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Welcome to Bd&e #122! Our latest issue includes a spotlight on Highway Bridges and a focus on Bridges to a Greener Future. Among the articles for your enjoyment in this edition are:

• Connectivity reimagined: engineering and architecture converge across Lac des Deux Montagnes
• Built for the wild: modern steel arch replacement shows the evolution of US highway bridge design
• Threading the needle: launching a nearly 400m steel lattice deck across an inlet in north-west Spain
• High stakes swap: 24-hour bridge swap fully reopens Waikare Gorge route after cyclone devastation
• Rising in Jundaf: hybrid A/H-frame pylon takes shape in Brazil with assistance of custom formwork
• Passing pleasures: City Bridge architects on combining monumentality with human experience
• Spirit of design: why a court ruling marks a turning point for intellectual property in bridges
• Right on the wire: unique Patullo Bridge cable inspection system awaits commissioning in Canada
• Hidden gem: the first cast-iron bridge in the US is dismantled - with unexpected discoveries
• Cable conundrum: former outliers force rethink around Severn Suspension Bridge cable capacity
• Crumbling bridges: how Carolabrucke's collapse brings clear lessons for bridge owners worldwide
• Finding the limit: Permissible Limit State modelling reduces overdesign and extends service life
• Park life: challenges abound in three-span bridge part of Philadelphia's new elevated park extension

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