In this Sept. 28, 2015 photo, Duane Ohnemus drives his truck away from a closed bridge on a dirt road near his farm in Milo, Iowa. Iowa's transportation system is quietly giving up on maintaining many rural roads and bridges in favor of more essential projects. The same pattern is playing out across the country, provoking growing fears in rural areas and elsewhere that has caused communities to complain that they are being shortchanged in favor of cities. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)