Department of Transportation

Load Rating

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is providing these load rating documents that support the Department's structural evaluation and bridge management inspection programs.

Description Size Date
Initial Load Capacity Rating Guidance pdf 247k 4.23.21
2010 Load Analysis and Rating System (LARS) Specification Analysis Manual pdf 1.2m 9.10.12
Bridge Load Rating Questions and Answers pdf 277k 8.7.13
FHWA Memo - Load Rating for the FAST Act's Emergency Vehicles pdf 283k 11.21.17
FHWA Memo - Load Rating for the FAST Act's Emergency Vehicles - Questions and Answers pdf 1.6m 4.13.18
FHWA Memo - Load Rating of Specialized Hauling Vehicles pdf 73k 11.21.17
FHWA Memo - Load Rating of Specialized Hauling Vehicles - Questions and Answers pdf 760k 11.21.17
Guidelines for Determining Load Capacity Ratings through Engineering Judgment pdf 233k 2.27.19
Guidance for Load Factor Rating (LFR) for Corrugated Metal Structures pdf 4.9m 2.27.19
Gusset Guidance and Examples pdf 911k 12.18.08
Gusset Plate Analysis FHWA Input pdf 127k 8.28.18
Gusset Plate Analysis FHWA Output pdf 65k 8.28.18
Gusset Plate Analysis Spreadsheet pdf 6m 8.28.18
LARS Load Rating Review Checklist rtf 279k 12.3.12
New Jersey Prestressed Concrete Standard Shapes for LARS xls 711k 9.10.12
NJDOT Highway Bridge Load Rating Manual zip 3.5m 9.10.12
NJDOT LARS Clarification Files zip 337k 12.30.11
NJDOT LARS Customization Files zip 1.3m 8.19.16
NJDOT Member Identification Sketch (MIS) Templates zip 375k 12.30.11
Sample 1 - Compact Disk (CD) Deliverables zip 4m 6.27.13
Sample 1 - Report and Appendix Pages zip 2.4m 6.27.13
Sample 2 - CD Deliverables zip 4m 6.27.13
Sample 2 - Report and Appendix Pages zip 2.3m 6.27.13

Last updated date: April 23, 2021 2:01 PM