FDOT Standard Plans · FY 2026-27 · Series 515: Incidental Construction
FDOT Standard Plans Index 515-051: Bridge Pedestrian/Bicycle Railing (Steel)
Short answer
Index 515-051 is the FDOT Standard Plan for Bridge Pedestrian/Bicycle Railing (Steel), part of Series 515 (Incidental Construction). The sections below are extracted from FDOT's Standard Plans Instructions (SPI) for this index — design criteria, assumptions and limitations, and what your plans must show.
Design Criteria
Design Criteria See Standard Plan s Instructions Index 515 - 0 52.
Design Assumptions and Limitations
Design Assumptions and Limitations Bridge Pedestrian/Bicycle Railing is limited to use on bridges with expansion joint thermal movements not exceeding 5". Scheme 3 is limited to bridge retrofit applications where additional sidewalk width is required. See Standard Plan s Instructions Index 515 - 0 52 for additional information.
Payment
Payment Item number Item Description Unit Measure 515 - 2 - 1BB Pedestrian / Bicycle Railing, Non Specified, 42" (Type__) LF 515 - 2 - 1BB Pedestrian / Bicycle Railing, Non Specified, 48" (Type__) LF 515 - 2 - 2BB Pedestrian / Bicycle Railing, Steel Only, 42" (Type__) LF 515 - 2 - 2BB Pedestrian / Bicycle Railing, Steel Only, 48" (Type__) LF Include concrete and reinforcing steel quantities for the concrete curb (Scheme 2) in the bridge deck plan quantity pay items.
What your plans must show
Plan Content Requirements for this index — the SPI's checklist for designers.
- In the Structures and/or Roadway Plans: Provide railing layout Control Drawings to show post spacing, curb joint, V
- - groove, deck joint, expansion joint locations and Scheme number. Label railing by name or Index number. For existing bridge retrofits special end treatment details may be required for perpendicular or flared wingwalls at Begin and End Bridge. Provide existing railing removal details when required. When either Index 515
- - 0 61 are acceptable, include cross references to both indexes and use Pay Item 515
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Related indexes in Series 515
- Index 515-021 — Pedestrian/Bicycle Bullet Railing for Traffic Railing s
- Index 515-022 — Pedestrian/Bicycle Bullet Railing Details
- Index 515-052 — Pedestrian/Bicycle Railing (Steel)
- Index 515-061 — Bridge Pedestrian/Bicycle Railing ( Aluminum )
- Index 515-062 — Pedestrian/Bicycle Railing (Aluminum)
- Index 515-070 — Aluminum Pipe Guiderail
- Index 515-080 — Steel Pipe Guiderail
- Index 520-001 — Curb and Gutter
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Start for FreeText extracted from FDOT Standard Plans FY 2026-27, a public-domain Florida state publication. Always verify against the current edition at fdot.gov. PDFDepth is not affiliated with FDOT.