This manual has been prepared to provide Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) bridge design engineers with a guide to the design criteria, analysis methods, and detailing procedures for the preparation of highway bridge and structure construction plans, specifications, and estimates.
Individual Chapters
Contents (pdf 278 KB)
Foreword (pdf 96 KB)
Chapter 1 General Information (pdf 1.0 MB)
Chapter 2 Preliminary Design (pdf 3.6 MB)
Chapter 3 Loads (pdf 906 KB)
Chapter 4 Seismic Design and Retrofit (pdf 4.7 MB)
Chapter 5 Concrete Structures (pdf 18.2 MB)
Chapter 6 Structural Steel (pdf 2.2 MB)
Chapter 7 Substructure Design (pdf 2.4 MB)
Chapter 8 Walls and Buried Structures (pdf 3.0 MB)
Chapter 9 Bearings and Expansion Joints (pdf 1.5 MB)
Chapter 10 Sign, Barriers, Approach Slabs, and Utilities (pdf 8.6 MB)
Chapter 11 Detailing Practice (pdf 1.4 MB)
Chapter 12 Quantities, Costs, and Specifications (pdf 2.5 MB)
Chapter 13 Bridge Load Rating (pdf 1.9 MB)
Chapter 14 Accelerated and Innovative Bridge Construction (pdf 2.5 MB)
Chapter 15 Structural Design Requirements for Design-Build Contracts (pdf 1.5 MB)
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2017 June |
M 23-50.17 |
PDF (25.5 MB) |
PDF (25.5 MB) |
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2016 June |
M 23-50.16 |
PDF (22.2 MB) |
PDF (22.2 MB) |
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2015 December |
M 23-50.15 |
PDF (38.3 MB) |
PDF (38.3 MB) |
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2015 April |
M 23-50.14 |
PDF (38.3 MB) |
PDF (38.3 MB) |
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2014 January |
M 23-50.13 |
PDF (45.1 MB) |
PDF (13.1 MB) |
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2012 August |
M 23-50.12 |
PDF (41.1 MB) |
PDF (8.6 MB) |
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2012 March |
M 23-50.11 |
PDF (40.7 MB) |
PDF (1.6 MB) |
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2012 January |
M 23-50.10 |
PDF (40.7 MB) |
PDF (551 KB) |
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2012 January |
M 23-50.09 |
PDF (40.7 MB) |
PDF (551 KB) |
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2011 December |
M 23-50.08 |
PDF (40.7 MB) |
PDF (551 KB) |
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2011 September |
M 23-50.07 |
PDF (40.7 MB) |
PDF (440 KB) |
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2011 July |
M 23-50.06 |
PDF (40.7 MB) |
PDF (40.7 MB) |
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2011 May |
M 23-50.05 |
PDF (43.1 MB) |
PDF (1.1 MB) |
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2010 August |
M 23-50.04 |
PDF (43.1 MB) |
PDF (43.1 MB) |
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2010 March |
M 23-50.03 |
PDF (38.5 MB) |
PDF (9.1 MB) |
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2008 May |
M 23-50.02 |
PDF (34.0 MB) |
PDF (34.0 MB) |
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2007 February |
M 23-50.01 |
PDF (34.0 MB) |
PDF (8.3 MB) |
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2006 November |
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PDF (42.2 MB) |
PDF (37.7 MB) |
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2006 September |
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PDF (29 MB) |
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2006 August |
PDF (41.5 MB) |
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2005 July |
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PDF (54.6 MB) |
PDF (54.6 MB) |
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2005 April |
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PDF (38 MB) |
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2002 August |
PDF (27 MB) |
