According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, there is currently a $200 billion backlog in needed repairs for this country's rural transportation system.
WOODSTOCK, Vt. — Tucked away in a rural corner of this country, covered bridges dot the landscape of countless communities across Vermont. But this quintessential part of the New England landscape is starting to show its age, shedding some insight into a much larger problem in America's rural infrastructure system.
But after 200 years, many are in desperate need of repair. Over the past two decades, Poston and his crews have rebuilt dozens of covered bridges. They are often multi-million dollar, complex projects. Increasing weight capacity to handle cars and other vehicles that weigh considerably more than they did at the turn of the 17th century.
Andrew Walmsley serves as the agency's Senior Director of Government Affairs and says crumbling roads and bridges across this country's smaller communities often make it harder for farmers to transport food and other goods.
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