Standard plans manual archive

Archived standard plan revision packages and summaries.

Revision history

Revision package history

Revision summaries

If you would like revision packages or summaries prior to 2015, please contact:
Bill Berens
Bill.Berens@wsdot.wa.gov
360-705-7256.

Check for the Approved for Publication date

Individual Standard Plans may vary in content over time and are distinguished by the "Approved for Publication" date in the lower right corner of the plan. This date authorizes the plan's use in project design thereafter, but before that plan may be referred to in a set of contract provisions and plans, it must be listed in the "Standard Plans" General Special Provision (GSP), with its approval date, and be issued in the respective manual: Standard Plans for Road, Bridge and Municipal Construction M 21-01.

Effective date

Individual Standard Plans Manuals vary regularly over time (scheduled for revision roughly every 12 months) and are identified by an Effective date, shown at the bottom of the Contents pages in the manual. The provisions of a contract indicate which Manual is valid for that contract by citing the Effective date. It also lists the plans with their approval dates, analogous to that Manual's table of contents (view current GSP).

Approved for Publication Date vs Effective Date

The "Approved for Publication" date applies to an individual Standard Plan, whereas the "Effective" date applies to a Standard Plans Manual publication. One should expect an individual Standard Plan to appear in several consecutive Manuals, i.e. that the same "Approved for Publication" date persists through several Effective date ranges.

The links below download Adobe Acrobat files of Standard Plans Manuals in effect between the dates listed, with the first date of each entry being the Effective date as indicated in the "Standard Plans" General Special Provision of a contract. One should be careful to note any addenda which may indicate a different date.

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Disclaimer

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) makes these documents available on an "as is" basis. All warranties and representations of any kind with regard to said documents are disclaimed, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use. WSDOT does not warrant the documents against deficiencies of any kind.

Since revisions or additions to the design standards may occur at any time, the Receiver agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless WSDOT, and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims, suits, losses, damages, or costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from the use of outdated design standards, and such indemnification shall survive acceptance of said file(s) by the Receiver.

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