STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ON FEDERAL HIGHWAYS PROJECTS

Specifications are presented for those items of work, materials, and construction methods that are generally applicable to direct Federal highway contracts, and which may also be adapted for use by other highway agencies. This publication, which is dualized in order to familiarize the user with the metric system, is patterned to the extent possible after the AASHTO Guide Specifications for Highway Construction in order to establish a nationwide uniformity and consistency of specifications and contractural matters in highway construction. The specifications, which are designed to prevent early obsolescence and controversy in the administration of contracts, and to encourage increased production and decreased costs consistent with high quality work, cover various aspects of general requirements and construction details. Earthwork base courses, bituminous pavements, and rigid pavements are covered in detail, as well as bridge construction, incidental construction and materials.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 461 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous pavements; Bridge engineering; Building materials; Concrete pavements; Costs; Earthwork; Federal aid highways; Flexible pavements; Metric system; Paving; Road construction; Specifications; Standards
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00082906
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FP-74
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 8 1975 12:00AM