The original Highway Structures DesignHandbook was produced by US Steel in the 1970s.  The project was subsequently taken over by AISC Marketing.  Now, with federal grant money, NSBA with HDR Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA as the Principal Engineer, is undertaking the much-needed updating of this important industry document.  Eventually, it will encompass 23 chapters and seven Design Examples.  The chapters are being written by prominent engineers in the field and reviewed by a committee organized by NSBA.  Comments are compiled by NSBA, returned to the authors for revisions, and then finalized by NSBA. 

The initial Chapters and Design Examples of the renamed Steel Bridge Design Handbook listed below are now available to download. 

Chapters and Design Examples are current with the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Third Edition, US units. The user should be aware that upgrades to the Design Handbook Chapters or Design Examples will only be undertaken with the release of a new Edition of the Specification. The user should make themselves aware of any changes that have taken place with the interim specifications and make the appropriate changes or modifications to procedures to accommodate said changes.

Chapter 7: Selecting the Right Bridge Type
Chapter 8: Stringer Bridges
Chapter 9: Loads and Load Combinations
Chapter 13: Design for Constructability
Chapter 18: Bearing Design — (downloadable spreadsheets: Method A, Method B)
Chapter 23: Corrosion Protection of Steel Bridges

Design Example 1: Three-Span Continuous Straight Composite I Girder
Design Example 2A: Two-Span Continuous Straight Composite I Girder
Design Example 2B: Two-Span Continuous Straight Wide Flange Beam

This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. DTFH61-04-H-00026.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.