The rebar loops are cast into the beams and will tie into the deck or roadbed.

 

 

Peering between the beams.

 

 

To construct the deck, corrugated steel sheets called deck pans are welded between the beams.

 

 

 

The pans are welded to metal tabs embedded in the edges of the beams.

 

Once the pans are in place, add rebar. The green color isn't corrosion. It's a special epoxy coating that protects the rebar from the corrosive affects of winter de-icing chemicals. 

 

 

 

Below the deck, the beams gain stability with cross bracing.

 

 

 

Pans, rebar and bracing are in place - just add the concrete ....

 

 

 

.... and finish it with this screed machine. It spans the bridge, riding on temporary rails and screeds or levels the concrete.

 

 

 

This rig is a rolling work platform.

 

 

 

 

Giving workers easy access to finish the sides of the bridge.

 

 

 

The finished deck

 

The eastbound lanes are poured. The westbound lanes have deck pans and are waiting for rebar and concrete. The finished bents for the Rogers lane bridge stand tall above the 64 bypass bridge.