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Welcome to Bd&e #121! Our latest issue includes a spotlight on North America and a focus on composite and hybrid structures. Among the articles for your enjoyment in this edition are:

• Dynamic preservation: Swiss rail viaduct revitalised with a UHPFRC trough atop a riveted steel truss
• Best of both worlds: testing timber and granite composite action for two planned footbridges
• Max out the flow: arch crossing’s slender deck unites orthotropic steel and concrete slabs
• High in fibre: glass and carbon combine for targeted performance in Norwegian truss footbridge
• Weighing in on sidewalks: demand for shared-use space drives lightweight composites in retrofits
• Welcome to Miami: how a signature highway bridge is redrawing the city skyline with its six arches
• Top-level clearance: monolithic haunched slab overpasses are ingeniously raised in Oklahoma
• At the cutting edge: high-stakes stay-cable replacement is successfully completed in Utrecht
• Built for Baltic extremes: protection upgraded during historic arch bridge cable replacement
• Pulling together: global benchmark launched to compare carbon impact of steel strand products
• Pamban bearing up: self-aligning pendulum bearings for India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge
• Forged to last: new cladded rebar improves corrosion resistance and lowers maintenance costs
• In the final instalment of the series celebrating 30 years of Bd&e, guest writers reflect on the past, present and future challenges of bridge management and maintenance.

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