More Broken Bridges Than Golden Arches

MORE BROKEN BRIDGES THAN GOLDEN ARCHES "THERE ARE MORE DEFICIENT BRIDGES IN OUR METROPOLITAN AREAS THAN THERE ARE MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. JAMES CORLESS, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA 18,239 deficient US metro bridges ~14,000 McDonald's restaurants in US 210 MILLION million What percentage of each metro's bridges are structurally deficient? 64 McDonald's 210 64 customers worldwide daily daily trips Lowest percentage? Las Vegas - Paradise: 0.2%! across these deficient Il 1 in 9 U.S. bridges has been ratęd 'structurally deficient." bridges percentage? Mid-sized metro areas generally Pittsburgh: 30:4% Federal bridge funding grew: $4.6 5.2 billion Highest/ 2006 2009 20.1% and above Depicts highest % among all metro areas in state. Surveyed 102 largest US metros by population. had lower percentages of Bridge funding needs greW: $48 > 70.9 billion 15.1% - 20.0% 10.1% - 15.0% 5.1% - 10.0% 5.0% and below deficient bridges. 2006 2009 No metro areas from report are in this state YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CLOSEST MCDONALD'S IS... AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC ON BUSIEST DEFICIENT BRIDGES 1. OKLAHOMA WHERE YOUR CLOSEST STRUCTURALLY 1. CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE - SUNNYVALE 1. CALIFORNIA L.A. - LONG BEACH TULSA SANTA CLARA SANTA ANA 3,809,427 5,906,551 34,174,712 DO YOU KNOW 2. CALIFORNIA DEFICIENT BRIDGE IS - LAURA CLAWSON, DAILY KOS LABOR MAP BRIDGES NEAR YOU: 2. RI-MA 2. NY-NJ-PA STOCKTON PROV. - NEW BEDFORD - FALL RIVER NY - LONG ISLAND - NORTHERN NJ 2,453,016 3,933,150 17,505,467 3. HAWAII 3. KY-IN 3. CALIFORNIA SAN FRAN. - OAKLAND - FREMONT HONOLULU LOUISVILLE - JEFFERSON COUNTY 1,574,730 2,875,341 15,600,871 4. CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT - STAMFORD - NORWALK 4. VIRGINIA 4. PA-NJ-DE-MD PHIL. - CAMDEN - WILMINGTON RICHMOND 1,381,796 2,257,134 9,355,193 5. PA-NJ 5. INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS - CARMEL 5. MA-NH ALLENTOWN - BETHLEHEM - EASTON BOSTON - CAMBRIDGE - QUINCY 1,374,885 HTTP://T4AMERICA.ORG/ RESOURCES/BRIDGES 2,069,074 7,872,648 Metro Pop.: 500,000 - 1 million Metro Pop.: 1 - 2 million Metro Pop.: 2 million + SOURCE: Transportation for America's report of data from FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2010 The Link - Your Link to Supply Chain Community CTS http://blog.ctsi-global.com http://facebook.com/SupplyChainScholars Your Link to Supply Chaln Solutions Transportation for America - The Fix We're In For: The State of Our Nation's Busiest Bridges: http://bit.ly/sg8k45 | Press release: http://bit.ly/vIXAO8 Daily Kos Labor - Americans cross 18,000 structurally deficient bridges 210 million times a day: http://bit.ly/UQ01QR Images - Las Vegas: http://bit. ly/VDFTQY I Pittsburgh: http://bit.ly/u4yQjz | Us map: http://bit.ly/UFITAT Notes - Golden Arches logo is a registered trademark of McDonald's Corporation. Fair use rationale: Logo is used for educational purposes to illustrate commentary. Marly Hazen - 11-11-11 Creative Commons - Attribution: Share-Alike