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- Bid 101-26
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This is a technical specification document for Bridge Rail Type T3 (T3 Steel Bridge Rail) issued by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Bureau of Bridge Design. The document provides detailed engineering specifications and installation requirements for bridge rail systems to be used on all Interstate, State, and local roads in New Hampshire. The specification includes comprehensive material requirements, fabrication standards, installation procedures, and dimensional details for all rail components including posts, base plates, anchor plates, splice bars, and associated hardware. The document references compliance with ASTM standards (A500 Grade B for structural tubing, A572 GR 50 for posts and base plates, A325 and A449 for bolts, and A153/A123 for galvanizing), AASHTO standards for bearing pads and galvanizing specifications, and MASH TL-4 crashworthiness requirements validated through LS-DYNA computer simulation and field performance evaluation data from the Northeast Transportation Consortium spanning 29 years of in-service performance.
The specification establishes strict requirements for material quality, fabrication practices, and field installation to ensure structural integrity and safety performance. All steel components except stainless must be galvanized after fabrication in compliance with AASHTO M232 and M111 standards, with nickel content in the kettle maintained between 0.05 to 0.09 percent. The document prohibits transverse welds on rail elements, requires longitudinal Charpy V-Notch testing at 0°F for structural tubing, mandates that cut edges be ground smooth, and specifies that no punching, drilling, cutting, or welding is permitted after galvanizing except for delineator installation. Posts must be set normal (90 degrees) to profile grade except on grades exceeding 5 percent, with each rail tubing piece attached to a minimum of three posts. The specification includes detailed splice configurations for interior and expansion splices with specific pipe spacer placements, bolt hole patterns, and dimensional tolerances to accommodate total bridge movement up to 54 inches.
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NOT BE LESS THAN ROOT DIAMETER OF THREADS.
SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN NOMINAL DIAMETER. IF ROLLED THREADS ARE USED, ROD DIAMETER SHALL
12. THREADS FOR ANCHOR RODS MAY BE ROLLED OR CUT. IF CUT THREADS ARE USED, BOLT DIAMETER
PIPE SPACERS, ALL APPURTENANCES, AND GALVANIZING.
PREFORMED PADS, RAIL ASSEMBLY BOLTS, NUTS, WASHERS, STUDS STRUCTURAL TUBING, SPLICE BARS,
3. ITEM 563.23, BRIDGE RAIL T3, SHALL INCLUDE POSTS, BASE PLATES, ANCHOR PLATES, ANCHOR RODS, OVER 5% WHERE POSTS SHALL BE SET VERTICAL.
4. BRIDGE RAIL POSTS SHALL BE SET NORMAL (90 DEGREES) TO THE PROFILE GRADE, EXCEPT ON GRADES
CUT EDGES OF ALL MATERIAL SHALL BE GROUND SMOOTH.
5. ENDS OF RAIL TUBE SECTIONS SHALL BE SAWED OR MILLED AND SHALL BE TRUE AND SMOOTH. ALL
6. EACH PIECE OF RAIL TUBING SHALL BE ATTACHED TO A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) POSTS.
IF MECHANICALLY GUIDED.
7. BOLT HOLES SHALL BE DRILLED OR PUNCHED. FLAME CUTTING MAY BE USED TO FINISH SLOTTED HOLES
TIGHTENED TO A SNUG FIT AND GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL 1/8 TURN.
THREADED ANCHOR RODS CONNECTING THE BASE PLATE TO THE CONCRETE SHALL BE Ø11. NUTS FOR 1"
RAIL NOTES
1. FOR USE ON ALL INTERSTATE, STATE, AND LOCAL ROADS.
(SEE SECTION 563.3.2.1).
" WALL TUBES AND SHALL BE SHOP FORMED TO THE REQUIRED CURVATURE 8
USED ON CURVES SHALL USE
9. MILL OR SHOP TRANSVERSE WELDS SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED ON ANY RAIL ELEMENT. RAIL ELEMENTS
ORIGINAL COATING, ACCORDING TO SECTION 550.2.9.1 AND ASTM A780.
