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Box Culverts and Box Bridges

Precast concrete culverts offer wide-ranging capabilities and can be manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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Manufactured with superior quality our concrete culverts are durable and cost-efficient. CXT culverts can also be produced with special finishes for above-ground applications that will offer a strong and attractive solution.

Box Culverts

CXT® box culverts provide quality, uniformity, and adaptability, and are ideal for a variety of applications including water conveyance, short-span bridges, tunnels, to name a few. Our box culverts are durable, resulting in long-term solutions that will deliver decades of high-quality service. Using precast concrete box culverts also allows for quick and easy installation. 

Applications

  • Extension of existing box culvert

  • Groundwater recharge systems

  • Highway culverts

  • Jacked or tunneled installations

  • Livestock, pedestrian, or golf cart undercrossing

  • Railroad culverts

  • Short-span highway bridges

  • Storm drains

  • Replace existing open channels or ditches, enabling land to be used productively

  • Underground stormwater retention systems

  • Utility tunnels

Specifications

  • AASHTO M259 — Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains and Sewers

  • AASHTO M273 — Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains, and Sewers with Less Than Two Feet of Cover Subjected to Highway Loadings

  • ASTM C1433 — Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains and Sewers

  • ASTM C1577 — Precast Reinforced concrete Monolithic Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains, and Sewers Designed According to AASHTO LRFD

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    3-Sided Culverts

    Three-sided culverts have an incredibly long service life and can be used for many of the same applications as box culverts. Like our box culvert, our 3-sided culverts can support vehicular traffic and can typically be installed within a few hours, saving time and money. 

    Box Bridges

    Bridges are essential to the regional infrastructure. As populations continue to grow and transportation needs expand, the necessity for strong, durable bridges increases. Bridges constructed with precast concrete box culverts meet this need, and our products can be manufactured in a variety of configurations to accommodate almost any project. Additionally, precast box bridges can be installed quickly, allowing normal traffic flow to resume more quickly than other solutions.

    We are L.B. Foster

    We enjoy a market-leading reputation for high quality, high performance solutions in rail and infrastructure.

    • Harness the strength of our global network
    • L.B. Foster spans North America, South America, Europe, and Asia
    • Seamless global operations and efficient delivery of our products and services

    When you choose to partner with L.B. Foster, you're not just selecting a vendor; you're aligning with a trusted global leader renowned for its commitment to excellence and superior performance.

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    We are experts in the design, manufacture and deployment of advanced technologies that positively impact the built environment.