WVU engineers inspecting 100 bridges across the state

To ensure that corrosion-resistant steel is wearing well on thestates bridges, West Virginia University engineers are taking birdsand bugs eye views of 100 spans across the state. The bridges are allbuilt with weathering steel, which combines traditional steel withcopper, phosphorus, chromium and silicon to fight rust. The materialhas become popular around the state because it is designed to wearwell and need less painting. WVU engineers have been asked to inspectthe bridges by the …