GALVANIZING REPAIR PAINT, HAVING A MINIMUM 92% ZINC BY WEIGHT, TO A THICKNESS EQUAL TO THE
SHALL BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED, PRETREATED, AND PAINTED WITH TWO COATS OF ORGANIC ZINC-RICH
AS ALLOWED IN DETAIL A, AND FOR INSTALLATION OF DELINEATORS. DAMAGED AREAS OF GALVANIZING
10. NO PUNCHING, DRILLING, CUTTING OR WELDING SHALL BE PERMITTED AFTER GALVANIZING, EXCEPT
THE TUBES. CHARPY V-NOTCH IS NOT REQUIRED FOR SPLICE TUBES.
15 FT-LBS AT 0°F. FOR ASTM A500, GRADE B, THE TEST SAMPLES SHALL BE TAKEN AFTER FORMING
STEEL TUBING. RAIL TUBING SHALL MEET THE LONGITUDINAL CHARPY V-NOTCH REQUIREMENTS OF
13. STRUCTURAL TUBING SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A500, GRADE B, STRUCTURAL
EXCEPT ANCHOR PLATES MAY BE ASTM A36.
14. RAIL POSTS AND BASE PLATES SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A572 GR 50,
17. PREFORMED BEARING PADS (1/8" THICK) SHALL CONFORM TO AASHTO M251.
MATERIAL NOTES
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION (DL-1) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND SPACING.
GALVANIZING TOUCH-UP, SHALL BE SUBSIDIARY TO ITEM 563.23. SEE STANDARD PLANS FOR ROAD AND
18. RETROREFLECTIVE DELINEATORS, BOLTS, NUTS, WASHERS AND FIELD DRILLING OF POSTS, INCLUDING
SEE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR 708.
APPEARANCE AND GALVANIZED MATERIAL SHALL BE PROPERLY STORED. IF PAINTING IS REQUIRED
KETTLE SHALL HAVE 0.05 TO 0.09 PERCENT NICKEL. GALVANIZED SURFACES SHALL HAVE A UNIFORM
COMPLIANCE WITH AASHTO M232 (ASTM A153) AND AASHTO M111 (ASTM A123). THE GALVANIZING
16. ALL STEEL COMPONENTS (EXCEPT STAINLESS) SHALL BE GALVANIZED AFTER FABRICATION IN
ANCHOR RODS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A449.
TYPE A PLAIN WIDE WASHERS AND SHALL MEET THE DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF A.N.S.I. B18.22.
BE USED ON THE BOTTOM OF ANCHOR ASSEMBLY. WASHERS SHALL BE HARDENED STEEL COMMERCIAL
ASTM A307 AND ASTM 563 GRADE A RESPECTIVELY OR BETTER, EXCEPT THAT ASTM A307 NUTS MAY
15. DETAIL A BOLTS SHALL BE ASTM A325 OR A449. ALL OTHER BOLTS AND NUTS SHALL CONFORM TO
SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME TREATMENT.
USED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SPLICE TO ALLOW MOVEMENT ON EACH SIDE. ALL RAILS IN A SPLICE
MOVEMENT ON THAT SIDE. AT EXPANSION SPLICES, AND AT AT END SPLICES, PIPE SPACERS SHALL BE
8. AT INTERIOR SPLICES, PIPE SPACERS SHALL BE USED ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE SPLICE TO ALLOW
ACCEPTED AS NCHRP 350 TL-4 (FHWA LETTER: HMHS-B50, MARCH 1999).
