Functionally Obsolete does NOT mean unsafe or dangerous. It only means that the bridge is not built to modern standards. For example, the Murray Baker Bridge (I-74) in Peoria is listed as functionally obsolete because it has no shoulders, which are part of any new multi-lane interstate highway bridge. A bridge being listed as functionally obsolete does not mean that is is decrepit and going to fall down, it just means that it is outdated by today's standards. If maintained, it can last just as long as any other bridge.
if it is functionally obsolete why not fix it so noone has to be hurt or killed before you do smoething??????????????????
Bridge plate from Lacon Bridge.