Structures Laboratory Fact Sheet

2007Distribution number: HRTS-02/12-07(1M)EPDFTech ReportFHWA-HRT-07-060LaboratoriesResearchStructuresUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of InfrastructureTurner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterBeshah, FassilFederal Highway AdministrationThe approximately 600,000 bridges, including bridges on the National Highway System, as well as bridges maintained and operated by various state and local entities are essential of our Nation's mobility. The Structures Laboratory (Lab) at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is a unique facility of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that specializes in developing and testing innovative bridge designs, materials, and construction processes that promise more efficient and structures in the Nation's highway system.75