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Short Span Steel Bridge Facts
Design
- Short-span steel bridges offer design flexibility.
Construction
- Steel short-span bridges – especially those of modular design – can be installed quickly with minimal disruption to the bridge users.
- Short-span steel bridges are easily installed and do not require the use of special equipment.
Performance
- Steel has a demonstrated record of strength, reliability and safety in short-span applications.
- Short span steel bridges offer aesthetic and environmental benefits.
- Short span steel bridges are easy to repair and maintain.
Cost
- Steel short-span bridges can be installed using local bridge-maintenance crews, thereby reducing installation costs.
- Short-span steel bridges have lower life cycle costs.
Sustainability
- Steel has specific environmental advantages including recyclability, long-life, low impact, energy savings, reducing carbon footprint and other benefits. It also is sustainable in ways that have political and economic impact.
