Location and Design Division
VDOT GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT
Location and Design Division
VDOT Road and Bridge Standards
Welcome to the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Road and Bridge Standards web pages.
The release of the 2016 edition of the VDOT Road and Bridge Standards are in an electronic-only format and printed copies are no longer provided. The online PDF version of the VDOT Road and Bridge Standards is the official set of standard drawings for all VDOT projects.
VDOT's standard drawings are not distributed or offered in any CADD format (example microstation.dgn or autocad.dwg).
Note to users of the VDOT Road & Bridge Standards:
The Standard Drawings contained in the VDOT Road & Bridge Standards are signed and sealed engineering drawings that are copyrighted materials of VDOT and the Commonwealth of Virginia. VDOT’s policy is to offer the Standard Drawings in a secure electronic format and each Standard is available on this website. Plan assemblies using the Road & Bridge Standards shall reference each standard used. Inserting the Standard Drawings into VDOT, locality, or private development plan assemblies, or modifying the Standard Drawings in any way, is not permitted.
For project specific applications, special design drawings based on VDOT standards shall include all details, notes, dimensions, and quantities necessary to completely construct the item. Drawings shall be done under the direct supervision of a professional engineer licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, who signs and seals the drawing and assumes professional responsibility for the design.
See IIM LD-243 for additional information on signing and sealing of special design drawings and modified standards.
Roadside safety hardware standards (guardrail and concrete barrier) are crash tested devices and shall not be modified for project specific applications.
Charles W. Patterson, P.E.
Standards and Special Design Section Manager
[email protected]
804-786-1805
| Bryant L. Lowery, P.E. Standards and Special Design Engineer [email protected] 804-786-9468 |
Matthew T. Cross Standards and Special Design Engineer [email protected] 804-786-2577 |
Current Edition
Required for Tier 1 projects with an advertisement date of Nov. 22, 2016, (non federally eligible), Dec. 13, 2016, (federally eligible). Required for Tier 2 projects with an advertisement date of Feb. 14, 2017.
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| YEAR | |
| 2016 | 2016 Road and Bridge Standards Revised September 2022 |
| Clarification of MASH guardrail requirements | |
Previous Electronic Editions
| YEAR | |
| 2008 | 2008 Road and Bridge Standards |
| 2001 | 2001 Road and Bridge Standards |
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