Their use generally is limited to locations where vertical clearances below the bridge ... Bracing of the bottom flange is accomplished with horizontal lateral bracing. The design procedure for ...

For long or heavily loaded bridge spans, restrictions on depth of structural system imposed by vertical clearances under a bridge generally favor use of through construction ... it provides the needed ...

The concrete slab is 4.5 in. thick with a haunch of 1.06 in. the deck overhangs are 2.5 ft. The girders are spaced at 6 ft on centers. The plate girders are made up of 1 in. thick by 9 in. wide ...