Video: Building the First Precast Network Arch Bridge

TxDOT Deputy Executive Director and Chief Engineer John Barton and TxDOT Transportation Engineer Dean Van Landuyt talk about the world's first precast network arch bridge being built in Texas

May 29, 2013

Texas Building World's First Precast Network Arch Bridge

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