What are the advantages of continuous beams?

You will see them often used as bridge girders spanning continuously over several intermediate pier supports as in the picture below. read more

Advantages of continuous multiple-span deck over simply supported multiple-span deck Movement joints are normally added to bridge structures to accommodate movements due to dimensional changes arising from temperature variation, shrinkage, creep and effect of prestress. read more

A fully fixed beam will have lesser moments and deflection at midspan than a comparable simply supported beam, however, as Ankur Jindal points out, this means the fixed beam will have moments in the connections that need to be designed for. read more