Bridge Design & Construction Manual for Forest Service Roads
The Bridge Design & Construction Manual covers procedures for permanent and temporary structures on Forest Service Roads. The manual provides:
- Administrative procedures
- Design and material standards
- Live load applications and vehicle sizes
- Expected fabrication and inspection details
Read the manual to determine appropriate design and construction specifications for bridges on Forest Service Roads:
Standard Drawings
​The Bridge Design & Construction Manual is accompanied by a master list of standard bridge design drawings. The standard drawings can be downloaded, in PDF file format, from the table below.
Disregard any drawings from previous versions of the Bridge Design & Construction Manual that are not on this master list.
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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Standard Bridge Design Vehicles |
439 |
2010 |
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Cover Sheet |
137 |
2010 |
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Sheet 1 |
155 |
2010 |
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Sheet 2 |
175 |
2010 |
1. Guardrails, Pedestrian Rails, Approach Road Barriers
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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1 – Guardrails |
1,149 |
Oct 28, 2016 |
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Std. Bridge Guardrail CL-1 |
405 |
June 2014 |
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HSS Rail CL-2 |
290 |
Oct 15, 2016 |
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Standard Bridge Guardrail – HSS Rail – CL-3 |
285 |
May 25, 2017 |
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Standard Steel Girder Bridge with CL-3 Composite Deck – CL-3 Insert Details |
98 |
Oct. 21, 2013 |
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Bridge End Guardrail Details |
73 |
June 1999 |
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Standard HSS Guardrail for Precast Concrete Slab Bridges CL-3 |
298 |
May 10, 2016 |
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| Standard Bridge Pedestrian Railings for Attachment to CL-2 & CL-3 Guardrails - DWG 1 of 2 | STD-EC-010-10 | 144 | March 31, 2017 | |
| Standard Bridge Pedestrian Railings for Attachment to CL-2 & CL-3 Guardrails - DWG 2 of 2 | STD-EC-010-11 | 112 | March 31, 2017 | |
| Guidance Document for Standard Bridge Pedestrian Railings | STD-EC-010-10 & 11 | 424 | May 8, 2017 | |
| Standard Bridge Drawing - Anchored/Connected Bridge Approach Barrier Concepts – DWG. 1 of 2 | STD-EC-010-15 | 235 |
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| Standard Bridge Drawing - Anchored/Connected Bridge Approach Barrier Concepts – DWG. 2 of 2 | STD-EC-010-16 | 116 | September 15, 2017 |
2. Timber Deck
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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2 – Timber Deck |
725 |
Jan. 17, 2014 |
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Timber Deck Bridges – Cover Sheet |
82 |
2012 |
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Timber Deck Bridges, General Notes – Sheet 1 |
105 |
2012 |
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Timber Deck Bridges, General Notes – Sheet 2 |
93 |
2012 |
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Permanent, Continuous Timber Deck Bridge – General Arrangement |
142 |
Aug. 9, 2012 |
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Portable, Continuous Timber Deck Bridge – General Arrangement |
145 |
Aug. 9, 2012 |
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Modular Timber Deck Bridge, General Arrangement & Details |
120 |
Jan. 17, 2014 |
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Modular Timber Bridge Deck, Attachment Details – New Bridges |
98 |
Aug. 9, 2012 |
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Modular Timber Bridge Deck, Attachment Details – Field Retrofit to Existing Bridges |
99 |
Aug. 9, 2012 |
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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3 – Timber Portable Bridge |
330 |
2010 |
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6.1 m Span Timber Portable Bridge – General Notes |
153 |
2010 |
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6.1 m Span Timber Portable Bridge Plan & Elevations |
116 |
2010 |
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6.1 m Span Timber Portable Bridge General Arrangement & Details |
80 |
2010 |
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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4 – Steel Girder Bridge with Composite Deck |
1114 |
2010 |
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Cover Sheet |
142 |
2010 |
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General Notes – Sheet 1 |
82 |
2010 |
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General Notes – Sheet 2 |
71 |
2010 |
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General Arrangement |
119 |
2010 |
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Steel Details |
85 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel – Types |
140 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel Type 1 & Type 2 – Reinforcing |
126 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel Type 3 & Type 4 – Reinforcing |
