Use of corrosion resistant steels, particularly steels with high amounts of chromium such as stainless, can extend the life of bridge superstructures in corrosive environments. However, instead of making the entire superstructure out of the higher cost alloys, economy can be gained by strategically utilizing corrosion resistant steels in combination with traditional low-carbon bridge steels. This session explores fabrication and design considerations that need to be addressed when welding these dissimilar metals. The first part will discuss the weldability, mechanical, and corrosion properties of dissimilar metal welds made with ASTM A709 Grade 50CR. The second part assesses the performance and reliability of 316 stainless and conventional low-carbon shear studs to ASTM A709 Grade 50 and A1010 stainless steel base metals.