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While bridges like the Sunshine Skyway are revered as a marvel of engineering, not all of Florida's bridges are in great shape. Hundreds are in dire need of repair.
However, the American Road & Transportation Builder Association identified repairs needed on 1,003 Florida bridges and estimated the cost would be $2.7 billion.
Richard Sanders, Polk County engineer, says if the Nielsville bridge will ever be replaced, now is the time. With the recent passing of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the federal bipartisan infrastructure package signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, states will have extra funding over a span of five years specifically for needs like replacing the Nielsville.