Full Description

These guide specifications (LRT Guide Specifications) are a supplement to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (LRFD Bridge Design Specifications) that address the design of bridges subjected to light rail transit (LRT) loadings, or both LRT and conventional highway traffic loadings. The LRT Guide Specifications state only the minimum requirements necessary to provide for public safety and are not intended to supplant proper training or the exercise of judgment by the Designer. The Owner or the Designer may require levels of sophistication for design and quality of materials and construction to be higher than the minimum requirements.