APPROVED
BRANDS
FORMED
STEEL BEAM RAILING & END TERMINAL
A. Trinity Guardrail – Trinity Highway Products, LLC
1. How to find logo marking on rail:
PLANT DISTANCE FROM END
Ft. Worth, Texas: Approx. 24 in. (600 mm) from end of rail - backside
W-beam T M180 A2
(Plant # 16) XXX XXXXX XXXX
Girard, Ohio: Within 5 ft. (1.5 m) of end of rail - faceside
W-beam T S M180 AX XXXXX XXXXXX
(Plant # 31)
Centerville, Utah: Within 40 in. (1 m) of end of rail - faceside
W-beam & Thrie-beam T U M180 AX X-XX XXXXXX
(Plant # 33)
Lima, Ohio: (Lima Mill) Approx. 24 in. (600 mm) from end of rail - faceside
W-beam T M180 AX
(Plant # 55) XXXXXXXXXXX
Lima, Ohio: Within 30 in. (760 mm) of end of rail - faceside
Thrie-beam T M180 AX
(Plant # 55) XXXXXXXXXXX
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2. Steel Beam Guardrail End Terminal (Standard Road Plan BA-205) |
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3. Steel Beam Guardrail Flared End Terminal for Cable Connection. |
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Marking Stamp
B. Gregory Highway Products, Inc., 4100 13th St. SW, P.O. Box 80508, Canton, OH 44708
This document specifically relates to guardrail beams marked in the following manner:
Brand, M-180, Heat Number, Coating Lot, Class-Type
The markings will appear every 24 in. (600 mm) on each beam element on the center corrugation. The markings will consist of 1/2 in. (13 mm) high letters embossed into the metal forming the rail element.
This document also relates to Backup Plates, End Sections, Buffer Ends and End Shoes. Marking for these items will be on durable tags attached to each bundle (or on labels affixed to at least one section in each bundle).
Marking specifics are as follows:
1. Brand GH for Gregory Highway Products, Inc.
2. M-180: AASHTO Specifications
3. Heat Number Code: 4-Digit, Alphanumeric
4. Coating Lot: Week [one of two digits, (e.g., 1 through 52)]
Year [two digit, (e.g., 93)]
5. Class Type:
a. Class
1. Class A Base Metal nominal thickness 0.105 in. (2.76 mm) - 12 gauge
2. Class B Base Metal nominal thickness 0.135 in. (2.43 mm) - 20 gauge
b. Type
1. Zinc-Coated 1.8 oz./ft.2 (51.03 g) minimum
2. Zinc-Coated 3.6 oz./ft.2 (102.06 g) minimum
3. Beams to be painted (by others)
4. Beams of corrosion-resistant steel
C. R. G. Steel, Route 551, P.O. Box 356, Pulaski, PA 16143
Guardrail Element Markings
This document describes the method and location of markings on both the guardrail element and the thrie-beam rail element. The markings will appear within 38 in. (965 mm) in the valley on the traffic face of each rail element. The markings are 3/8 in. (9.5 mm) high letters and numbers that are embossed (rolled) into the rail element
A description is shown below:
Coding System
1. Class
a. Class A Base Metal nominal thickness 0.105 in. (2.76 mm) – 12 gauge
b. Class B Base Metal nominal thickness 0.135 in. (3.43 mm) – 20 gauge
2. Type
a. Zinc-coated 1.8 oz./ft.² (51.03 g) minimum
b. Zinc-coated 3.6 oz./ft.² (102.06 g) minimum
D. IMH Products, Inc., 1121 E. 46th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220
This document specifically relates to End Sections, Transition Sections, Buffer Ends, Backup Plates, and End Shoes.
Marking specifics are as follows:
1. Brand IMH for IMH Products, Inc.
2. AASHTO Specifications: M-180
3. Heat Number Code: 4 digits
4.* Coating Lot: Year (2 digits)
5.* Class: Gauge/Thickness
6.* Type: Zinc-coated ounces (grams) per sq. ft. (sq. mm)
* Markings of these items will be on durable tags attached to each bundle (or on labels affixed to at least one section in each bundle.)
E. Beam Guardrail End Terminal by Road Systems, Inc.
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1. Steel Beam Guardrail End Terminal (Standard Road Plan BA-205)
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2. Steel Beam Guardrail – Flared End Terminal for Cable Connection |
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Manufacturer: Road Systems, Inc.
Materials: 12.5 ft regular section of “W” Beam Guardrail (2 sections)
12.5 ft end section of “W” Beam Guardrail (1 section)
6” x 8” x 6’0” wood CRT Posts (5 posts)
5 ½” x 7 ½” x 45” wood posts (2 posts)
Foundation soil tubes (2 tubes)
Wood blocks 6” x 8” x 14” (5 blocks)
Bearing plate
Cable anchor bracket
BCT cable anchor assembly
Ground strut
Type III retro reflective adhesive sheeting
Lag screws 3/8” x 3”
Post bracket
For additional details consult Standard Road Plan BA-205.