1013ALUMINUM BRIDGE RAILING

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1013.1DESCRIPTION—This work is the construction of an aluminum bridge railing.

1013.2MATERIAL—Before fabrication, submit shop drawings for review and acceptance.

(a)Railing.

• Cast Aluminum Railing Posts. ASTM B108, Alloy A444-T4 or ASTM B26/B26M, Alloy SG70A-T6.

• Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Shapes, and Tubes . ASTM B221/B221M, Alloy 6061 -T6 or 6351-T5.

• Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes. ASTM B210/B210M-Alloy 6061-T6.

• Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube. ASTM B241, Alloy 6061-T6, 6061-T4 or Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Structural Pipe and Tube ASTM B429, Alloy 6061-T6.

• Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate. ASTM B209/B209M-Alloy 6061-T6, 1100-0 or Alclad 2024-T4.

• Aluminum-Alloy Bars, Rods, and Wire . ASTM B211/B211M, Alloy 6061 -T6, 6262-T9, or 2024 -T4. (Alloy 2024-T4 with an anodic coating of 0.0002 -inch minimum thickness and dechromate or boiling water seal.)

• Aluminum-Alloy Standard Structural Shapes, Rolled or Extruded. ASTM B308/B308M-Alloy 6061-T6

• Toggle Bolts. Section 1014.2(a)

• Miscellaneous. Aluminum wedges, shims, end caps, washers, and nuts of acceptable material.

Certify as specified in Section 106.03(b)3.

(b)Anchor Bolts, Nuts, and Washers. Section 1105.02(c)2, galvanized as specified in Section 1105.02(s).

(c)Caulking Compound. Section 705.7

1013.3CONSTRUCTION—As shown on the Standard Drawings and as follows:

(a)General. Section 1012.3(a)

(b)Assembly. Section 1012.3(b) except:

At bend areas, do not vary the diameter of rail tubes by more than 5% of the outside diameter, when rail tubes are bent to the radii indicated.

1013.4MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT—Linear Foot

Measured from center -to-center of end posts. The Department will not deduct gaps at lighting pole foundations.

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Source: Publication 408 Highway Construction Specifications, 2026 Edition. Pages 1058–0 of 1,522. View official source ↗

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