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BRIDGE INSPECTION MANUAL Chapter 7: Vehicles

PART 3: LOAD RATING

June 2010 Page 3-7-1

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 7 VEHICLES ............................................................................................ 2SECTION 7.1 LEGAL LOADS .............................................................................................................. 2SECTION 7.2 STANDARD AASHTO VEHICLES ................................................................................ 3SECTION 7.3 SPECIAL ROUTE VEHICLES ....................................................................................... 7SECTION 7.4 SCHOOL BUSES ........................................................................................................ 13

Table of Figures

Figure 3:7-1: AASHTO H-20 and HS-20 Loads ............................................................................................ 4Figure 3:7-2: AASHTO HS-25 and Alternate Military Loads ......................................................................... 5Figure 3:7-3: AASHTO Fatigue and HL-93 Loads ........................................................................................ 6Figure 3:7-4: Toll Road Truck Loads ............................................................................................................ 8Figure 3:7-5: Michigan Train Truck Loads .................................................................................................... 9Figure 3:7-6: Indiana Extra-Heavy-Duty Highway System ......................................................................... 10Figure 3:7-7: 11-, 13-, and 14-Axel Superload Vehicles ............................................................................. 11Figure 3:7-8: 19-Axel Superload Vehicles .................................................................................................. 12Figure 3:7-9: School Buses ......................................................................................................................... 13


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PART 3: LOAD RATING Legal Loads


CHAPTER 7 VEHICLES

With the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWAs) adoption of the American Association of State

Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design Specifications, the

FHWA has issued a clarification of policy regarding the appropriate methodology and loads to be used in

reporting operating and inventory rating data. It is necessary to accommodate and support Load and

Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR), while continuing to accept Allowable Stress (AS) and Load Factor (LF)

for the large inventory of in-service bridges that have been designed by a method other than Load and

Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). It is not the intent of FHWA to mandate re-rating existing, valid bridge

load ratings by LRFR.

Load ratings are to be reported to the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) annually. For bridges designed

using LRFD using HL-93 loading, load ratings are to be computed and reported in tons and must indicate

the rating method used. Ratings shall be based on LRFR methods using HL-93 vehicular live loadconsisting of the design truck or design tandem and the design lane load.

For bridges designed using Allowable Stress Design (ASD) or Load Factor Design (LFD), load ratings are

to be computed and reported in tons and must indicate the rating method used. Rating factors shall be

based on LRFR methods using HL-93 loading or LFR methods based on the HS-20 vehicle. Bridges

designed using LFD, and being rehabilitated, should be load-rated for the AASHTO LFD design vehicles.

Load ratings and respective locations should be entered into the Central Database for the following

vehicles: H-20 Inventory (Truck and Lane); HS-20 Inventory & Operating (Truck and Lane);

HS-25 Operating; Fatigue Truck Operating; and HL-93 Operating.

SECTION 7.1 LEGAL LOADS

Load limits restrict how much weight can be carried on an axle, a single tire, a pair of tires, and on the

vehicle or vehicle combination in total. Load limits are necessary for protecting bridges from structural

weakening or fatigue, preventing unsafe conditions, and the early replacement of bridges.

Vehicles meeting Indiana Code Article 20, Size and Weight Restrictions, are considered legal loads and

should be able to use any highway or bridge within the state (see Appendix A). Some routes, and many

bridges, must be posted to protect them from possible damage. A posted bridge may restrict a legal load

from use. At this time, a bridge with a load capacity of H-20 is considered to best represent the state'sload limit for the evaluation of the need for load posting.


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SECTION 7.2 STANDARD AASHTO VEHICLES

The following standard AASHTO vehicles are used in load rating structures:

H20-44 Truck/Lane

HS20-44 Truck/Lane

HS25 Truck/Lane

Fatigue Truck

HL-93 Design Truck

HL-93 Design Tandem

HL-93 Design Truck Pair


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Figure 3:7-1: AASHTO H-20 and HS-20 Loads



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Figure 3:7-2: AASHTO HS-25 and Alternate Military Loads



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Figure 3:7-3: AASHTO Fatigue and HL-93 Loads



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SECTION 7.3 SPECIAL ROUTE VEHICLES

Special Route Vehicles are identified in the Indiana Code and can change annually depending on state

legislature.

The Alternate Military Loading should be applied for any route falling on the National Highway

System (NHS) (http://www.in.gov/indot/3029.htm) with a design date prior to December 31, 2005.

In addition to the legal loads, the Indiana Toll Road live load (Heavy Duty Highway) should apply

to each state highway bridge located within 15 miles of an Indiana Toll Road entrance or exit. A

single truck with the design lane load should be used in each design lane. Factors for multiple

presence and dynamic load allowance should be the same as those used for regular design

trucks.

In addition to the legal loads, the Michigan Truck Train live load (Extra-Heavy-Duty Highway)

should apply to each bridge located on the Indiana Extra Heavy Duty Highway system. A single

truck with design lane load should be limited to one design lane located to cause extreme force

effects, while the other design lanes are occupied by regular design loads. Factors for multiple

presence and dynamic load allowance should be the same as those used for regular design

trucks.
http://www.in.gov/indot/3029.htmhttp://www.in.gov/indot/3029.htm


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Figure 3:7-4: Toll Road Truck Loads



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Figure 3:7-5: Michigan Train Truck Loads



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Figure 3:7-6: Indiana Extra-Heavy-Duty Highway System

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Figure 3:7-7: 11-, 13-, and 14-Axel Superload Vehicles

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Figure 3:7-8: 19-Axel Superload Vehicles

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PART 3: LOAD RATING School Buses

SECTION 7.4 SCHOOL BUSES

It is recommended that a notice be sent by the county to the school districts advising them of the location

of all bridges with a 12-ton or less weight limit. This notice should be sent annually, or whenever a

bridges posting status changes.

Figure 3:7-9: School Buses

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