1-80 traverses the U.S. from California to New Jersey, passing through the northern portion of the state of Nevada. The mile-long, 100-ft-high Verdi Bridge at Exit 1 carries 1-80 traffic over the broad, craggy canyon that has been cut deep into the Sierra Nevada foothills by the Truckee River. Over the years, the structural concrete of the columns, ledger beams and pile caps on the bridge had progressively decayed due to thermal stresses, freeze-thaw cycling, deicing salts, deterioration of slab-bearing plates, impact, corrosion cells and more. The structure was at the pivotal point in its life cycle where repair was still feasible at a reasonable cost, so the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) decided to address the bridge's issues at an early stage.
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