​​​Plans, Standards and Specifications

Submission Review

PennDOT staff are responsible for reviewing submissions such as: Type, Size and Location (TS&L); foundation submissions; final plans; value engineering; pile hammer approvals and more.

Bridge Standard Drawings

Bridge Design, BD-600M Series (Pub. 218M*) — 2 viewing options:

• Index Sheet with links to individual standard drawings and highlighting of changes and e-notifications (PDF)
  
• All Standards in a single file with bookmarks and highlighting of changes and e-notifications (53.7 MB PDF)
  
• Archived BD-600M Series Standards which are inactive (standards issued since Jan. 2, 1996)
  

Bridge Construction, BC-700M Series (Pub. 219M*) — 2 viewing options:

• Index Sheet with links to individual standard drawings and highlighting of changes (PDF)
  
• All Standards in a single file with bookmarks and highlighting of changes (33.0 MB PDF)
  
• Archived BC-700M Series Standards which are inactive (standards issued since Jan. 2, 1996)
  

Low-Cost Hardwood Glulam Timber Bridge Design, BLC-560M Series (Pub. 6M*) — 2 viewing options:

• Index Sheet with links to individual standard drawings (PDF)
• All standards in a single file with bookmarks (12.7 MB PDF)

* The original “clean” version of this pub. can be obtained from the "FORMS, PUBS & MAPS" web page.

Old Bridge Standards Lookup List (xlsx)

Accepted Bridge and Structure Products

• List of Active Products with links to individual products (PDF)
  
• All Active Product Drawings in a single file (PDF)
  
• List of Active and Deleted Products (PDF)
  

Bridge Design Specifications

Design Manual, Part 4 — Structures (DM-4) (Pub. 15M)

• December 2019 Edition: Initial Release (PDF); Annotated Version** (PDF)
[Effective for projects with T.S & L. Approval after June 30, 2020.]
• ​April 2015 Edition: Initial Release (PDF);  Annotated Version **
• Quality Assurance Checklists (12/19) (PDF)
• Archived DM-4 Editions, Changes and Strike-Off Letters (2007-2019) (PDF)

**annotations indicate where Strike-Off Letters have made changes to the  manual (revisions are not incorporated).

E-Notifications

Active e-Notifications for Bridge Design (PDF)

Archived deleted e-Notifications for Bridge Design Standards (Pub 218M), 2016 Edition (PDF)

Archived e-Notifications for Bridge Design Standards (Pub 218M), 2010 Edition (PDF)

Archived e-Notifications for Bridge Design Standards (Pub 218M), 2003 Edition (PDF)