Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways - Effective Date: August 25, 2019

Abstract

This standard provides fire protection and fire-life safety requirements for limited access highways, road tunnels, bridges, elevated highways, depressed highways, and roadways that are located beneath air-right structures.

This standard establishes minimum requirements for each of the identified facilities.

This standard does not apply to the following structures:

(1) Parking garages

(2) Bus terminals

(3) Truck terminals

(4) Any other structure in which motor vehicles are stored, repaired, maintained, or parked

This standard shall be applicable where a structure or an element of a structure, including those specified in 1.1.3(1) through 1.1.3(4), is deemed to be a facility by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).

If any element of a structure cited in 1.1.3 is used to allow only the travel of road vehicles as a means of access to or egress from the structure, then it shall be characterized as a facility and treated as such under this standard.