Arkansas Bridge Inspections Under Scrutiny

After a dangerous crack was discoveredin a steel beam beneath the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge, connecting Arkansas and Tennessee, the Arkansas Department of Transportion is reinspecting other "fracture critical" bridges around the state. University of Arkansas civil engineer and associate professor Gary Prinz provides insight into the types of vehicular bridges we cross over daily, and how the national bridge inventory is managed for public safety.