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"The Baltimore Sun looked at which bridges in the region are listed in “poor” condition by the Federal Highway Administration — and in particular, which have been “poor” for several years.
To be clear, “poor” condition doesn’t mean a bridge is unsafe — officials and experts emphasize that a bridge found to be structurally unsound would be closed. Still, such bridges can be a nuisance, damaging to cars, particularly tires. And the costs for repairing long-deteriorating bridges increase with every year."
The raw data for this article and others can be found on GitHub at the Baltimore Sun Data Desk.
Article Author: Christine Zhang
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| lat | Latitude |
| long | Longitude |
| county | County within Maryland |
| carries | What street is carried by the bridge |
| yr_built | Year bridge was built |
| bridge_condition | Bridge condition (Poor, Fair, Good) |
| avg_daily_traffic | Average daily traffic in number of vehicles |
| total_improve_cost_thousands | Total improvement costs in thousands of dollars |
| inspection_mo | Month of Inspection |
| inspection_yr | Year of Inspection |
| owner | Owner of the bridge |
| responsibility | Responsibility of bridge |
| vehicles | Vehicle traffic |