Improving Highway Safety at Bridges on Local Roads and Streets

1998PDFTech Reporthttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/98083/98083.pdfhttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/9883/index.cfmBridges--Safety measuresBridge approaches--Safety measuresUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of EngineeringUnited States. Office of Highway SafetyFederal Highway AdministrationThis pamphlet is intended as a general guide to effective, low-cost methods of improving and enhancing bridge and bridge approach safety. It is not a design manual or a substitute for engineering knowledge, experience, or judgement. Technical safety information such as bridge standards, crash-worthy approach rail systems and their attachment to the bridge rail, highway and bridge width, and development of highway alignments can be found in the material listed in the references. The guidance and information included in this pamphlet are based on actual situations and common existing bridge and roadway features identified through national reviews. Some of the information provided in this pamphlet reflects a type of cost-effective improvement that can be made as a temporary measure before a bridge and/or bridge approach is reconstructed to current standards.80