Problem. Today, approaches to the calculation of road culverts from metal corrugated structures do not have unified approaches, almost every country that produces metal corrugated structures has its own individual calculation approaches. Goal. The work presents the main approaches to the calculation of culverts made of metal corrugated structures for static and dynamic loads. Methodology. The analysis was carried out of the deflection theory, the ring compression theory, the theory of buckling. Results. On the basis of the conducted research, the need to improve the existing approaches in Ukraine has been established. Originality. The work considers the most common approaches to the calculation of road culverts in the USA, Canada, and Europe. Practical value. The work considers the most common methods of calculating road culverts from metal corrugated structures to solve the task of determining the advantages and disadvantages of existing calculation methods, which make it possible to analyze and choose the most perfect solution for calculating the stress-strain state.