AIT Bridges, based in Brewer, on Tuesday unveiled a new bridge girder made of composite materials, and says the product is lighter and longer-lasting than traditional concrete and steel girders.

The Foresthill Bridge in the Placer County foothills, long a thrill-seekers’ magnet, was invaded again this weekend – this time by what officials are calling “girder hangers.” ...

Learn more about experimental cyclic studies on a three-girder steel bridge subassembly model, based on research conducted at the Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research.

They modeled “I-shaped girder” bridges, looking at the step-by-step mechanism by which they yield and deform under lateral forces, starting at the ends.

Every bridge has a personality, and this one is pretty tame. It's an overpass bridge, built in 1962, to carry Hwy. 53 over a city street. It's called a "deck girder bridge," considered a strong ...

These girders for the bridge range in length from about 98 feet to about 61 feet and in weight from 27,300 pounds to 22,400 pounds, she added. Once the girders have been installed, ...

The first of seven replacement girders was installed Monday, Jan. 13. Construction crews working on repairing the I-471 Daniel Carter Beard Bridge installed the first steel replacement girders ...