• ♦Manual Notice 2018-1
• ▼1. Overview
  • ►1. About This Manual
    • ♦Purpose
    • ♦Feedback
  • ♦2. Manual Organization
  • ►3. Definition and Identification
    • ♦Historic Bridge Definition
    • ♦Historic Bridge Information
• ►2. Regulations and Funding
  • ♦1. Overview
  • ►2. Laws Applying to Historic Bridges
    • ♦Federal Laws
    • ♦State Laws
  • ►3. Funding Historic Bridge Projects
    • ♦Funding Programs
    • ♦Funding Limitations
• ►3. Procedures and Sequence
  • ►1. Historic Bridge Team Process
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Historic Bridge Team Members
    • ♦Historic Bridge Team Process
    • ♦Other Considerations
  • ►2. Historic Bridge Team Report
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Bridge Information
    • ♦Need and Purpose Statement
    • ♦Statement of Historical Significance
    • ♦Alternatives Analysis
    • ♦Recommendations
  • ►3. Alternatives Analysis
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Structural Evaluation
    • ♦Alternatives
  • ►4. Environmental Steps
    • ♦Public Involvement
    • ♦SHPO Coordination
  • ►5. Historic Bridge Marketing
    • ♦General Discussion
    • ♦Marketing Non-Moveable or Large Bridges
    • ♦Marketing Historic Truss Bridges and Post-1945 Bridges Designated as Group A
• ►4. Agreements
  • ►1. Advance Funding Agreements and Amendments
    • ♦General Discussion
    • ♦Advance Funding Agreements for Bridges under Local Government Jurisdiction
    • ♦Preservation and Adaptive Use Agreements and Amendments
  • ►2. Adaptive Use Proposal
    • ♦General Discussion
  • ►3. Agreement Party Responsibilities
    • ♦Funding Responsibilities of the Parties
    • ♦Work Responsibilities of the Parties
    • ♦Ownership of the Historic Bridge

Chapter 1: Overview

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Section 1: About This Manual

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Purpose

This manual contains procedures to facilitate the development of projects involving historic bridges. These procedures minimize project delays by:

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• Outlining procedures to be followed when potential projects impact historic bridges.
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• Serving as a reference regarding the applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines that have been put in place to ensure development of the most feasible and prudent project involving a historic bridge.
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• Providing brief discussions on the funding programs the state uses or has used in working with historic bridges.

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Version	Publication Date	Summary of Changes
2001-1	October 2001	New manual.
2005-1	January 2005	Revision updating information about Unified Transportation Program funding categories and authorization levels, adding information about the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program-funded Historic Bridge Preservation Program, and correcting minor editorial errors.
2006-1	March 2006	Revision updating the name of the federally funded Bridge Program and adding an index to the manual.
2013-1	November 2013	Manual rewrite.
2017-1	July 2017	Manual rewrite including reorganization, updates, and additional information. Updates include changes to NEPA review responsibilities and other updates to be consistent with current legislation. New information has been added regarding the Five Year Rule, hazardous materials agreements, and the Need and Purpose Statement.
2018-1	March 2018	Editorial corrections to “Minimum Criteria to Support Continued Use by Vehicular Traffic Off-System” table and added statement indicating how detour lengths are calculated.

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Feedback

Direct any questions or comments on the contents of this manual to the Director of the Bridge Division, Texas Department of Transportation.