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What is a “functionally obsolete” bridge?

April 26, 2017bridge

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What is a “functionally obsolete” bridge?

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Functionally Obsolete is an indication of the bridge’s overall status in terms of the ability to service the traveling public. This type of bridge has older features (for example, road widths and vertical clearances) compared to more recently built bridges.

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A. A functionally obsolete bridge is one that was built to standards that are not used today. These bridges are not automatically rated as structurally deficient, nor are they inherently unsafe. Functionally obsolete bridges are those that do not have adequate lane widths, shoulder widths, or vertical clearances to serve current traffic demand or to meet the current geometric standards, or those that may be occasionally flooded. Q.