Abstract Hot-dip galvanizing is a profitable and sustainable procedure to protect steel components from corrosion: in the past, hot-dip galvanized components have been avoided largely because of concerns regarding the fatigue behaviour. Current research has shown that hot-dip galvanized components can be used for bridge constructions under certain conditions: the results are new alternative solutions for anti-corrosion coatings of bridge constructions and the usage of hot-dip-galvanized steel components could improve the sustainability and profitability of prefabricated composite bridges. One of the dominant problem linked to hot galvanizing is the limited length of the deck that can be galvanized. In order to overcome this problem, the main ambition was that to create a weld-free grouted joint in these hot-dip galvanized structures.