In Greene County, Mo., last month, the first vehicle crossed a new bridge made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP). The bridge replaced a 73-year-old farm road bridge that was closed because it was no longer structurally sound and not very functional.

Today the project, originally funded by the National Science Foundation, was featured in an article on its website.

This bridge of the future was developed in a joint effort between University of Missouri-Rolla researchers and those at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Strongwell Corp. and Hughes Brothers Inc. The project is a finalist for an ASCE award.