DAMAGE TO BRIDGES BY ROAD VEHICLES

This leaflet summarizes and brings up to date the advice on signing at bridges previously issued in the circular roads, and recommended in the traffic signs manual and the working party report. There continues to be a large number of accidents each year involving vehicles striking bridges. The possible risks are outlined together with the basic traffic signing requirements, signing of diversionary routes, use of metric height signs, and other additional signing measures at high risk bridges. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Department for Transport, England

  Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street
  London,   England  SW1P 4DR
• Publication Date: 1983-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Crashes; Demand; Design; Hazards; High risk locations; Highway bridges; Location; Loss and damage; Metric system; Risk assessment; Traffic diversion; Traffic signs; Trucks; Vehicles; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: High; Use
• ITRD Terms: 1663: Accident black spot; 3455: Bridge; 1614: Damage; 285: Demand (econ); 9011: Design (overall design); 628: Diversion (traffic); 6489: Height; 9061: Location; 1236: Lorry; 9044: Metric; 553: Traffic sign; 9084: Use; 9113: Warning
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379306
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM