Proven Results — GFRP Rebar

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Millport Slough Bridge | Lincoln County, Oregon | 2010

Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers (GFRP) rebar was used for the construction of this new structure situated in the Siletz Bay, a Federally protected estuary, on the Oregon Coast Highway 101

Morristown Smart Bridge built with a fully reinforced GFRP rebar deck.

A girder type bridge with a 9 in. thick concrete slab deck spanning 144ft. This is the first bridge deck worldwide, of this size and category, where the concrete slab was fully reinforced with GFRP reinforcing bars. Additionally 12 fiber optic sensors were installed, classifying it as a Smart Bridge.