This report will be of interest to transportation departments that are responsible for constructing and maintaining http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_587.pdfbridges that span waterways. This report provides selection criteria and guidelines for the design and construction of countermeasures to protect bridge abutments and approach embankments from scour damage. (Author/publisher) This report may be accessed by Internet users at
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