Flat Slabs

Villanova University Pedestrian Bridge

Wayne, PA

Precast, prestressed flat slabs are used in short-span bridges. They typically have spans between 25 and 45 feet between supports. A concrete or asphalt wearing surface can be cast onto the structure.

Adjacent Boxes

South Maple Street Bridge Replacement

Enfield, CT

Adjacent box beams contain centric voids and are used to span short to medium distances with a shallow depth superstructure system. They also provide a stay-in-place formwork for a wearing surface to be cast onto after installation.

Pretensioned Beams

Samuel De Champlain Bridge

Montreal, QC

Pretensioned, prestressed beams are the most common precast element used in the bridge industry today. These are used in medium- to long-span bridges. The girders are typically placed and made composite with a deck. The deck may be precast or cast-in-place.

Curved Girders

Wekiva Parkway #204 Systems Interchange

Orange County, FL

Using precast concrete, horizontally curved bridge elements are not new: a curved monorail guideway at Disneyland was built in the late 1960s. The Philadelphia, Pa., airport ramp (1983) was the first application of curved precast concrete girders for roadway bridges.

Precast End Bents

I-10 Tex Wash Bridge

Desert Center, CA

Precast End Bent Caps are used in small and large structures.

Piles and Pile Bent Caps

Bath Iron Works Land Level Transfer Facility

Bath, ME

Precast Pile and Pile Bent Caps are often used for accelerating bridge construction projects.

Water Line Pile Caps

SC 802 Bridge

Lady's Island, SC

Similar to Pile bent caps, water line pile caps with a CIP column are designed to simplify dewatering operations and accelerate construction.

Precast Columns

Manette Bridge Replacement

Beaumont, WA

Precast columns are often used in bridge structures. Depending on the precast concrete producer, columns are available in round, square, and custom shapes and finishes.

Precast pavement slabs are a quick and durable method of replacing pavement and returning a roadway to service quickly. Slabs are available as both conventional reinforced and prestressed. Precast construction involves installing prefabricated concrete panels on grade. The panels themselves provide the final riding surface for the finished pavement and do not require an asphalt or cementitious overlay. They are typically used to replace existing pavement, but can also be used for new construction or to overlay existing pavement.

Precast panels are generally provided in sizes to match the width of one, two, or three lanes of the pavement, permitting one or multiple lanes of an existing pavement to be reconstructed at one time, depending on site clearance constraints. The precast panels are generally oriented transversely to the roadway centerline, and may also include shoulders. Panels may be prestressed in both directions. The panels are installed on a prepared base, connected (dowel bars or post-tensioned) together, and opened to traffic.