How Long Does It Take to Plan a Bridge?

Bear Mountain Bridge in New York, via Wikipedia.Many folks, including me, have observed that it seems to take much longer to build infrastructure in the US than it used to. People point to things like the rapid construction of the Empire State Building (one year) or the Golden Gate Bridge (just over four years) and note that for a modern infrastructure project it can take that long or longer to even get the permits or do the environmental studies.Via Threads. Note that as of 2026 permit timeline...