Guide Bridge Special Provisions (GBSP)

GBSP's have been developed by IDOT's Bureau of Bridges and Structures in an effort to simplify the work involved in producing Special Provisions for items of work commonly associated with the design and construction of structures.

Special Instructions: The current GBSP's are available for download. Users can download individual or all files. To download an individual file to your hard drive click the link with the right mouse button, then choose "save target as." To view the file, click the link with the left mouse button. Files are in Adobe PDF format.

Download all Guide Bridge Special Provisions (applicable prior to August 4, 2023 letting)

Revised: March 24, 2023
Applicable Letting: Beginning August 4, 2023

GBSP NO.	Title	Effective Date	Revised Date
N/A	Index/Check Sheet		03/24/2023
4	Polymer Modified Portland Cement Mortar	06/07/1994	04/01/2016
13	High Load Multi-Rotational Bearings	10/13/1988	09/02/2022
14	Jack and Remove Existing Bearings	04/20/1994	04/13/2018
16	Jacking Existing Superstructure	1/11/1993	04/13/2018
18	Modular Expansion Joint	5/19/1994	12/09/2022
21	Cleaning and Painting Contact Surface Areas of Existing Steel Structures	6/30/2003	10/23/2020
25	Cleaning and Painting Existing Steel Structures	10/2/2001	04/15/2022
26	Containment and Disposal of Lead Paint Cleaning Residues	10/2/2001	04/22/2016
28	Deck Slab Repair	5/15/1995	04/13/2018
29	Bridge Deck Microsilica Concrete Overlay	5/15/1995	04/30/2021
30	Bridge Deck Latex Concrete Overlay	5/15/1995	04/30/2021
31	Bridge Deck High-Reactivity Metakaolin (HRM) Concrete Overlay	1/21/2000	04/30/2021
33	Pedestrian Truss Superstructure	1/13/1998	12/09/2022
34	Concrete Wearing Surface	6/23/1994	10/04/2016
45	Bridge Deck Thin Polymer Overlay	5/7/1997	02/06/2013
53	Structural Repair of Concrete	3/15/2006	08/09/2019
55	Erection of Curved Steel Structures	6/1/2007
59	Diamond Grinding and Surface Testing Bridge Sections	12/6/2004	04/15/2022
60	Containment and Disposal of Non-Lead Paint Cleaning Residues	11/25/2004	04/22/2016
61	Slipform Parapet	6/1/2007	04/15/2022
67	Structural Assessment Reports for Contractor’s Means and Methods	3/6/2009	10/05/2015
71	Aggregate Column Ground Improvement	1/15/2009	10/15/2011
72	Bridge Deck Fly Ash or GGBF Slag Concrete Overlay	1/18/2011	04/30/2021
78	Bridge Deck Construction	10/22/2013	12/21/2016
79	Bridge Deck Grooving (Longitudinal)	12/29/2014	03/29/2017
81	Membrane Waterproofing System for Buried Structures	10/04/2016	03/01/2019
82	Metallizing of Structural Steel	10/04/2016	10/20/2017
83	Hot Dip Galvanizing For Structural Steel	10/04/2016	03/24/2023
85	Micropiles	4/19/1996	10/23/2020
86	Drilled Shafts	10/5/2015	10/04/2016
87	Lightweight Cellular Concrete Fill	11/11/2001	04/01/2016
88	Corrugated Structural Plate Structures	04/22/2016	04/13/2018
89	Preformed Pavement Joint Seal	10/04/2016	03/24/2023
90	Three Sided Precast Concrete Structure (Special)	12/21/2016	03/24/2023
91	Crosshole Sonic Logging Testing of Drilled Shafts	04/20/2016	03/24/2023
92	Thermal Integrity Profile Testing of Drilled Shafts	04/20/2016	03/24/2023
93	Preformed Bridge Joint Seal	12/21/2016	03/24/2023
94	Warranty for Cleaning and Painting Steel Structures	03/03/2000	11/24/2004
96	Erection of Bridge Girders Over or Adjacent to Railroads	08/09/2019
97	Folded/Formed PVC Pipeliner	04/15/2022
98	Cured-in-Place Pipe Liner	04/15/2022
99	Spray-Applied Pipe Liner	04/15/2022
100	Bar Splicers	09/02/2022	12/09/2022
101	Noise Abatement Wall, Ground Mounted	12/09/2022
102	Noise Abatement Wall, Structure Mounted	12/09/2022
103	Noise Abatement Wall, Anchor Rod Assembly	12/09/2022

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