Appendix A: Current Standard Bridge Railings in Texas
Section 1: Overview
Section 1: Overview
Introduction
Introduction
Sections 2 through 4 of this appendix provide descriptions of current bridge railing types acceptable for new construction, including the crash-test criteria used for testing and approved test level of the railing, as applicable.
Texas bridge railing type names use alphanumeric sequences, usually observing the following conventions:
- T indicates railing for vehicular traffic.
- T80 indicates railing for tractor-trailer trucks.
- P indicates railing for pedestrian traffic.
- C indicates railing for a combination of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
- B indicates railing for bicycle traffic.
- R indicates retrofitted railing.
- HT indicates heavy truck railing.
- TT indicates tank truck railing.
- SSTR indicates single slope traffic railing.
- S indicates steel railing.
- A indicates aluminum railing.
The "nominal face of rail" is 1-ft. from the outside edge of bridge slabs, regardless of actual physical dimensions. Types T66, T224, T80TT, C412, and C66 railings are exceptions. Their "nominal face of rail" is set at 1.5-ft. from the outside edge of bridge slabs.
Section 5 provides guidance for rail type selection.
More Information
More Information
For more detailed information on Texas bridge railing, refer to the
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For information about crash-tested railing currently available or about railing currently under design, contact the TxDOT Bridge Division.