Structural Details and Guidelines

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has developed structural details reflecting current practices. This page contains links to the latest approved and draft structural details. A list of current structural details can be found in the following link:

Structural Details List

A list of revisions to the current structural details can be found in the following link:

Structural Details Revision History

Drawings for the structural details are in the following chapters. You can download a PDF version of each chapter by clicking on the chapter or section title below:

CHAPTER	SECTION	DATE UPLOADED
00 – GEN (General)		January 13, 2020
01 – FND (Foundations)		January 13, 2020
02 – SUB (Substructure)
	02-01 (SUB-DR) Drainage	January 13, 2020
	02-02 (SUB-AB) Abutment	January 13, 2020
	02-03 (SUB-WW) Wing Wall	January 13, 2020
	02-04 (SUB-PR) Pier	January 13, 2020
	02-05 (SUB-BP) Bearing Pad Details	January 13, 2020
	02-06 (SUB-UTL) Utilities	January 13, 2020
	02-07 (SUB-EP) Endpost	January 13, 2020
03 – SUP (Superstructure)
	03-01 (SUP-BD) Bridge Decks	January 13, 2020
	03-02 (SUP-TB) Traffic Barrier (Parapets)	January 13, 2020
	03-03 (SUP-SB) Support Brackets	January 13, 2020
	03-04 (SUP-FR) Fence and Railing	January 13, 2020
	03-05 (SUP-SS) Structural Steel	January 13, 2020
	03-06 (SUP-CG) Concrete Girders	January 13, 2020
	03-07 (SUP-SLAB) Prestressed Slabs	January 13, 2020
	03-08 (SUP-JT) Bridge Deck Joints	January 13, 2020
	03-09 (SUP-BR) Bearings	January 13, 2020
	03-10 (SUP-SC) Scuppers	January 13, 2020
04 – MOT (Maintenance of Traffic)		January 13, 2020
05 – RW (Retaining Walls)		January 13, 2020
06 – BC (Box Culvert)		January 13, 2020
07 – REBAR (Reinforcing Details)		January 13, 2020
08 – AES (Aesthetics)		January 13, 2020
09 – SI (Structure Inventory)		January 13, 2020
10 – Noise Barriers		January 13, 2020
11 – SR (Structure Repairs)
	11-01 (SR-ST) Steel Repairs	June 14, 2019
	11-02 (SR-CR) Concrete Repairs	September 15, 2017
	11-03 (SR-JS) Jacking Systems	September 15, 2017
	11-04 (SR-SUB) Substructure Repairs	September 15, 2017
	11-05 (SR-BR) Bearing Repairs	September 15, 2017
	11-06 (SR-SCOUR) Scour/Erosion Repairs	September 15, 2017
	11-07 (SR-JT) Roadway Joint Repairs	September 15, 2017
	11-08 (SR-PI) Paved Inverts	September 15, 2017
	11-09 (SR-PCL) Pipe and Culvert Lining	September 15, 2017
	11-10 (SR-RW) Retaining Wall Repairs	September 15, 2017
	11-11 (SR-NW) Noise Wall Repairs	September 15, 2017
	11-12 (SR-MISC) Miscellaneous Repairs	January 13, 2020

Structural details shown on pink sheets indicate that you must enter information (e.g. chart and length).

Structural details shown on blue sheets indicate that the information is for Office Use only and project-specific details need to be developed from the guidelines on these sheets. Do not include them with the structure plans.

Note

Do not insert a PDF with details into any contract documents. The Office of Structures will create the plan sheets with structural details.

Contact your Office of Structures Project Manager with questions about structural details for any current projects. For general information on Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) structural details, contact the Office of Structures at 1-888-375-1084.