGHWAY BRIDGES
YEAR
NUMBER OF BRIDGES
PERCENT OF TOTAL
Pre 1900
75
1.2
1900 - 1919
436
6.9
1920 - 1939
1,103
17.5
1940 - 1959
954
15.1
1960 - 1979
1,796
28.4
1980 or Later
1,951
30.9
TOTAL
6,315
100.0

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