- Industry: Government; Transportation
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Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is the state agency responsible for the organization, construction, and maintenance of the of Iowa's highway system. Located in Ames, Iowa DOT is also responsible for licensing drivers and programming and planning for aviation, rail, and public transit.
Any one of the arched series of members that is parallel to the length of a bridge, especially those on a metal arch bridge.
Industry:Construction
A truss having a curved top chord and straight bottom chord meeting at each end.
Industry:Construction
A fracture-critical bridge is one that does not contain redundant supporting elements. This means that if those key supports fail, the bridge would be in danger of collapse. This does not mean the bridge is inherently unsafe, only that there is a lack of redundancy in its design.
Industry:Construction
An individual angle, beam plate or built piece intended to become an integral part of an assembled frame or structure.
Industry:Construction
A typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support.
Industry:Construction
A fence-like construction built at the outermost edge of the roadway or the sidewalk portion of a bridge to protect pedestrians and vehicles.
Industry:Construction
