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Title: Concrete Bridges

Author(s): Daniel B. Luten

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 8

Issue: 3

Appears on pages(s): 631-640

Keywords: none

DOI: 10.14359/16183

Date: 3/1/1912

Abstract:
A concrete arch, in harmony with its surroundings, but without ornamentation or embellishment of any kind, is an exceedingly beautiful structure. A concrete girder under similar conditions may be an exceedingly ugly structure. Why is it that the concrete girder bridge presents so undesirable an appearance, while the arch bridge presents so undesirable an appearance?