Wisconsin Legislature: Chapter Trans 214

Chapter Trans 214

TOWN ROAD BRIDGE STANDARDS

Trans 214.02 Applicability.

Trans 214.04 Minimum design standards.

Trans 214.01Trans 214.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide uniform minimum design standards for the improvement of town road bridges in accordance with ss. 82.50 and 82.51, Stats.

Trans 214.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1982, No. 315, eff. 4-1-82; corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2012 No. 675.

Trans 214.02Trans 214.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to improvements on all highway bridges for which a town has the responsibility of maintenance.

Trans 214.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1982, No. 315, eff. 4-1-82.

Trans 214.03Trans 214.03 Definitions. In this chapter:

Trans 214.03(1)(1) “ADT” means average daily traffic, calculated as the annual average number of vehicles traveling over a particular portion of highway within a 24-hour period.

Trans 214.03(2)(2) “Bridge design load” means the maximum vehicle loading that a bridge is designed to accommodate without exceeding the allowable working capacity of any structural member or group or system of structural members.

Trans 214.03(3)(3) “H-15” means the gross vehicle load imposed by a standard four-wheel truck weighing 15 tons including cargo.

Trans 214.03(4)(4) “H-20” means the gross vehicle load imposed by a standard four-wheel truck weighing 20 tons including cargo.

Trans 214.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1982, No. 315, eff. 4-1-82.

Trans 214.04Trans 214.04 Minimum design standards. The following minimum standards for bridge design load and bridge width are established for improvements on town road bridges:

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Trans 214.04 NoteNote: Information on state trunk highway design standards may be obtained from the DOT Division of Highways and Transportation Facilities, P. O. Box 7916, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.

Trans 214.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1982, No. 315, eff. 4-1-82.