Abstract: A low-profile culvert structure comprising in combination, a plurality of arch-shaped corrugated structural metallic sheets secured to each other in such a manner as to form an elongated shell having typically a low rise to span ratio, and a plurality of transverse reinforcing ribs, each in the form of a corrugated metallic sheet. The transverse reinforcing ribs are secured to said shell at intervals along the length thereof, preferably to both the interior and exterior of the elongated shell.