Count on HPC for 100-year bridges
If you're looking for superior durability and low maintenance, you can't beat high-performance concrete. HPC stands up to harsh elements and corrosive chemicals. The result—cost-effective bridges lasting 100 years and more.

The benefits of
high-performance concrete

A Span of Concrete Advantages
More than 70% of of the bridges in the U.S. are constructed of concrete. Bridge construction with high-performance concrete offers many long-term benefits. Click on title for more info.

100-Year Bridges
From the Lake Alvord Bridge built in 1889 in San Fransisco, to the Confederation Bridge completed in 1997 on the east coast of Canada, specific project criteria were developed for design, material selection, workmanship, and quality control to achieve a 100-year service life. Click on title for more info.

NCBC Promotes Benefits of HPC Bridges
National Concrete Bridge Council promotes key speed, strength and durability advantages of HPC to legislators, designers to improve condition of nation's bridges. Click on title to read full article by Basile G. Rabbat Manager, PCA's Transportation Structures & Structural Codes.

A State-of-the Review of HPC Structures Built in Canada: 1990-2000
John A. Bickley and Denis Mitchell review the extent of its use, the varying specifications, results, economics and problems encountered. Click on title for full report.

Washington State HPC Showcase Bridge
Case study by M. Myint Lwin, Formerly Washington State Department of Transportation.

HPC for Durability of the Confederation Bridge
Case study by Laszlo Dunaszegi, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Calgary

The New I-35W Bridge Counted on Concrete
High-performance concrete contributed to the cost-effectiveness and accelerated construction of the bridge and its great looks. Segments for the bridge’s superstructure were cast using eight casting beds along the project site.

Innovative Concrete Bridge Wins Quality Initiative Structure Award
The Jakway Park Bridge in Buchanan County, Iowa, has earned the right to be called innovative. It is the first North American highway bridge built with a new generation of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) PI-girders, the first highway bridge to incorporate UHPC batched in a ready-mix concrete truck, and only the third in North America built with UHPC girders.