SAME GEOMETRICS AS T2 WITH AN ADDED 4-IN TOP RAIL. T2 WAS CRASH TESTED (NETC 1994) AND
JUNE 2022. HAS THE"IN-SERVICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NETC BRIDGE RAILING", (29 YEARS):
(NETC), APRIL 2020. FIELD PERFORMANCE CRASHWORTHINESS BRIDGE RAIL AND TRANSITION DETAILS"
"DEVELOPEMENT OF MASH COMPUTER SIMULATED STEEL2. MEETS MASH TL-4 BY LS-DNYA SIMULATION:
SPLICE BAR DIMENSION TABLE
** = END SPLICE BAR
T = TOTAL MOVEMENT OF BRIDGE
"4
" < T = 54
INTERIOR
** "4
= 3
4"
4"
5"
4"
4"
5"
2"
2"
"4
2"
3"
1'-8"
1'-8"
2'-1"
T A B C D X L
WITHIN THE SHEET AND NOTED AS THE DESIGNER IN THE TITLE BOX OF THE SHEET.
(EOR) FOR THOSE DETAILS AND ALL EFFECTS THE MODIFICATIONS HAVE ON OTHER COMPONENTS
THE ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MODIFICATIONS BECOMES THE ENGINEER OF RECORD
AND FHWA. IF ANY MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE TO THE DETAILS OTHER THAN NOTED BELOW,
THIS SHEET IS BACKED BY CRASH TESTING AND APPROVED BY THE NHDOT ADMINISTRATORS
TO CONCRETE ON RAIL ELEVATION.
1. POST SPACING; DISTANCE FROM LAST POST
WILL BE USED.
SCREENING AND/OR PROTECTIVE SCREENING
2. ITEM NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION IF SNOW
GREATER THAN 3'-6".
REQUIRED FOR DECK OVERHANG DISTANCE
3. DESIGN OF DECK OVERHANG REINFORCING IS
"L" (END SPLICE BAR)
(TYP)
� RAIL POST
(TYP)
"X" @ 45°F AT EXPANSION SPLICE
(TYP)
PROVIDE
2" Ø DRAIN HOLES
IN LOW END OF ALL RAILS
7" CURB
REVEAL
SCALE:
RAIL ELEVATION
(SPLICE BAR)
� SPLICE
4" @ 45°F AT INTERIOR RAIL SPLICES
BRIDGE APPROACH RAIL T3
(TYP)
PAY LENGTH OF BRIDGE RAIL T3, ITEM 563.23
XX SPACES @ X'-X" (8'-0" MAXIMUM) = XX'-X"
(± 3")
X'-X"
(± 3")
X'-X"
(± 3")
1'-6"
1'-8"
X'-X"
(MIN.
1'-6")
4" Ø PIPE SPACER
2" LONG (GALV.)
(1.050" O.D., 0.824" I.D.)
SCALE: 6" = 1'-0"
SPLICE BOLT DETAIL
8" x 1
4"
A307 CAP SCREW
LOCK NUT
(OUTER HOLES ONLY)
TACK WELD
STANDARD
WASHER
6"
4" DIA
8" SLOT
8" MAX
8"
8"
SLOT OR
WRENCH HEAD
SCALE: 6" = 1'-0"
A325 ROUND HEAD BOLT DETAIL
1" POST BASE PLATE
FACE OF RAIL
8" BEARING PAD
FACE OF CURB
HSS 4x4x
(SEE NOTE #9)
HSS 8x4x
(SEE NOTE #9)
HSS 4x4x
(SEE NOTE #9)
 RAIL
W6x25 RAIL POST
(TAPER ALL POST
TOPS AS SHOWN)
16" Ø HOLE FOR
8"
BOLT FAR SIDE
(FRONT)
RETROREFLECTIVE
DELINEATOR
� 1 8"x 1
8"
SLOTTED HOLES IN POST
INSTALL TWO BOLTS
(4 SLOTS IN POST
FLANGE OPTIONAL)
SECTION VIEW
 EXT
GIRDER OR STRINGER
3'-6" (MAXIMUM DECK OVERHANG)
MAIN REINFORCING REQUIRED SHALL BE
