Types of Bridges Photos by J.S. O’Connor
Steel Multi-Girder
Steel Pony Truss
Steel Through Truss
Deck Truss (in foreground)
Steel Box Beam
Concrete Box Girder (CIP)
Concrete Box Girder (Segmental) MCEER testing of 1:5 scale segmental box
Pre-Stressed Concrete Box Beam (Adjacent Boxes)
Pre-Stressed I-Beam Multi-Girder
Reinforced Concrete Arch
Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert (Double Cell )
Corrugated Metal Pipe (considered a bridge if span exceeds 20’)
Glue-Laminated (Glu-Lam)Timber
Moveable Bridge
Moveable (Vertical Lift)
Moveable (Double Leaf Bascule)
Moveable (Swing Span)
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)
Timber Arch
Filled Arch MCEER Technical Report MCEER
Open Spandrel Arch MCEER Technical Report MCEER
Suspension (historic)
Suspension (pedestrian)
Prefabricated (through truss)
Open Spandrel Concrete Arch
Filled Concrete Arch
Log Bridge
Reinforced Concrete Slab
Through Girder
Floating Bridge Photo and graphic courtesy of WSDOT
Cable Stayed
Army Launched Bridge
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