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Highway Design Manual
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Highway Design Manual - Table of Contents
The Highway Design Manual is available through the Caltrans Publication Unit .
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This material has been designed to familiarize the user with the Highway Design Manual and other design guidelines. The targeted audiences for this training are entry level engineers, technicians and planners. Because the material is focused on current or repetitive design and process issues, all engineering staff and managers are encouraged to utilize this training. You can now download a .pdf version of the Highway Design Manual questions and answers.
Highway Design Manual
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Foreword |
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Contents |
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Chapter 10 |
Division of Design |
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Chapter 20 |
Designation of Highway Routes |
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Chapter 40 |
Federal-Aid |
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Chapter 60 |
Nomenclature |
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Chapter 80 |
Application of Design Standards |
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Chapter 100 |
Basic Design Policies |
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Chapter 200 |
Geometric Design and Structure Standards |
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Chapter 300 |
Geometric Cross Section |
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Chapter 400 |
Intersections At Grade |
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Chapter 500 |
Traffic Interchanges |
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Chapter 600 |
Pavement Engineering |
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Chapter 610 |
Pavement Engineering Considerations |
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Chapter 620 |
Rigid Pavement |
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Flexible Pavement |
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| Chapter 640 |
Composite Pavements |
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| Chapter 650 |
Pavement Drainage |
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| Chapter 660 |
Base and Subbase |
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| Chapter 670 |
Structure Approach Slabs |
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Chapter 700 |
Miscellaneous Standards |
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Chapter 800 |
General Aspects |
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Chapter 810 |
Hydrology |
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Chapter 820 |
Cross Drainage |
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Chapter 830 |
Roadway Drainage |
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Chapter 840 |
Subsurface Drainage |
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Chapter 850 |
Physical Standards |
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Chapter 860 |
Open Channels |
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Chapter 870 |
Channel and Shore Protection - Erosion Control |
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Chapter 880 |
Underground Disposal |
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Chapter 890 |
Storm Water Management |
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Chapter 900 |
Landscape Architecture |
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Chapter 1000 |
Bikeway Planning and Design |
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Chapter 1100 |
Highway Traffic Noise Abatement |
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Index |
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If you have any questions about the Highway Design Manual send e-mail to: Antonette Clark (antonette.clark@dot.ca.gov).
This page last update November 3, 2009