BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 6 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Most people don't give much thought to the bridges they cross every day. They're simply part of the trip - a way to get from one place to another.
Students in the Bridges, Builders, and Society study abroad program came home seeing them differently.
During nearly two weeks of travel through England, Wales, and Scotland, a group of eight students, led by faculty advisors Roberto Leon, the Via Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Adam Phillips, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, experienced some of the world's most iconic bridges firsthand. With visits to the Menai Suspension Bridge in ...