Nation US bridges are in serious trouble. It would take 80 years to fix ‘national problem’ of deficient structures April 3, 2019April 4, 2019 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Comments Off on US bridges are in serious trouble. It would take 80 years to fix ‘national problem’ of deficient structures A troubling report about the state of the nation's bridges may put more pressure on the White House and Congress to agree on an infrastructure bill.