Bridge Rails and Barriers: A Reference Guide for Transportation Projects in the Coastal Zone
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Bridge Rails and Barriers: A Reference Guide for Transportation Projects in the Coastal Zone

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    • Abstract:
      This guide has been prepared as a tool to help stakeholders and participants in bridge and railing design to better understand options available for potentially successful application in future projects. Hopefully, this information will help to streamline the processes of rail selection and coastal development permitting. Part II, Rails and Barriers, presents fundamental design standards as well as a wide array of rail examples of (both preliminary designs and final selections) exhibiting site-specific features; aesthetic designs and treatments; and design features to ensure safety, ease of maintenance, and versatility. The successful combination of these characteristics supports compatibility and compliance with both Caltrans standards and Coastal Act/LCP policies. Several examples in this document reflect projects that have been approved, and in some cases already constructed, in the coastal zone. As noted above, not all of the railing and barrier types contained in this guide would be appropriate for every project. Furthermore, some of the built examples provide useful guidance for potentially improving railing designs in future applications. Again, while the use of railings depicted in this document does not guarantee coastal development permit approval for any given project, since each project must be evaluated within its specific context, this compilation represents the currently available palette of railing types that may be successfully tailored for upcoming projects. Part III, Reference Material, is a list of sources and links that provide additional in-depth information for more detailed study and project development. Most of the railings and barriers shown here are standard railings—or variations of standard railings—already in use by Caltrans. This palette is not meant to be viewed as an exhaustive list; other designs, appropriate to project-specific contexts, are encouraged for future projects, so long as they meet the applicable design standards of both Caltrans and the Commission. To ensure context-sensitive compatibility, final rail selection should consider applicable Coastal Act/LCP policies, site-specific features, and aesthetics of the structure.
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