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Guide Rail Inspection & Inventory Reference

Manual

April 2011

Compiled by Robert Gorka

Rail Items:

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3 Strand Cable Barrier

W-Beam Barrier

Box Beam Barrier

Normal Height: 27 in Max. Height: 30 in Min. Height: 24 in Post Spacing*: 16 ft Deflection Dist.: 11 ft

Normal Height: 27 in Max. Height: 30 in Min. Height: 24 in Post Spacing*: 6 ft Deflection Dist.: 5 ft

Normal Height: 32 in Max. Height: 35 in Min. Height: 29 in Post Spacing*: 12.5 ft Deflection Dist.: 8 ft

Normal Height: 27 in Max. Height: 30 in Min. Height: 24 in Post Spacing*: 6.25 ft Deflection Dist.: 4 ft

Heavy Post

Weak Post

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Box Beam Median Barrier

Concrete NJ Shape & Single Slope Barrier

W-Beam Median Barrier

Rail Items:

Normal Height: 33 in Max. Height: 36 in Min. Height: 30 in Post Spacing*: 12.5 ft Deflection Dist.: 7 ft

Normal Height: 27 in Max. Height: 30 in Min. Height: 24 in Post Spacing*: 6.25 ft Deflection Dist.: 3 ft

Heavy Post

Weak Post

Normal Height: 30 in Max. Height: 33 in Min. Height: 27 in Post Spacing*: 6 ft Deflection Dist.: 3 ft

* See page 25 for other post spacing/deflection distance combinations

Rail Items:

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Timber Barrier

Steel-Backed Timber Barrier

Thrie Beam Barrier

Rail Items:

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Shop Curve

Painted Box Beam Barrier

Rustic Box Beam Barrier

Weak Post

Heavy Post With Steel Block Out

Heavy Post

Page 6

Post Items:

“S” Post

“C” Post

Page 7

Post Items: Heavy Post With Wood & Synthetic Block Out

Concrete Post

Wood Post

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Post Items:

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End Treatments:

W-Beam Driveway Turndown

W-Beam Classic Turndown

W-Beam Spade

Page 10

End Treatments:

SKT-350

W-Beam Boxing Glove

ET-2000

Page 11

End Treatments: Box Beam Type 0

Box Beam End Piece (Known as Box Beam Type I Prior to 7/2/10 )

Box Beam Type II (Disapproved 7/2/10)

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End Treatments: Box Beam Type I End Assembly

Box Beam Type IIA End Assembly

Box Beam Modified Type I End Assembly

Includes 72’ shop curve and box beam end piece

Includes 18’ shop curve and box beam end piece

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Box Beam Type III: WYBET

Box Beam Type III: BEAT

End Treatments:

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End Treatments: Median Box Beam Type A

Median Box Beam Type C

Median Box Beam Type B

End Treatments:

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Attenuator Device: React 350

Attenuator Device: Sand Barrels

Attenuator Device: Quadguard

Page 16

End Treatments: Box Beam Pier Protection

Transition From Box Beam to Bridge Rail

Transition Box Beam to Concrete Barrier

Transition From Box Beam to W-Beam

End Treatments:

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Transition From Box Beam to Cable

Cable Anchor Block

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External Box Beam Coupling

Issues:

Box Beam Heat Number & Makers Mark

2 Bolt Connection — Box Beam Installed Before 1975

Page 19

Issues: Damaged Type III WYBET & BEAT End Assembly

No Flair to End Terminals

Wood Posts at Driveway Openings

Page 20

Issues:

Weak Post Welded to Box Beam

Exposed Soil Plates

More Than 3 Bent Adjacent Posts

Page 21

Holes or Rust Damage

Issues:

Excessive Rips or Tears

Welded W-Beam

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Fixed Objects in the Deflection Distance

Cables Protecting Deep Water

Inadequate Tension in Cable Barrier

Issues:

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Issues: Rail Splices Lapped Against the Flow of Traffic

Short Runs of Unnecessary Barrier

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See page 26 for instruction on how to measure rail height when there is a drop off at the edge of shoulder.

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How to Measure Rail Height: (With Drop Off @ Edge of Shoulder)

3 Strand Cable Barrier

Box Beam Barrier

W-Beam Barrier

Note: In all cases where there is no drop off measure height from the surface directly below the barrier. Measure from the pavement surface if curb is present within 12 inches of the railing.

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Notes:

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