Description: This document assigns responsibilities for the inventory, inspection, rating, maintenance and damage repair of the department's transportation structures and for the analysis of their structural capacity to support loads. Guidance is provided for the department's responsibilities in the inventory and inspection of local agency-owned bridges; and cooperative inspection, rating and maintenance of bridges between Washington and other states or agencies is also included.

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• Publication Number: M 23-11
• Last Modified: April, 1998
• Version:
• Manual Manager: Harvey Coffman
• Originators: Bridge and Structures Office, Engineering and Regional Operations Division
• # of Pages: 29
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• Keywords: Transportation Structures Preservation Manual
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Transportation Structures Preservation Manual Individual Chapters

Comments (pdf 19 KB)

Foreword (pdf 11 KB)

Contents (pdf 14 KB)

Responsibilities (pdf 16 KB)

Rules (pdf 18 KB)

Glossary (pdf 15 KB)

References (pdf 13 KB)

Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Agreements (pdf 11 KB)

WSDOT Movable Bridges (pdf 11 KB)

This abstract was last modified April 29, 2009