Bridge Railings and Separators

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications

FDOT Structures Design Guidelines

FDOT Structures Standard Drawings

Instructions for Design Standards

Plans Preparation Manual - English (Volume I)

Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
3.6.5 | Live loads – Vehicular Collision Force
13.4 | General
13.5 | Materials
13.6 | Limit States and Resistance Factors
13.7 | Traffic Railing
13.10 | Combination Railings
13.11 | Curbs and Sidewalks
A13.1 | Geometry and Anchorages
A13.2 | Traffic Railing Design Forces
A13.3 | Design Procedure for Railing Test Specimens

FDOT Structures Design Guidelines
1.4.2 | Concrete Cover
2.5 | Miscellaneous Loads
2.8 | Barrier/Railing Distribution for Beam-Slab Bridges
4.2.5 | Concrete Deck Slabs – Traffic Railing Design Requirements
6.7 | Traffic Railings
7.4.2 | Attachment of Widening to Existing Structure – Dowel Embedments
Chap. 9 | Bridge Cost Estimating

FDOT Design Standards
302 | Traffic Separators (Type “E” Curb)
420 | Traffic Railing – (32” F-Shape)
421 | Traffic Railing – (Median 32” F-Shape)
422 | Traffic Railing – (Median 42” Vertical Shape)
423 | Traffic Railing – (Median 32” Vertical Shape)
424 | Traffic Railing – (Corral Shape)
425 | Traffic Railing – (42” F-Shape)
470 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit) General Notes & Details
471 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit) Narrow Curb
472 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit) Wide, Strong Curb, Type 1
473 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit) Wide, Strong Curb, Type 2
474 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit) Intermediate Curb
475 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit) Wide Curb, Type 1
476 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit) Wide Curb, Type 2
480 | Traffic Railing – (Vertical Face Retrofit) General Notes & Details
481 | Traffic Railing – (Vertical Face Retrofit) Narrow Curb
482 | Traffic Railing – (Vertical Face Retrofit) Wide Curb
483 | Traffic Railing – (Vertical Face Retrofit) Intermediate Curb
490 | Skew Details for Railings, Parapets, and Traffic Separators
821 | Aluminum Ped/Bicycle Bullet Railing for Traffic Railing (32” F-Shape)
5210 | Traffic Railing/Soundwall (Bridge)
For the current Design Standards: http://www.fdot.gov/roadway/DesignStandards/Standards.shtm

Instructions for Design Standards
I-402a | Thrie Beam Guardrail Retrofit Details for Flat Slab Bridges
I-402b | Thrie Beam Guardrail Retrofit Details for Beam/Girder Bridges
I-400c | Existing FDOT Traffic Railing Details
I-470 | Traffic Railing – (Thrie Beam Retrofit)
I-480 | Traffic Railing – (Vertical Face Retrofit)

Plans Preparation Manual – English (Volume I)
2.12 | Bridge Railing and Separators
25.4.25.3 | RRR Design Criteria – Bridges – Bridge Railing
For the current Plans Preparation Manual: http://www.fdot.gov/roadway/PPMManual/PPM.shtm

Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction
Section 346 | Portland Cement Concrete
Section 347 | Portland Cement Concrete – Class I (Nonstructural)
Section 400 | Concrete Structures
Section 415 | Reinforcing Steel
Section 520 | Concrete Gutter, Curb Elements, and Traffic Separator
For current specifications: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/specificationsoffice/