The Bridge Engineering Division is responsible for the design of new, replacement, and rehabilitated bridges, bridge plan review, and bridge load rating.
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Bridge Design Aids (BDA)
- List of all Bridge Design Aids by Date (Rev. Feb 2022)
- General
- BDA 100-01 Bridge Sample Plans - Bridge Replacement (Rev. May 2025)
- BDA 100-02 Bridge Sample Plans - Thin Deck Overlay (Rev. May 2020)
- BDA 100-03 Bridge Design Review Checklists (Rev. Dec 2023)
- BDA 100-04 Boxes and Three Sided Structures (July 2022)
- BDA 100-05 Bridge Sample Plans - Rehabilitation (May 2025)
- BDA 100-06 Causeway Guidance (August 2025)
- Structure Size & Type
- Load Analysis & Application
- Indiana Design Manual Ch. 403
- Additional Resources
- Caltrans HL-93 Loading (Table of Maximum Moments, Shears, and Reactions Simple Spans, One Lane)
- Bridge Deck
- Reinforced-Concrete Structures
- Prestressed-Concrete Structures
- Indiana Design Manual Ch. 406
- BDA P406-02 Prestressed Beam DGNs (Not to be used on or after Dec. 21, 2021)
- BDA 406-S Prestressed Software Pointers
- BDA 406-01 Prestressed Beam Design Tips and Best Practices
- Additional Resources
- Steel Structure
- Indiana Design Manual Ch. 407
- BDA 100-05 Sample Plans with Steel Example
- BDA 407-S Steel Software Pointers
- Additional Resources
- FHWA Report: Evaluation of Steel Bridge Details for Susceptibility to Constraint-Induced Fracture
- AASHTO-NSBA Collaboration Documents: The "guideline" documents specifically contain valuable information on detailing steel structures.
- Foundation
- Abutment, Bent, Pier & Bearing
- Earth-Retaining System
- Precast, Prefabricated Structure
- Bridge Preservation
- Accelerated Bridge Design
- Additional Resources
- Bridge Aesthetics
- Additional Resources
- Bridge Load Rating
- Indiana Bridge Inspection Manual Part 3 (Rev. 05/12/2022)
- Bridge Load Rating Aids
- Additional Resources
- Accommodating Deterioration In Load Rating Analysis (Jeremy Hunter, 8/30/16)
- Accommodating Deterioration In Load Rating Analysis (Jeremy Hunter, 12/14/16)
- BrR County Rating Example (United Consulting, 2/16/17)
- BrR Load Rating Tools and Tips (United Consulting, 11/17/16)
- FAST Act Emergency Vehicle Memo (FHWA, 11/3/2016)
- FAST Act Emergency Vehicle Memo Questions & Answers (FHWA, 3/17)
- FHWA Load Rating Guidance
- Indiana Bridge Load Rating (Jeremy Hunter, 10/17/17)
- Indiana Bridge Load Rating Policies and Procedures (Jeremy Hunter, 10/19/16)
- Load Rating Arch Culverts (Jeremy Hunter, 8/30/16)
- SPR-3816: Bridge Load Rating (Purdue University, 8/24/18)
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- Miscellaneous Structures
- Wood Structures
- Structural Signs, Lights and Supports
- Traffic and Safety
