How do ocean (or underwater) support beams for a bridge resist corrosion/erosion/rust from water?

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I never understood how underwater bridges never collapse. Like they are constantly submerged under water, how do they resist rust? Like ships and other man made objects in the water always het destroyed so how do they do it with bridges?

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With some clever science tricks a) corrosion can be directed to a sacrificial anode (basically a piece of more reactive metal that would rather corrode than the bridge metal) (Note: corrosion is still technically happening but to a different piece of metal. b) paints and cement can act as a barrier to inhibit corrosion too.

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