Short Span Steel Bridges 
New Sustainability Video Compares Corrugated Steel Pipe to Other Materials
August 17, 2023The National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA), member of the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA), launched a video focused on the sustainability of corrugated steel pipe – commonly used in buried steel bridges.
The American steel industry is the cleanest and most energy efficient of the leading steel industries in the world. The video offers interesting information to support this fact.
Video Contents
The content provided in this video includes, but not limited to:
- Environmental concerns regarding sustainability (i.e. loss of arable land and climate change).
- Solutions that can lead to a more sustainable environment.
- Facts about steel that support its place as a sustainable material and how it measures up to other materials.
- Information on how corrugated steel pipe specifically is a great sustainable solution for a project.
Steel Bridges and Sustainability
Increasingly, short span bridge owners and designers are emphasizing the importance of sustainability in their bridge projects. The environmental impact associated with building and maintaining our nation’s infrastructure has become and will remain a critical consideration when choosing a material.
Short span steel bridges are sustainable because:
- Steel is 100 percent recyclable, which means it can be recycled into the same material of the same quality again and again. When you buy steel, you are buying recycled.
- Steel bridges can last 100 years or more, with minimal maintenance over their long service lives.
- The high strength of steel permits longer spans, which minimizes disruption to underlying habitats.
- Steel is highly resistant to extreme natural disasters such as earthquakes.
- Producing a ton of steel today in the U.S. requires less than half the energy that was needed to produce a ton of steel 40 years ago, resulting in a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Learn six additional reasons why steel provides a sustainable bridge solution.
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Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance Semi-Annual Meeting (March 17, 2027 – Washington, DC)
The SSSBA will hold its next Semi-Annual Membership Meeting on March 17, 2027, at the AISI headquarters in Washington, DC, with virtual participation available. The meeting will feature updates on innovative steel bridge design tools, research initiatives, marketing efforts and opportunities for industry collaboration.
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Free Steel Bridge Plate Girder Design Course: 6-Part Live Webinar Series (Starts Nov. 3)
Take your bridge design skills to the next level in this free six-part webinar series led by Dr. Michael Barker, University of Wyoming. Learn step-by-step how to design a composite plate girder bridge and earn a certificate of completion in this course from the SSSBA.
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Free Webinar – Designing Steel Connections Without Drilling or Welding (Sept. 30)
Join SSSBA member Lindapter to learn how to design and install steel-to-steel connections without drilling or hot welding. The webinar covers ICC-ES recognized connections and the advantages of clamping systems (Sept. 30, 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET). Earn 1 PDH.
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AISI Corrosion Advisory Group to Meet October 27 in Ohio
The AISI Corrosion Advisory Group (CAG) will meet October 27 at the Sherwin-Williams Research & Development Center in Ohio. Discussions will focus on corrosion research, coatings, steel durability and related industry needs.
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