Inspection

• National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) - Federal Bridge Law from the Code of Federal Regulations
• NBIS PDF (144kb)
• NBIS Flowcharts (pdf 24kb)
• Washington State Bridge Inspection Manual (WSBIM)
• Bridge Records (pdf 544kb)- What Official Bridge Files should contain
• Bridge Analysis (pdf 66kb) - Load Rating, Scour Calculations, Sufficiency Ratings
• FHWA Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual (BIRM) (pdf 278.0Mb) LARGE FILE
  • Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, Bibliography (pdf 668kb)
  • Chapter 1 through Chapter 5 (pdf 55.0Mb)
  • Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 (pdf 29.9Mb)
  • Chapter 8 (pdf 64.8Mb)
  • Chapter 9 through Chapter 11 (pdf 61.7Mb)
  • Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Appendix (pdf 46.1Mb)
  
  
• Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nations Bridges (Coding Guide) (pdf 382kb) - Errata

Design

• WSDOT Bridge Design Manual

Standards

• Local Agency Guidelines (LAG) Manual
  • Chapter 34: Highway Bridge Program from April 2008 edition  (pdf 1.1mb)

Scour

• FHWA Bridge Hydraulics Plans of Action
• FHWA Hydraulics Engineering Publications
• HEC-18 Evaluation Evaluating Scour at Bridges undefined
• HEC-20 Stream Stability at Highway Structures undefined
• HEC-23 Bridge Scour and Stream Instability Countermeasures undefined

Transportation Publications

• AASHTO Bookstore, Bridges Category