Document Details
- Document Number:
- EI 05-034
- Title:
- Load Rating/Posting Guidelines for State-Owned Highway Bridges
- Status:
- Inactive
- Issue Date:
- 10/18/2005
- Effective Date:
- 10/18/2005
- Expiration Date:
- 12/1/2020
- Resp Organization:
- Office of Structures
- Contact:
- Load Rating Unit
- Phone:
- --
- Email:
- Item Numbers:
- Drawings:
- Keywords:
- load testing,proof load testing,R-posting,level 1 load rating,level 2 load rating,safe load capacity
- Shelf Notes:
- No
- Standard Book:
- No
- Supersedes These:
- (88-004) Technical Policy And Procedures Manual: Load Rating Of Bridges
- (88-005)Tech. Pol. & Proc. Man.; Users Man. For Br. Inv. & Insp. Part III-Rating-Distribution Of Load Ratings
- (88-006)Technical Policy & Procedures Manual: Bridge Load Posting Guidelines For State Owned Bridges
- (94-004)Load Rating Procedure for New and Existing Bridges
- Superseded By:
- (20-026) Load Rating/Posting Guidelines for State-Owned Highway Bridges
- File:
- EI 05-034
- Abstract:
- Bridge load rating is the determination of the live-load carrying capacity of an existing bridge. Load ratings are typically determined by analytical methods based on information taken from bridge plans, supplemented by information gathered from filed inspections or field testing. The New York State regulations regarding bridge load ratings are part of the UCBI, which is contained in the current NYSDOT Bridge Inspection Manual. This EI provides guidance for prioritizing and submitting load-rating calculations, posting bridges for load restrictions, and documenting and reporting load tests.
