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.