[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR625.4]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 625--DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 625.4  Standards, policies, and standard specifications.

    The documents listed in this section are incorporated by reference 
with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 and are on file at the Office of 
the Federal Register in Washington, DC. They are available as noted in 
paragraph (d) of this section. The other CFR references listed in this 
section are included for cross-reference purposes only.
    (a) Roadway and appurtenances. (1) A Policy on Geometric Design of 
Highways and Streets, AASHTO 1994. [See Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (2) A Policy on Design Standards--Interstate System, AASHTO 1991. 
[See Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (3) The geometric design standards for resurfacing, restoration, and 
rehabilitation (RRR) projects on NHS highways other than freeways shall 
be the procedures and the design or design criteria established for 
individual projects, groups of projects, or all nonfreeway RRR projects 
in a State, and as approved by the FHWA. The other geometric design 
standards in this section do not apply to RRR projects on NHS highways 
other than freeways, except as adopted on an individual State basis. The 
RRR design standards shall reflect the consideration of the traffic, 
safety, economic, physical, community, and environmental needs of the 
projects.
    (4) Erosion and Sediment Control on Highway Construction Projects, 
refer to 23 CFR part 650, subpart B.
    (5) Location and Hydraulic Design of Encroachments on Flood Plains, 
refer to 23 CFR part 650, subpart A.
    (6) Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and 
Construction Noise, refer to 23 CFR part 772.
    (7) Accommodation of Utilities, refer to 23 CFR part 645, subpart B.
    (8) Pavement Design, refer to 23 CFR part 626.
    (b) Bridges and structures. (1) Standard Specifications for Highway 
Bridges, Fifteenth Edition, AASHTO 1992. [See Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (2) Interim Specifications--Bridges, AASHTO 1993. [See 
Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (3) Interim Specifications--Bridges, AASHTO 1994. [See 
Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (4) Interim Specifications--Bridges, AASHTO 1995. [See 
Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (5) AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, First Edition, AASHTO 
1994 (U.S. Units). [See Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (6) AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, First Edition, AASHTO 
1994 (SI Units). [See Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (7) Standard Specifications for Movable Highway Bridges, AASHTO 
1988. [See Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (8) Bridge Welding Code, ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5-95, AASHTO. [See 
Sec. 625.4(d) (1) and (2)]
    (9) Structural Welding Code--Reinforcing Steel, ANSI/AWS D1.4-92, 
1992. [See Sec. 625.4(d)(2)]
    (10) Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway 
Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals, AASHTO 1994. [See 
Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (11) Navigational Clearances for Bridges, refer to 23 CFR part 650, 
subpart H.
    (c) Materials. (1) General Materials Requirements, refer to 23 CFR 
part 635, subpart D.
    (2) Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods 
of Sampling and Testing, parts I and II, AASHTO 1995. [See 
Sec. 625.4(d)(1)]
    (3) Sampling and Testing of Materials and Construction, refer to 23 
CFR part 637, subpart B.
    (d) Availability of documents incorporated by reference. The 
documents listed in Sec. 625.4 are incorporated by reference and are on 
file and available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 
800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC. These 
documents may also be reviewed at the Department of Transportation 
Library, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, in Room 2200. These 
documents are also available for inspection and copying as provided in 
49 CFR part 7, appendix D. Copies of these documents may be obtained 
from the following organizations:
    (1) American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
Officials (AASHTO), Suite 249, 444 North Capitol Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20001.

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    (2) American Welding Society (AWS), 2501 Northwest Seventh Street, 
Miami, FL 33125.