#5 BARS @ 6" MINIMUM TOP & BOTTOM (CIP)
2-#5 BARS BUNDLED @ 6" MIN. TOP (PRECAST PANELS)
(MINIMUM As = 1.24 SQ. INCH/FT)
#5
BARS *
#5 HOOP
BAR *
1" Ø
ANCHOR
RODS
* REINFORCING CAPACITY
SHALL MEET OR EXCEED
THAT SHOWN
7 #5 HOOP BARS @ 6"± = 3'-0" ±
CENTERED ABOUT � RAIL POST ±6" *
SCALE: 1
POST ASSEMBLY
BACK ELEVATION VIEW
SEE DETAIL A
2'-0"
1'-6"6"
"8
64"
"8
7"8
610"
COPING
2"
"8
(TYP)
"4
"8
R E
V E
A L
2"
RETROREFLECTIVE
DELINEATOR
(SEE NOTE #18)
4 #5 BARS *
L
D C B B C D
LOCK NUT AT
OUTER HOLES
� SPLICE BAR
SPLICE BAR
8" X "A" SLOTTED HOLES IN RAIL TUBE
8" TAPPED HOLES IN SPLICE BAR
2" Ø
DRAIN HOLE
C
C
SCALE: 1
RAIL SPLICE (BOTTOM VIEW)
2"
"X"
ANCHOR PLATE
STANDARD STEEL HEX NUTS
TYPICAL @ ANCHOR PLATE
TOP OF
CONCRETE
SCALE: 1
POST ANCHOR ASSEMBLY
STEEL HEX NUTS &
1" Ø STANDARD WASHERS
1" Ø - 8 THREAD BY
(TYPICAL BOTH ENDS)
� - 1" Ø ANCHOR
RODS
"8
SCALE: 1
POST BASE PLATE
W6 x 25
1"x 10"x 1'-2"
BASE PLATE
4" Ø HOLES
(TYP)
"16
1"8
6"16
10"
SCALE: 1
ANCHOR PLATE
FACE OF
RAIL
� 1
16" Ø HOLES
(TYP)
8" PLATE
4" Ø
HOLE
"8
"8
"2
1 "2
1"8
A
� POST
4" Ø ROUND HEAD BOLTS & NUTS
(ASTM A325) (SEE DETAIL)
� RAIL
SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"
SECTION A-A
SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"
DETAIL A
TYPE A WIDE PLAIN WASHER
(NOMINAL
16" I.D., 2" O.D., 32" THICK)
8" Ø HOLE IN RAIL (TYP)
(HOLES MAY BE FIELD DRILLED,
AND SHALL BE ZINC COATED PER
NOTE #8 PRIOR TO ERECTION)
� RAIL
A
DELINEATOR MOUNTING
8" BOLT,
NUT & WASHER
POST FLANGE
16" Ø HOLE
(FIELD DRILLED)
NOT TO SCALE
SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"
RAIL SPLICE DETAILS
SPLICE BAR SECTIONSECTION C-C
ACCOUNT FOR WELD FLASH
WHILE POSITIONING SPLICE
BAR INSIDE OF RAIL
SEE SPLICE BOLT DETAIL
AND NOTE #6
HSS 8x4x
HSS 4x4x
HSS 7x3x
HSS 3x3x
4"
8" Ø
TAPPED HOLE
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION * BUREAU OF BRIDGE DESIGN
BRIDGE NO. STATE PROJECTTOWN
LOCATION
REVISIONS AFTER PROPOSAL
SHEET SCALE
DESIGNED
DRAWN
QUANTITIES
REV. DATE
ISSUE DATE FEDERAL PROJECT NO. SHEET NO. TOTAL SHEETS
FILE NUMBER
OF
BRIDGE SHEET
DATEBY
CHECKED
CHECKED
CHECKED
DATEBY
SUBDIRECTORY
BR-RAIL-ST T3 BR-RAIL
.DGN LOCATOR
T3 STEEL BRIDGE RAIL
XX
NHDOT
JSZ 10/05
XX/XXXXXXX/XXXXX
PJP 10/05
3/02NETC/JSZ
AS NOTED 12/2024
11/15/05
N26ADH
Callout T3 Bridge Post
N26ADH
Callout T3 Splice Bar
N26ADH
Callout T2-4 Anchor Assembly
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