131 |
2010 |
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Composite Precast Deck Panel – Sections |
181 |
2010 |
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Composite Precast Deck Panel – Details |
197 |
2010 |
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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5 – Steel Girder Bridge with Non-Composite Deck |
1014 |
2010 |
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Cover Sheet |
143 |
2010 |
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General Notes – Sheet 1 |
81 |
2010 |
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General Notes – Sheet 2 |
70 |
2010 |
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General Arrangement |
130 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel – Types |
118 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel Type 1 & Type 2 – Reinforcing |
123 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel Type 3 – Reinforcing |
95 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel – Sections |
156 |
2010 |
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Precast Deck Panel – Details |
195 |
2010 |
6. Substructure Drawings
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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6 – Substructure Drawings |
4015 |
March 2015 |
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Cover Sheet |
293 |
March 2015 |
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General Notes |
769 |
March 2015 |
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Conceptual Concrete Ballast Wall for Steel Bridges |
184 |
May 2014 |
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Concrete Ballast Wall Details for Steel Bridges – Sheet 1 |
164 |
May 2014 |
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Concrete Ballast Wall Details for Steel Bridges – Sheet 2 |
178 |
May 2014 |
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Conceptual Substructure Details for Steel Bridges |
206 |
March 2015 |
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Substructure Details for Steel Bridges – Sheet 1 |
232 |
March 2015 |
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Substructure Details for Steel Bridges – Sheet 2 |
126 |
May 2014 |
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Substructure Details for Steel Bridges – Sheet 3 |
172 |
May 2014 |
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Conceptual Abutment Cap for Steel Bridges |
171 |
March 2015 |
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Conceptual Pier Cap for Steel Bridges |
173 |
March 2015 |
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Conceptual Lock Block Abutment for Steel Bridges |
161 |
March 2015 |
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Conceptual Lock Block Abutment for ASP Bridges |
140 |
May 2014 |
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Conceptual Lock Block Abutment for Concrete Bridges |
142 |
May 2014 |
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Precast Concrete Sill for Lock Block Abutments |
159 |
May 2014 |
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Precast Concrete Base Slab Details |
111 |
May 2014 |
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Conceptual Inverted "T" Abutment Details |
192 |
May 2014 |
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Conceptual Abutment Cap Beam for Concrete Bridges |
162 |
May 2014 |
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Substructure Details for Concrete Slab Bridges – Sheet 1 |
160 |
May 2014 |
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Substructure Details for Concrete Slab Bridges – Sheet 2 |
118 |
May 2014 |
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Substructure Details for Concrete Slab Bridges – Sheet 3 |
146 |
May 2014 |
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Substructure Details for Concrete Slab Bridges – Sheet 4 |
180 |
May 2014 |
Pre-2014 Drawings:
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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6 – Substructure Drawings |
3073 |
2001 |
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Standard Ballast Wall Details – Sheet 1 |
176 |
1999 |
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Standard Ballast Wall Details – Sheet 2 |
103 |
1999 |
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Standard Substructure Details – Sheet 1 |
209 |
1999 |
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Standard Substructure Details – Sheet 2 |
192 |
1999 |
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Conceptual Abutment Cap Beam |
145 |
1999 |
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Conceptual Pier Cap Beam |
151 |
1999 |
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Conceptual Integral Cap Beam & Wingwall |
133 |
1999 |
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Concrete Cap and Lock Block Abutment Concept |
105 |
1999 |
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Steel Cap and Lock Block Abutment Concept |
103 |
1999 |
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Timber Cap and Lock Block Abutment Concept |
98 |
1999 |
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Conceptual Inverted T Abutment |
74 |
1999 |
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Precast Concrete Bridge Abutments for Concrete Bridges |
