2014 Virginia Concrete Conference
Concrete: Enhancing Our Future
“Aesthetic Treatment of Bridges”
Julius F. J. Völgyi, Jr., P.E.
March 7, 2014
GENERAL GUIDELINES
VDOT Manual of the Structure and Bridge Division,
VOLUME V – Part 2,
Chapter 5: Architectural Treatment
Approval
Safety: Crash tested rails, clearances
Inspection Access
Other: Hydraulic flow, debris
Cost
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Architectural Treatment
Concrete Parapets and Railing
Status: Guidelines with renderings: Completed
Standards (Volume V – Part 3): Completed
Abutments, Hammerheads and Wall Piers
Status: Guidelines, details and renderings: In progress
Retaining Sound Walls
Status: Completed with guidelines, renderings, special
provisions
S&B, Volume V - Part 12
Four themes: Mountain, tidewater/seascape,
woodland and urban.
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Architectural Treatment for Parapets /
Railing
CONCRETE TEXTURING
Form liners
Brick / stone with mortar will not be permitted
Relief is limited to 1”
Limited to F-shape and BR27C- and BR27Dseries railing
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Architectural Treatment for Parapets /
Railing: Limits
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Architectural Treatments for Parapets /
Railing: Textures
CHISELED LIMESTONE
RANDOM COBBLE
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CEDAR STAKE
PEA GRAVEL
VERTICAL FRACTURED
RUSTIC BRICK
CHISELED SANDSTONE
3-D BRICK STONE
DRYSTACK
Architectural Treatment for Parapets /
Railing: Sculpted Features
Sculpted designs allowed only with chiseled limestone texture:
DOGWOOD BLOSSOM
OAK LEAVES
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FISH
Architectural Treatment for Parapets /
Railing: Medallions
Sculpted designs allowed with rustic brick and drystack textures
only. Do not place on terminal sections only.
CLAM SHELL
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CRAB
FRIGATE
SAND DOLLAR
Architectural Treatment for Parapets /
Railing: Medallions
Sculpted designs allowed with rustic brick and drystack textures only.
Do not place on terminal sections only.
STARFISH
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CARDINAL
DOGWOOD
BLOSSOM
TULIP
POPLAR
Architectural Treatment for Parapets / Railing:
Rendering: Concrete texturing for F-Shape
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Architectural Treatment for Parapets / Railing:
Rendering: Concrete texturing for BR27C and
BR27D-series
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Architectural Treatment for Parapets / Railing:
Rendering: Concrete texturing and sculpting
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Architectural Treatment for Parapets / Railing:
Rendering: Concrete texturing with medallion
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Architectural Treatment for Abutments,
Hammerheads and Wall Piers
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Coordinate with other elements of the project to
achieve an aesthetic theme:
Soundwalls
Abutment walls
Piers
Barriers (Parapets / Railings)
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Architectural Treatment for Abutments,
Hammerheads and Wall Piers
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
SCALE: Consider proportionality
COLOR: Paint / stain
RELIEF: 1” on barriers (parapets / railing)
3” on wing walls ?
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Architectural Treatment for Abutments,
Hammerheads and Wall Piers
Texturing achieved with form liners. Same basic
textures as those for parapets / railing.
Masonry texturing allowed:
BRICK
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STACKED
STONE
HOKIE
STONE
RANDOM
COBBLESTONE
Architectural Treatment for Abutments,
Hammerheads and Wall Piers:
Medallions
Same medallions as those for parapets / railing. May be colorized.
Scale needs to be considered.
Examples:
STARFISH
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DOGWOOD BLOSSOM
TULIP POPLAR
ABUTMENT WALLS
Texture: Same as parapet / railing.
Coping width: 12” to 18” depending on size of wall.
Slope paving: Same color.
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U-Back Wing with Coping and Medallion
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U-Back Wing with Smooth Edges and
Medallion
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Hammerhead Pier Guidelines / Details
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Piers: With Architectural Treatment
and Murals
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Wall Piers: Architectural Treatment /
Murals
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Piers: Texturing with and without
coping
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Questions ?
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