• ♦Manual Notice 2008-1
• ►1. Organizational Overview
  • ►1. This Manual
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Manual Organization
    • ♦Feedback
  • ►2. Coordinating with Other Divisions and Sections
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Bridge Division
    • ♦Design Division
    • ♦Transportation Planning and Programming Division (TPP)
    • ♦Traffic Operations Division (TRF), Railroad Section (RR)
    • ♦Environmental Affairs Division (ENV)
    • ♦Construction Division, Materials and Pavements Section
    • ♦Maintenance Division, Maintenance Operations Section
    • ♦Turnpike Authority Division
• ►2. Bridge Programming and Funding
  • ►1. Bridge Division’s Role
    • ♦Overview
  • ►2. Highway Bridge Program
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Eligibility Requirements
    • ♦ Statewide Prioritization
    • ♦Administration of Off-System Highway Bridge Program Projects
    • ♦Program Call and Development Cycle
    • ♦Requests for Remedial Work on Completed Federal Off-System Highway Bridge Program Projects (UTP Category 6 OFF)
  • ►3. Federal Railroad Grade Separation Program
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Work Limitations
    • ♦Prioritization of New Highway-Rail Grade Separation Projects
    • ♦Prioritization of Railroad Underpass Replacement/Rehabilitation Projects
• ►3. Preliminary Design Features
  • ►1. General Features
    • ♦Bridge Standard Drawings
    • ♦Bridge Widths
    • ♦Bridge and Span Lengths
    • ♦Vertical Curvature
    • ♦Horizontal Alignment
    • ♦Skew
    • ♦Superelevation, Transitions, and Cross Slopes
    • ♦Bridge Medians
    • ♦Sidewalks and Curbs on Bridges
    • ♦Bike Paths
    • ♦Illumination
    • ♦Railings
    • ♦Beginning and End of Bridges
    • ♦Design Exceptions, Waivers, and Variances
    • ♦Design Exceptions
    • ♦Design Waivers
    • ♦Design Variances
    • ♦Corrosion Protection Systems
    • ♦Loads on Bridge Decks
    • ♦Excavation Protection Requirements
    • ♦Bridge Joints
    • ♦Stage Construction-—Existing Structure Removal
    • ♦Stage Construction—New Substructure
    • ♦Stage Construction—New Superstructure
    • ♦Temporary Railing
  • ►2. Features Based on Bridge Location
    • ♦Highway Grade Separation
    • ♦Structures over Streams
    • ♦Railroad Overpasses
    • ♦Railroad Underpasses
    • ♦Pedestrian Bridges
    • ♦Overhead Sign Supports
    • ♦Federally Funded Off-System Bridges
    • ♦Historic Bridges
    • ♦Bridges Not Funded by TxDOT
• ►4. Advanced Planning
  • ►1. General Considerations
    • ♦New Bridges
    • ♦Modification of Existing Structures
    • ♦Stage Construction
    • ♦Detour/Temporary Crossing Structures
    • ♦Economic Comparisons/Alternate Designs
    • ♦State versus Federal Oversight
    • ♦Environmental Concerns
    • ♦Accessibility/ADA Considerations
  • ►2. Considerations Based on Bridge Location
    • ♦Highway Grade Separations
    • ♦Structures over Streams
    • ♦Highway-Rail Grade Separations
    • ♦Pedestrian Bridges
    • ♦International Bridges
    • ♦Historically Significant Bridges
    • ♦On-System Bridges with Adjacent States
    • ♦Federally Funded Off-System Bridges
    • ♦Interchanges
    • ♦Overhead Sign Supports
    • ♦Utility Structures
  • ►3. Agreements and Permits
    • ♦U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    • ♦U.S. Coast Guard
    • ♦Environmental Protection Agency
    • ♦Railroad
    • ♦International Boundary and Water Commission
    • ♦Natural Resources Conservation Service
    • ♦Navigation Districts, Water Districts, Irrigation Districts, Water and River Authorities
    • ♦Local Government Agencies
    • ♦Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
    • ♦Mexico
  • ►4. Utility Attachments
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Guidelines
    • ♦Coordinating the Agreement
    • ♦United States Geologic Survey -- Gauging Stations
    • ♦Texas Water Development Board
    • ♦Counties and Municipalities
• ►5. Preliminary Layout Approval Process
  • ►1. Preliminary Bridge Layouts
    • ♦Overview
  • ►2. Layout Considerations and Requirements
    • ♦Layout Approval Information
    • ♦Federal Compliance
  • ►3. Bridge Division Submittal Requirements
    • ♦Submission Requirements
  • ►4. Submission Schedule
    • ♦Submission Schedules
• ►6. Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) Review
  • ►1. PS&E Review Process
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Project PS&E Schedule
  • ►2. PS&E Approval Requirements
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Plans
    • ♦Specifications
    • ♦Estimates

Bridge Project Development Manual

April 2008

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