Box culverts come in many sizes and are helpful structures that you can often find on excavation sites. One of the most useful components of modern construction, you can use box culverts for everything from utility tunnels to road crossings. The guide below provides more detail about box culverts and how they are helpful.

What Is a Box Culvert?

Box culverts are square concrete structures that you typically embed in the soil, but they can also be aboveground. Their primary function is to allow water to flow under roads and highways without interfering with the flow of traffic. Box culverts can also be beneath railroads and trails, serve as alternative animal crossings, and assist in utility construction projects.

What Are Box Culverts Used For?

While box culverts most commonly channel water without disturbing surrounding structures, they can also be useful on excavation sites and for utility work. Utility contractors will use them to transport water, sewage, electricity, or communication lines on a construction site, without disrupting the ongoing work.

They are also useful in cold climates where it is challenging to bury lines below the frost level or where the water table is too high to keep water and sewer mains underground. Box culverts also benefit railroad construction, as they can act as crossings over waterways without disrupting the track laying.

 

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