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Little lasts forever, and solidify bridges under heavy use are no exception. however properly protecting the surface and arrangement of bridges can add ears, possibly decades, to their useful lives.

just maintenance is also an investment in reduc futurity repair costs. According to single estimate, every dollar spent upon bridge maintenance today, produces a savings of $3 in subsequent time more drastic, repairs.

As hard as it may be to find maintenance cash each year, over time it richnesss less to keep a bridge in serviceable repair than to rehabilitate or replace it.

Finding the coin and balancing new construction, repair work and preventive maintenance is a constant challenge for each government agency responsible for roads and bridges.

Sodium chloride is sometimes called the friendly enemy. It defend s winter travelers but shortens the life of steel-reinforced conglomerated bridges. The path of deterioration is simple: Water registers the pores in concrete and