Patent ID: 6857156

Claim:
A structural member for use on a structural support, said member comprising: a plurality of longitudinally extending girders; a plurality of longitudinally extending composite beam and deck modules, each module comprising: a plurality of longitudinal beams extending parallel to said girders, said beams being disposed to a side of said girders and below a top portion of said girders; a plurality of shear connectors permanently attached to a top portion of said beams; and a deck portion made of a moldable material disposed above said beams, said deck portion being permanently attached to said beams when the moldable material is hardened around said shear connectors such that a shear connection is formed therebetween, wherein longitudinally extending separated sides of adjacent deck portions face one another and are positioned above a corresponding one of said girders; and connecting means for connecting said adjacent deck portions to said girders and thereby forming a shear connection therebetween.