Prefabricated highway system

Claim 1

An improved prefabricated roadway system, comprising: a plurality of rectangular-shaped, longitudinally extending rigid slabs of material, having a smooth top surface reinforced by a plurality of cylindrical rods embedded therein, and a plurality of intersecting reinforcing ribs, integrally formed on the bottom surface of said slabs perpendicular to each other and to the edges of said rectangular slabs, the peripheral edges of said slabs also including a plurality of spaced-apart mounting apertures therein; a plurality of T-shaped beams having a plurality of spaced-apart mounting apertures provided in the edges thereof, for eNgaging and supporting the edges of said slabs, said apertures in said beams being positioned in alignment with said apertures provided in said slabs; a plurality of fastening means slidably disposed through said apertures in said beams and said slabs at adjacent edges thereof for securing said slabs and said beams together to form a roadway; a plurality of curb members disposed endwise together at the lateral edges of said roadway formed by said slabs and having an elongated, horizontally-disposed, rectangular-shaped aperture provided therein, the lower edge of which receives and supports the lateral edges of said slabs of said roadway, and further including at least one longitudinally extending annular drain pipe integrally formed therein coupled to said rectangular opening by a triangular drain passage for draining the water from the surface of said slabs; and a T-shaped, resilient coupling member, having a vertically disposed, elongated slot provided in the vertical leg thereof, and disposed between adjoining slabs over said T-shaped beams, the top surface of said member being arc shaped so as to project slightly above the top surface of said adjoining slabs, and having an elongated vertically disposed strip affixed thereto for providing a roadway divider.