Patent ID: 8069519

Claim:
A bridge structure comprising decking panels attached to and supported by bridge beams and including a cast paving material, the decking panels further comprising: (a) an anchor plate assembly cast within the paving material and having a surface exposed to the exterior of the decking panel, the anchor plate assembly comprising: (i) a pair of parallel runner bars extending along the decking panel and spaced apart a distance equal to the sum of the width of a supporting bridge beam plus a tolerance distance, a bridge beam being received between the runner bars; (ii) at least one cross bar transversely spanning and fixed to the runner bars; (iii) studs fixed to the runner bars or the cross bar or both and extending into the paving material; and (iv) a plurality of first fastener components fixed to the runner bars at spaced intervals, each first fastener component adapted for engagement with a mating second fastener component; and (b) a panel to beam connecting structure comprising: (i) a plurality of clamping plates extending from beneath a runner bar to beneath a portion of the bridge beam; and (ii) a mating second fastener component engaging each clamping plate and mating with one of said first fastener components, the mating second fastener component and its associated clamping plate clamping the anchor plate assembly to the bridge beam.