Smothers Road bridge concrete deck poured

Workers begin laying concrete for the new Smothers Road bridge over Hoover Reservoir in Columbus, Ohio. About 600 square yards of concrete were laid during the overnight process. The new bridge will be completed in July.

Each truckload of concrete is tested for density and viscosity before it is loaded into the concrete pumper.

A workers sprays water on rolls of burlap that will be laid on top of the concrete to keep it moist as it cures.

Concrete pumped into the deck frame is leveled and smoothed with a slight crown at the center to force water to run to the edges for draining.

Concrete pumped into the deck rebar is leveled, smoothed and crowned at the center by a specialized rig designed specifically for bridge work.

Concrete is moved from each truck through a pumping system that delivers it to workers on the bridge deck surface.

Workers smooth the beginning edge of the new concrete deck for the Smothers Road bridge over Hoover Reservoir.

An angler prepares for a night of fishing as workers pour concrete to build the deck for the new Smothers Road bridge.