Culvert is a tunnel carrying a stream under a road or railway. A culvert may act as a bridge for traffic to pass on it. They are typically found in a natural flow of water and serves the purpose of a bridge or a current flow controller.
Culvert is provided under roads and highways for a crossing of water, as road embankment cannot be allowed to obstruct the water flow. The culvert is ideally suited for a road to limit water flow in a controlled way.
Components of a Culvert
Different types of culverts consist of different parts. Followings are some major components of a culvert:
- Pavement
- Road Embankment
- Headwall
- Wingwall
- Apron
- Crown
- Culvert Pipe
- Culvert Inlet
- Culvert Outlet
- Culvert Foundation