What do Michigan, Minnesota, and Mississippi have in common? All three states are home to small bridges that are falling apart, according to a new Huffington Post article featuring “Work That Needs Doing.”

Compared to larger infrastructure projects, “small bridge repairs … are a good way to quickly put people to work,” reports the Huffington Post’s Matt Sledge. The article takes a closer look at some small bridges in Michigan, Minnesota, and Mississippi and the residents who decided to post photos of them on this site. Read the full story

Excerpt From Article:

“President Obama has pointed to structurally deficient or obsolete bridges as a reason to pass his proposed American Jobs Act. Now labor unions like the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and liberal organizations like the American Dream Movement are latching onto local infrastructure problems with “Work That Needs Doing,” a new website that lets ordinary people upload photos of broken roads and bridges in their neighborhoods.

In Pittsburgh, 37-year-old Shawn Wygant talks about the website at bus stops and in meetings for a community advocacy group. Wygant lost his job at an industrial laundry plant in May. Since then, he estimated, he has sent out some 300 resumes. To stretch their dollars, he and his in-laws split batches of spaghetti, and Wygant sometimes skips taking the insulin he needs to control his diabetes.”