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IOWA DOT ~ BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES BUREAU ~ LRFD BRIDGE DESIGN MANUAL ~ 7: 3

7 Culvert Design
This section of Bridge Design Manual follows the AASHTO LRFD Specifications and the following
documents and related software:
• Cast-in-place box culverts
o “CulvertCalcTM IA Technical Manual”, available with downloaded CulvertCalcTM IA
software
o “CulvertCalcTM IA User Manual”, available with downloaded CulvertCalcTM IA software
• Precast box culverts
o “Precast Box Culvert Standards, Barrel and End Section Design Methodology”, dated
March 11, 2021

7.1 General

7.1.1 Policy overview


A culvert is a drainage structure that passes under a roadway. In the Bureau, a culvert is located and
designed by the Preliminary Bridge Design Unit based on site hydrology and hydraulic principles [BDM 4].
Small culverts generally are constructed with standard pipe, and larger culverts are constructed with box
sections, either cast-in-place or precast. For a reinforced concrete box culvert, the Preliminary Bridge
Design Unit will set the height and opening width for one to three box culvert barrels, as well as the inlet
and outlet components. Inlet and outlet components are intended to control water flow and sediment and
to prevent erosion or scour.

Generally, for typical site conditions the Bureau now designs alternate cast-in-place and precast
reinforced concrete single, twin and triple box culverts. A cast-in-place or precast box culvert must be
designed structurally based on live load and the height of fill above the culvert. For standard cast-in-place
single box culvert plans, the height of fill can range from zero, in which case traffic rides on the top slab of
the culvert, to 55 feet for 3’ to 12’ span culverts and zero to 16 feet for 14’ and 16’ span culverts. The fill
range is zero to 25 feet for cast-in-place double or triple box culverts. For standard single, twin and triple
precast box culverts the height of fill can range from 2 to 25 feet for 6’ to 12’ spans and 2 to 16 feet for 14’
and 16’ spans. When using the Bureau standard plans the designer needs to give the height of fill on the
plans so that the contractor can select the appropriate reinforcing and quantities.

For design of typical cast-in-place reinforced concrete box culverts the Bureau relies on standard plans
for single, twin, or triple barrels; bell joints; flared wing headwalls; parallel wing headwalls; flumes; flume
bell joints; and flume basins. Cast-in-place barrel sections generally are limited in length to 38 feet, and
the total length of the culvert should consist of 38-foot sections plus shorter varying length end sections
needed to meet the overall length. For design of cast-in-place reinforced concrete box culverts that do not
fit standard plans the Bureau uses CulvertCalc IA, LRFD software specially developed for the Bureau.
Additional features such as tapered or drop inlets, scour floors, handrails, trash racks, and fish baffles are
specially designed and added to project plans as needed.

For design of precast box culverts the Bureau provides standard plans for barrels, end sections, and
some special details. For production of typical precast box culverts the Bureau has three options. Option
A or B must be used if those options fit the project requirements. Option C is only allowed for non-
standard designs. Fabricators shall not substitute their own designs and details for any of the three
options.
• Option A: ASTM C1577 barrels and Iowa DOT end sections from Single Precast Reinforced
Concrete Box Culvert Standards
• Option B: Iowa DOT Single Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Standards
• Option C: ETCulvert barrel design (or equivalent) for non-standard designs and Iowa DOT
end sections from Single Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Standards
All options require shop drawing submittals for review and documentation. The Contractor shall allow 30
working days for the Engineer’s shop drawing review. Precast box culverts also may be used for culvert

January 2025

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