Risk Based Management of Guardrails: Site Selection and Upgrading


PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS

Properly attached to a bridge Improperly attached to a bridge Block-outs to move the face of the rail away from the post so that a vehicular wheel will not snag on the post in an accident Fixed Object Attachment Substandard Bridge Rail Substandard guardrail
Substandard guardrail due to steel block-outs End treatment typically used to protect steep slopes End treatment typically used to protect steep slopes Guardrail attached to a bridge used to protect adjacent steep slope Substandard steel block-outs Beam-eater end treatment
Wooden block-outs Turned Down End Treatment Location needing guardrail because of the steep slope Location needing guardrail because of the steep slope Location needing guardrail because of the steep slope