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2024-03-30 08:32:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97135A9C30DE4CF578B1B6FFCB8DBBA1A33F413DD8E098FC8D43CF82ED4F98D7
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This is an expansion joint These are required for the concrete expanding in the heat and shrinking in the cold Every bridge has them to stop them cracking open Some are identical to post photo, others made of steel Post is misleading https://cdn.emseal.com/bridge-expansion-joint-division/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/09/Watertight-bridge-expansion-joints-in-roadway-curb-and-sidewalk-BEJS-Emseal-RI.jpg https://structville.com/expansion-joints-in-bridges https://www.trelleborg.com/en/fluidhandling/products-and-solutions/bridge-expansion-joints
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