Design criteria for footbridges (formerly BD 29/17)

DMRB: Highway Structures and Bridges CD 353

Highways England, 2020
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Document Status

Current

Supplement

Civil & Structural Supplement

Series

DMRB: Highway Structures and Bridges

Abstract

Provides design criteria for footbridges covering principles, layout and appearance, design and dimensional standards, parapets, enclosed footbridges, drainage, walkway surface, lighting, and combined use footbridges.

History

Highway Structures and Bridges. Design. Supersedes BD 29/17 Highway structures: Design (substructures) materials. Special structures. Design criteria for footbridges (HE, 2017). Design manual for roads and bridges (DMRB). Revision 0 - dated March 2020 - replaces BD 29/17.

Subjects

  • Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
  • Transport facilities
  • Bridges
  • Footbridges

Publisher History

Highways England (formerly Highways Agency) was transformed into National Highways in 2021. It was responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvement of England's motorways and major A roads. It was an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport.

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