A beam or "girder" bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive ... the world's longest bridge is a continuous span beam bridge. Almost 24 miles long, the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway consists ...
Crews will install five massive steel girders for a new express lanes ramp connecting the Dulles Toll Road to northbound I-495.
Each of the seven girders weighs over 22,000 pounds, and each of the beams spans more than 60 feet long, with some as long as almost 99 feet. On Tuesday, ODOT spokesperson Kathleen Fuller told ...