Short Span Steel Bridges 
SSSBA to Present and Exhibit at NASCC in Atlanta (April 22-24)
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance will present and exhibit at NASCC: The Steel Conference – April 22-24 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
SSSBA Exhibit Booth (#950)
Stop by the SSSBA exhibit booth #950 to meet with our staff, members and learn about the benefits of short span steel bridges:
- Location: Booth #950 (located in the “Bridge Pavilion”)
- Dates/Times:
- Wednesday, April 22, Noon-7:00 pm
- Thursday, April 23, 9:00 am-5:30 pm
- Friday, April 24, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
SSSBA exhibit booth #950 in the Bridge Pavilion
Presentations
The SSSBA will present in two separate sessions, one as part of the Exhibitor Workshop (Thursday) and another during the World Steel Bridge Symposium (Friday).
- Thursday, April 23, 4:15-5:15 pm
- Exhibitor Workshop Session: Short Span Steel Bridges [EW21]
- Presenters:
- Dr. Michael Barker, SSSBA Director of Education and Professor at the University of Wyoming
- Myrissa Welch, Chair of SSSBA and Steel Applications Engineer at SSAB
- Room/Location: A304
- Friday, April 24, 12:45-1:45 pm
- World Steel Bridge Symposium: Economical and Long Lasting Short Span Steel Bridges [B22]
- Presenters:
- Dr. Michael Barker, SSSBA Director of Education and Professor at the University of Wyoming
- Tanner Genenbacher, Business Development Manager at DeLong’s
- Room/Location: A302
Additional Steel Bridge Resources
Design Tools
- eBEAM140: Free Excel-based tool for designing and refining simple span composite and noncomposite steel bridge beams
- eSPAN140: Create Simple Span Bridge Designs in 5-Minutes
Research Reports
- Sustainability of Rural Steel and Concrete Bridges
- Life Cycle Costs Matter When Comparing Steel and Concrete Girder Bridges
Educational Opportunities
Case Studies
- Bridges of Franklin County: Why Missouri is Turning to Steel
- Buried Steel Bridge Preserves Streambed While Supporting Heavy Loads
- Steel in Action: On-Demand Steel Bridge Video Series
- MoDOT Reimagines Rural Steel Bridges through SDCL Design
- Buried Steel Bridge Saves Ohio County $17,000
- County Saves $30,000 Using a Prefabricated Steel Bridge Instead of Concrete
- Missouri Short Span Bridge Study Finds Steel Saved 25% Over Concrete
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