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Concrete Box Beam Bridge (SHA Bridge No. 0802200, MD 225 over Mattawoman Creek,<br />

Charles County, MD)<br />

Aluminum Box Beam Bridge (SHA Bridge No. 1304600, Old MD 32 over River Road, CSX,<br />

and south Branch of Patapsco River, near Sykesville, Carroll County, MD)<br />

Concrete Slab – a reinforced concrete bridge has a deck that is constructed as a single unit<br />

spanning the space between the supporting abutments/piers.<br />

Concrete slab bridge (SHA Bridge No. 1611200, MD 381over Norfolk Southern Railroad, Prince<br />

George’s County, MD) --the sections at the piers are haunched or deeper in order to<br />

accommodate the stress of the traffic on the deck above.<br />

Concrete Encased Steel Beam – steel beams that are used as the support for the deck are encased<br />

in concrete. Steel beams are erected, then encased on-site, and supported on abutments/piers.

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