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Structure Design

Tony Marquez
State Bridge Engineer
Acting Deputy Division Chief
(916) 227-8115 or 8-498-8115

Structure Design is comprised of six Bridge Design Offices providing Bridge Design Services.

Services provided by the Bridge Design Offices:

• Contract Plans & Quantity Estimates for highway bridges & structures.
• Advance Planning Studies for highway bridges & structures.
• Technical support for the the design and construction of highway bridges & structures
• Standards & Criteria for design of highway bridges & structures.
• Technical liaison with Districts, outside agencies and other functional units.
• Provides the contract plans and estimates for transportation related structures
• Provides Architectural and Structural planning, technical support, standards design and review services
• Reviews consultant and Local Assistance special provisions for bridges and related structures
• Provides cost estimates and working day schedules for bridges and related structures 
• Develops, and maintains structure Standard Specifications and Standard Special Provisions
• Provides electrical, mechanical, water and wastewater planning, technical support and review services
• Develops design standards for electrical, mechanical, water and wastewater systems
• Provide photogrammetry products for Caltrans use - aerial photography, aerial photography reproductions, photogrammetric digital topographic maps, digital ortho-photographs and photogrammetric digital terrain data.
• Coordinate Caltrans photogrammetry operations; Develop standards for photogrammetry products produced by and for Caltrans; Develop and administer photogrammetry-related service contracts for Caltrans use, including: aerial photography, photographic reproduction, digital map compilation.
• Provide public access to the Caltrans aerial film library - an invaluable archive of aerial photography procured by Caltrans and other cooperating agencies that dates back to the early 1950's; Evaluate, develop, and procure cost-effective, new-technology photogrammetry equipment and systems.

 

Our Mailing Address

California Department of Transportation
Division of Engineering Services
Structure Design
P. O. Box 168041 MS 9-4/11G
Sacramento, CA 95816-8041