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Free Webinar: Designing Stream Crossings to Improve Fish Passage and Flood Resiliency (April 23)
Image: The St. Clair County Road Department crews installed a buried bridge from Contech Engineered Solutions in St. Clair County, Alabama, restoring stream connectivity and seasonal spawning habitat for the federally threatened Trispot Darter.
Title: Designing Stream Crossings to Improve Fish Passage and Flood Resiliency Webinar
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 11:00am – Noon EDT
Cost: Free
Sponsor: SSSBA Member – Contech Engineered Solutions
Continuing Education: Participants earn one Professional Development Hour (Please check with your governing board to confirm this method of education meets registration requirements)
Questions: Contact Contech Engineered Solutions
Overview:
Join Contech Engineered Solutions for an overview of Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) principles and stream simulation design to create crossings that support both aquatic life and infrastructure performance. Contech will introduce Trout Unlimited and explore how right-sized bridges and culverts improve fish passage, enhance flood resilience, and protect transportation systems.
Learn practical strategies for designing stream crossings that accommodate bankfull width, reduce flow constriction, and deliver long-term environmental and structural benefits.
What you will learn:
- An introduction to Trout Unlimited, North America’s largest coldwater conservation organization
- Promoting Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) through stream simulation, designing culverts and bridges that accommodate the bankfull width of streams and don’t constrict flows
- Multi-Benefits of right -sizing stream crossings – not only improved fish passage but also increases flood resilience and protection of transportation infrastructure
- Designing bridge and culvert crossings optimized for AOP
Questions? Contact Contech Engineered Solutions
Does the SSSBA offer educational opportunities?
Yes! The SSSBA offers educational opportunities to students and professionals:
Professionals: The SSSBA provides complimentary half-day or full-day workshops on short span steel bridge design to states, counties, and design firms. Topics covered include practical and cost-effective steel bridge design and fabrication with eSPAN140, press-brake-formed steel tub girders, steel buried bridge design, galvanized coating solutions, and economical design with case studies, and more. The workshops can take place virtually or in-person, compliments of the steel industry. Learn more.
Students: The University of Wyoming and the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance created a free 6-part live-lecture educational series to cover the many aspects of designing, fabricating, and constructing steel bridges. All students who successfully complete the education series will receive a Certificate of Completion from the University of Wyoming. Learn more.
Speakers: The SSSBA provides expert speakers to present topics of interest on the cost-effective design and construction of short span steel bridges. If you need a speaker for your next event, contact the SSSBA.
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