Don’t Drive Over NY State Bridges!

A reader of Rick Perlstein’s blog Common Sense writes:

I worked for the NYS Highway Department in the structures division for about 8 years. During that time I was told that almost all the overpasses and bridges in the state were constructed rather badly. In fact a large section on a four tiered overpass dropped over a foot recently. My supervisor told me that if I ever saw an 18 wheeler stopped in the middle of the Kaydeross Creek bridge not to try passing it as the bridge would likely collapse under our collective weight. I inspected parts of that structure and it sure looked dangerous to me. Ten years later and it's still there, unrepaired.