Patent ID: 8425153

Claim:
An arch comprising: an arch body comprised of concrete and having: an arched interior surface and an arched exterior surface each longitudinally extending between a first end and an opposing second end and each laterally extending between an arched first side face and an opposing arched second side face, the first end terminating at a first support face and the second end terminating at a second support face; a first opening extending into the arch body from the interior surface or the exterior surface toward the other of the interior surface or the exterior surface at the first end of the arch body, the first opening comprising a recessed pocket formed on the interior surface or the exterior surface of the arch body; and a second opening extending into the arch body from the interior surface or the exterior surface toward the other of the interior surface or the exterior surface at the second end of the arch body; a portion of a first reinforcing member projecting from the arch body into the first opening; and a portion of a second reinforcing member projecting from the arch body into the second opening.