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Bridge Manual Second Edition.

Bridge manual

Published: 06 2003

This manual is to foster best practice and establish guidelines for the design and evaluation of bridges carrying road and/or pedestrian traffic. Bridge technology is an area of ongoing research and refinement and the manual is reviewed from time to time to incorporate important corrections and/or amendments.

The Bridge Manual was first issued in May 1994 was amended four times. The second edition was published in June 2003 and it incorporated the earlier manual and its amendments and included an updated Design Statement section and a new section: Requirements for Aesthetics.

The second edition has been amended in June 2004, September 2004, December 2004 and July 2005.

NOTE: The December 2004 Amendment is a 'Provisional' amendment and has been issued pending publication of NZS 1170.5 and NZS 3101 and a full review of the relevant parts of the manual.

Bridge Manual - index

 

Download Manual Section

Title Date Download
Binder Cover and Title Page Jul 2005 PDF (3 pages | 410KB)
Forward, Record of Amendments and Registration Form Jul 2005 PDF (8 pages | 30KB)
Contents, Introduction and Acknowledgements Jul 2005 PDF (4 pages | 150KB)
Section 1: Design Statement Jul 2005 PDF (7 pages | 30KB)
Section 2: Design - General Requirements Jul 2005 PDF (15 pages | 3.91MB)
Section 3: Design Loading Jul 2005 PDF (20 pages | 280KB)
Section 4: Analysis and Design Criteria Jul 2005 PDF (37 pages | 310KB)
Section 5: Earthquake Resistant Design Jul 2005 PDF (40 pages | 300KB)
Section 6: Evaluation of Bridges and Culverts Jul 2005 PDF (34 pages | 920KB)
Section 7: Structural Strengthing Jul 2005 PDF (15 pages | 90KB)
Appendix A: Bridge Widths and Clearances Jul 2005 PDF (10 pages | 250KB)
Appendix B: Bridge Side Protection Jul 2005 PDF (36 pages | 1.07MB)
Appendix C: Toroidal Rubber Buffers Jul 2005 PDF (1 page | 120KB)
Appendix D: Lightly Trafficked Rural Bridges Jul 2005 PDF (5 pages | 140KB)
Appendix E: Bridge Site Information Summary Jul 2005 PDF (20 pages | 90KB)

Download Manual Amendments

Title Date Download
Covering Letter and Commentary, June 2004 Amendment Jun 2004 PDF (5 pages | 980KB)
Covering Letter and Commentary, September 2004 Amendment Sep 2004 PDF (15 pages | 1.14KB)
Covering Letter and Provisional, December 2004 Amendment Dec 2004 PDF (18 pages | 2.35MB)
Covering Letter, July 2005 Amendment Jul 2005 PDF (2 pages | 70KB)