FHWA-NBI-1 National Bridge Inventory Bridge Elements (NBIBE) Form 2

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Table 1. Bridge Elements.
Element

Units

Deck
Open Grid Deck
Concrete Filled Grid Deck
Corrugated or Orthotropic Deck
Slab
Top Flange

SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF

Closed Web/Box Girder
Girder/Beam
Stringer
Truss
Arch
Main Cable
Secondary Cable
Floor Beam
Pin, Pin and Hanger Assembly
Gusset Plate

LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
EA
LF
EA
EA

Column
Column Tower (Trestle)
Pier Wall
Abutment
Pile Cap/Footing
Pile
Pier Cap

EA
LF
LF
LF
LF
EA
LF

Culvert

LF

Bridge Rail

LF

Strip Seal
Pourable
Compression
Assembly with Seal (Modular)
Open
Assembly without Seal
Other

LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF

Prestressed
Steel
Concrete
Deck/Slab
13
28
29
30
15
Superstructure
102
104
107
109
113
115
120
141
143
147
148
152
154
161
162
Substructure
202
204
207
219
225
231

226
233
Culvert
240
245
Bridge Rail
330*
Joint

Element Number
Reinforced
Timber
Concrete
31

60

38
16

54

65

144

111
117
135
146

106
112
118
136
142

155

156

205

206
208
212
216

105
110
116

210
215
220
227
234

145

149
157

203
213
217

228
235

211
218
229
236

241

242

244

243

331

332

334

333

Bearing
EA
310
EA
311
EA
312
EA
313
EA
314
EA
315
EA
316
Wearing Surfaces and Protective Coatings
Wearing Surfaces
SF
510
Steel Protective Coating
SF
515
Concrete Protective Coating
SF
521
*Element 330-Metal Bridge Rail may include steel or aluminum rails.

3

Other

12

300
301
302
303
304
305
306

Elastomeric
Movable (roller, sliding, etc.)
Enclosed/Concealed
Fixed
Pot
Disk
Other

Masonry