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New Hampshire has the 16th-highest percentage of structurally deficient bridges among the 50 states, according to a recent report by 24/7 Wall St.

The website used data from the Federal Highway Administration to determine the condition of bridges in the various states. States were ranked on the share of total bridges classified as being in poor condition as of Dec. 31, 2020.

According to the report, 215 of New Hampshire’s 2,514 bridges, or 8.6 percent, are in poor condition, a rate that’s the 16th highest in the nation.

While the state ranks high nationally, it’s in the middle of the pack among the New England states.

The state with by far the lowest percentage of bridges in poor condition is Vermont, where 2.3 percent of the bridges are rated poor, the 45th lowest rate in the country. Connecticut ranks 30th, at 5.7 percent. Massachusetts has the 12th highest percentage of poor bridges, at 9 percent. Maine ranks sixth, with 12.7 percent. Rhode Island ranks third, at 19 percent.

The state with the highest percentage of bridges in poor condition is West Virginia, where over one-fifth — 21.2 percent — are rated in poor shape. The state with the lowest percentage is Nevada, at 1.4 percent.

— JEFF FEINGOLD

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