Biden Used Rickety Bridge To Tout Massive Infrastructure Law — Years Later, It’s Still In Disrepair

Former President Joe Biden used a decaying New Hampshire bridge to sell his massive infrastructure package in 2021, but the bridge is still in poor condition years later despite the bill unleashing billions of dollars in spending.

Biden stood in front of the rusty metal bridge carrying Route 175 over New Hampshire’s Pemigewasset River in November 2021 as he talked up the promise of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a $1.2 trillion law meant to shore up America’s physical infrastructure. Even though the bill which Biden signed that same month has pumped billions of dollars across the country, the New Hampshire bridge remains in poor condition, according to NH Journal.

“The state has already spent a quarter of a million dollars on ‘Band-Aid’ repairs on this bridge alone,” Biden said in November 2021 as he stood in front of the bridge. “And right now, there are 215 bridges in your state — 215 bridges deemed structurally unsafe in New Hampshire alone … But thanks to the infrastructure law, we’re going to make the most significant investment to modernize our roads and our bridges in 70 years. The law is going to speed up replacement of bridges by the — at least — by at least a year and allow New Hampshire to invest in other critical infrastructure needs.”

“My message to the people of New Hampshire is simple,” said Biden. “It’s this: Because of this delegation, New Hampshire and America are moving again.  Your life is going to change for the better, and that’s literal.”