Short Span Steel Bridges Design
Technical Design Resources for Short Span Steel Bridges
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance provides free technical resources to assist bridge owners and designers with essential information to design a steel bridge.
This section provides a complimentary library to design the most efficient and cost-effective short span steel bridge.
Education
Steel Bridges for Smarter, Faster Construction – On-Demand Steel Bridge Video Series
This three-part on-demand video series covers integral abutments, simple for dead continuous for live designs and prefabricated bridge options.
Steel Bridge Basics
AASHTO Offers Guardrail Courses On Basics, Installation and Maintenance
AASHTO recently submitted its surface transportation reauthorization recommendations to the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to the agency’s Request for Information.
Design
AASHTO/NSBA Release Updated Steel Bridge Fabrication QA/QC Guidelines
The AASHTO/NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration has released the updated G4.1 Steel Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guidelines, outlining minimum quality control and assurance requirements to support consistent inspections and verification.
Rolled Beam & Plate
MoDOT Reimagines Rural Steel Bridges through SDCL Design
Missouri Department of Transportation’s FARM Bridge Program applies Simple for Dead Load and Continuous for Live Load (SDCL) steel bridge design to deliver cost-effective and durable solutions for rural bridge replacements.
Buried Bridge
NCSPA Releases Report to Simplify the Seismic Design for Buried Structures
The National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) released a groundbreaking report that simplifies the seismic design for buried structures including culverts, tunnels and buried steel bridges.
Design
AREMA/NSBA Present Constructability and Fabrication Guidelines for Steel Railroad Bridges
The new AREMA/NSBA guideline outlines key considerations for railroad bridge design, including girders, trusses, floor systems, decks, walkways, bolting, corrosion protection, and construction practices.
Design
NSBA Releases Steel Bridge Engineering PowerPoint Modules
The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) offers a new set of 14 PowerPoint modules covering university-level fundamentals of steel bridge engineering.