Location and Design Division

VDOT GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT
Location and Design Division
Issued September 2022

2016 Road and Bridge Standards

The following links will take you to the table of contents for each section of the Road and Bridge Standards.

Each table lists the name, page number, and title of each standard contained in that section.

The notes column are used to provide specific directions for this page of the standard, if needed, and for revision notification of the standard page.

Road and Bridge Standards Descriptions
Complete manuals The complete manuals, volumes 1 and 2, may be downloaded and printed. The manuals have been formatted to print two-sided in a landscape orientation	Volume I (29.0 MB)
	Volume II (18.0 MB)
Cover letter \| Revision letters \| Table of contents

Section 100: Drainage Pipe bedding, underdrains, erosion control items, stormwater management details, end walls, drop inlets, manholes, junction boxes	Complete section
Section 200: Curbs, Median and Entrances Median curb, entrances, curb, curb and gutter	Complete section
Section 300: Pavement Items Bridge approach expansion joint, rumble strips, plain concrete pavement, reinforced concrete pavement	Complete section
Section 400: Retaining Walls Crib walls, retaining walls	Complete section
Section 500: Guardrails, Fences and Markers Median barrier, fence, right of way monuments, guardrail, fixed object attachments, installation criteria	Complete section
Section 600: Miscellaneous Design and Tables Median crossovers, sight distance tables, steps and handrails, private entrances	Complete section
Section 700: Geometric Design Grading side slopes	Complete section
Section 800: Transition Curves Superelevation tables, rural and urban transition curves	Complete section
Section 1000: Box Culverts Wing wall details, box culverts	Complete section
Section 1100: Miscellaneous Structure and Bridge Standards	Complete section
Section 1200: Landscape Tree wells, rubble retaining walls, planting details, tree walls	Complete section
Section 1300: Traffic Control Devices Junction boxes, sign structures, pavement marking details, lighting pole details, signal pole details, pedestrian signal details	Complete section
Section 1400: Utilities Concrete / steel encasement pipe, sanitary sewer manholes, utility bedding, reaction blocks	Complete section
Appendix Standard reinforcing bars, conversion factors	Complete section

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