Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

"I knew it was time for Columbus to move into the next century with this bridge. It was exciting just looking at it." ...

The bridge was designed in homage to Robert Maillart’s 1933 Schwandbach Bridge near Bern, Switzerland, which is a curved, deck-stiffened reinforced concrete arch bridge. Over the years, sbp has ...