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TRUCKER’S CONNECTION<br />
News<br />
Oklahoma infrastructure overhaul results in<br />
state’s rise in FWA’s bridge-condition ranking<br />
Trucker’s Connection Staff<br />
Courtesy: Oklahoma Department of Transportation<br />
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Aug. 13 that the state is now ranked ninth in the nation in<br />
bridge conditions. The state was rated as low as 49th in 2004.<br />
Oklahoma highway bridge conditions<br />
are “making the grade” by moving<br />
from among the worst in the nation to<br />
the head of the class, achieving Top<br />
10 status for the first time by ranking<br />
ninth this year, according to the latest<br />
data from the Federal Highway Administration<br />
(FHWA).<br />
The state ranked as low as 49th place<br />
in 2004 in national bridge-condition rankings<br />
due to the number of structurally deficient<br />
bridges on the state highway sys-<br />
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