With all these diaries on the I-35W bridge collapse, and the related ones on our failing infrastructure, I'm interested in harnessing the power of the internet to focus our energies.
I've seen links to general numbers on the percentage of bridges that are substandard around the country. But I want more details. For example: the Upper Deck of I-35 in Austin was completed a little over 30 years ago. Someone recently told me that the Lamar bridge over Lady Bird Lake (new name!) is 100 years old -- though I doubt that. Are these bridges in danger?
Some reports list 145,000 substandard bridges in the US. Seems to me the great power that we have out here is getting that list out. Once people actually see a list, then it becomes real and they have something to go to their various representatives with to get something real done.
Until people are presented with real bridges that they drive over every day, it's all just numbers.