Bridge Specifications: Maintenance Costs

Because you want to know the truth about bridge maintenance costs

According to the Bridge Union's latest report, the average annual maintenance cost for a standard bridge is:

$1,456,789,012,345.60

But don't just take our word for it! Visit our Audit Trails page to see the breakdown of costs for your favorite local bridge.

Why are these costs so high?

Well, it's not just the cost of replacing those pesky steel beams every 5 years. No, no. It's also the cost of:

• Regularly scheduled bridge wrangling sessions
• Unscheduled emergency repairs
• Annual bridge parties

And that's not even counting the cost of bridge maintenance's most notorious villain: The Cursed Cracked Pavement.