The FOX 13 Investigates team has uncovered perhaps the worst bridge in Utah. One among thousands across the country that the recent infrastructure bill hopes to replace.
“Definitely falling apart,” Smith said. “It ain't got much life left in it.”
At what’s referred to as the Liberty bridge, you don’t need an engineering degree to spot the issues. Becky Nix, the bridge management engineer at UDOT, said the bridge sits in a part of Weber County with a recreation plan, and the replacement could have a sidewalk or bicycle lane. Utah is receiving $45 million a year for five years. Traditionally, the federal government has emphasized bridges on interstates or U.S. highways, Nix said, but the new infrastructure bill allowed for spending on locally-owned bridges.
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