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Typical Concrete Cap Beam Details, Sheet 1 |
152 |
2001 |
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Typical Concrete Cap Beam Details, Sheet 2 |
113 |
2001 |
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Typical Concrete Cap Beam Details, Sheet 3 |
115 |
2001 |
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Footing & Column Sizes, Sheet 1 |
116 |
2001 |
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Footing & Column Sizes, Sheet 2 |
125 |
2001 |
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Precast Concrete & Steel Abutment Cap Beams for Steel Bridges |
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Steel Cap Beam – 2 Pile/Column System |
193 |
2001 |
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Steel Cap Beam – 3 Pile/Column System |
155 |
2001 |
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Steel Cap Beam – 4 Pile/Column System |
160 |
2001 |
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Concrete Cap Beam – 2 Pile/Column System |
128 |
2001 |
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Concrete Cap Beam – 3 Pile/Column System |
169 |
2001 |
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Concrete Cap Beam – 4 Pile/Column System |
169 |
2001 |
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Concrete Cap Beam – Embedded Plate Details |
92 |
2001 |
7. Pre-cast Pre-stressed Concrete Box Girders
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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7 – Precast Prestressed Concrete Box Girders |
703 |
1999 |
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General Notes |
240 |
1999 |
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Girder Details – Sheet 1 |
194 |
1999 |
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Girder Details – Sheet 2 |
274 |
1999 |
8. Pre-cast Reinforced Concrete Slab Girders
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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8 – Precast Reinforced Concrete Slab Girders |
615 |
Oct 28, 2016 |
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Cover Sheet |
143 |
2016 |
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General Notes – Sheet 1 |
83 |
2010 |
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General Arrangement |
158 |
2011 |
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Slab Details – Sheet 1 |
122 |
Aug 10, 2016 |
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Slab Details – Sheet 2 |
130 |
2010 |
9. Pre-cast Pre-stressed Concrete Slab Girders
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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9 – Precast Pre-stressed Concrete Slab Girders |
1409 |
1999 |
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General Notes |
389 |
1999 |
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Girder Details |
185 |
1999 |
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Girder Details – Grouted Shear Keys |
266 |
1999 |
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Girder Details – Welded Shear Keys |
317 |
1999 |
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Girder Details – No Shear Keys |
266 |
1999 |
10. All-Steel Portable Bridges
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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10 – All Steel Portable Bridges |
227 |
2009 |
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Typical All-Steel Portable Superstructure Conceptual General Arrangement |
94 |
2009 |
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Typical All-Steel Portable Superstructure Conceptual General Arrangement |
52 |
2007 |
11. Miscellaneous
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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11 – Miscellaneous |
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Composite Girder (Compo-Girder™) |
131 |
1999 |
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Inverted Channel Girder (Compo-Girder™) |
170 |
1999 |
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Precast Concrete Archpanel Composite Deck |
1999 |
Open Bottom Culvert (Terraspan® GRS Arch™):
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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Open Bottom Culvert (Terraspan® GRS Arch™) |
2486 |
2015 |
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Cover Sheet |
196 |
2015 |
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General Notes – Sheet 1 |
989 |
2015 |
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General Notes – Sheet 2 |
839 |
2015 |
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Example Profile and Elevation for Permanent Reconstructed Stream Channel Type Installation |
133 |
2015 |
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Typical Cross-Sections for Reconstructed and Natural Stream Channel Type Installations |
219 |
2015 |
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Inlet and Outlet Details |
149 |
2015 |
12. Culvert Drawings
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Series/Drawing Title |
Drawing No. (PDF) |
Size (KB) |
Latest |
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12 – Culvert Drawings |
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Steel Pipe Trash Rack |
88 |
2009 |
