circ.

Circumference
A Area or Amperes Ckt. Circuit F Fill, Farad J Joule
AAA American Automobile Association Cl. or Clear Clearance F or Final Final Quantity JB Junction Box
AASHO American Association Of State Highway Officials CL, C/L or | Center Line F & I Furnish & Install Jct. Junction
AASHTO American Association Of State Highway And Transportation Officials CM Concrete Monument F to F Face to Face Jt. Joint
ABC Asphalt Base Course CMB Concrete Median Barrier FA Federal Aid or Fine Aggregate
K Design Hour Factor or Kelvin
Abd. Abandoned CMP Corrugated Metal Pipe FAC Florida Administrative Code
k Kilo (prefix)
ABS Acrylonitrite-Butadiene-Styrene Pipe CMPA Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch FAP Federal Aid Project
kg Kilogram
AC, Ac. Acre Co. County or Company FC Friction Course
kg/m Kilogram Per Meter
AC or Asph. Conc. Asphaltic Concrete Col. Column FD French Drain 2
kg/m Kilogram Per Square Meter
Accel. Acceleration Com. Commercial or Common Fdn. Foundation 3
kg/m Kilogram Per Cubic Meter
Act. Actuated COMM Committee or By Committee FDOT Florida Department Of Transportation
Kilo One Thousand
ADA The Americans With Disabilities Act Comp. Composite FE Floor Elevation
Kip 1000 Pounds
Adh. Adhesive Con. Connect or Connection Fed. Federal
km Kilometer
Adj. Adjust Conc. Concrete Fert. Fertilizer
km/h Kilometer Per Hour
ADT Average Daily Traffic Const. Construct or Construction FES Flared End Section
kn Knot
AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic Contrl. Controller FETS Flared End Terminal Section
kN Kilonewton
Agg. Aggregate Cont. Continuation FH Fire Hydrant
kPa Kilopascal
Ah. Ahead Contr. Contractor FHWA Federal Highway Administration
ksi Kips Per Square Inch
AISC American Institute Of Steel Construction Coord. Coordinate Fig. Figure
kV Kilovolt
Alt. Alternate Cor. Corner Fin. Finish
kVA Kilovolt Ampere
Al. Aluminum Corr. Corrugated F.L. or FL Flow Line
kWh Kilowatthour
AM 12:00 Midnight Until 11:59 Noon CP Concrete Pipe FL, Fl. or Fla. Florida
ANSI American National Standards Institute CPE Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe Flex. Flexible
AOS Apparent Opening Size CPT Cone Penetration Test FNQ Fuse (Type Slow Burn) L Length, Length Of Curve, Liter, Left
Appl. Applied, Application CR Control Radius or County Road FOC Fiber Optics Cable 2-L Two-Lane
Apprh. Approach CRA Clear Recovery Area FPM or fpm Feet Per Minute 2L1W Two-Lane One-Way
Approx. Approximate Crs. or Cse. Course FRP Fiber Reinforced Pipe 2L2W Two-Lane Two-Way
ARTBA American Road & Transportation Builders Association CS Curve To Spiral FPS or fps Feet Per Second LA or L/A Limited Access
Artf. Artificial CSP Corrugated Steel Pipe FR or Fr. Frame lane km Lane Kilometer
Asph. Asphalt CT Clear Trunk Lat. Lateral or Latitude
Frang. Frangible
Assem. Assembly CTPB Cement Treated Permeable Base Lb. Pound
Freq. Frequency
Assn. Association Ctlvr. Cantilever lb/sy Pounds Per Square Yard
FS, F.S. Far Side, Florida Statutes
Assoc. Associate, Association Ctr. Center LBR Limerock Bearing Ratio
Ft. Foot or Feet
ASTM American Society For Testing Materials CU or Cu Copper LC Long Chord
FTB Floating Turbidity Barrier
ATPB Asphalt Treated Permeable Base Culv. Culvert LEO Law Enforcement With Flashing Lights And Radar
FTBA Florida Transportation Builder Association
Attn. Attention Cwt. Hundredweight Lgth. Length
Furn. Furnish
Attnuatr. Attenuator CY Cubic Yard Lin. Linear
Fut. Future
Aux. or Auxil. Auxiliary Cyl. Cylindrical lm Lumen
Ave. Avenue CZ Clear Zone Lmrk. Limerock
AWG American Wire Gauge LOS Limit Of Clear Sight
D Degree Of Curvature, Depth, Density, Distance, Diameter
AWS American Welding Society Loc., LO Location
or Directional Distribution G Giga or Gauss
Az. Azimuth Long. Longitude
DA Drainage Area or Deflection Angle g Gram or Gravity
DBH Diameter At Breast Height Galv. Galvanized LS Length Of Spiral
B to B Back to Back
Ga. Gauge or Gage LT Left Turn
Basc. Bascule DBI Ditch Bottom Inlet
Dbl. Double Ga. or Gal. Gallon Lt. Left
Bbl. Barrel
DCS Degree Of Curvature (Spiral) Gar. Garage Ltd. Lighted or Limited
Bd. or Bnd. Bond or Bonded
DD Dry Density GD Gutter Drain Lum. Luminaire
BC Bottle Cap or Bolt Circle
DDHV Directional Design Hour Traffic GIP Galvanized Iron Pipe L/W Lightweight
B/C, B.C. Back Of Curb
Decel. Deceleration GM Gas Main lx Lux
BCCMP Bituminous Coated Corrugated Metal Pipe Culvert
Deg. Degree GP Grade Point
BCPA Bituminous Coated Pipe Arch Culvert
Delin. Delineators Gr. Grade, Guardrail or Grate M Mass, Middle Ordinate Length or Mega
BCPCMP Bituminous Coated And Paved Corrugated Metal Pipe Culvert
Demobl. Demobilization Gr. or Gro. Gross m Meter or Milli
BCPPA Bituminous Coated And Paved Pipe Arch Culvert
2
Dept. Department GRC Galvanized Rigid Steel Conduit m Square Meter or Meter Square
BCT Breakaway Cable Terminal
Det. Detour, Detection, Detectable Grd. Ground m3 Cubic Meter or Meter Cubed
BCWE Base Clearance Water Elevation
DFE Design Flood Elevation gross km Gross Kilometer m3 /m Cubic Meter Per Meter
BE Buried Electric
DGN or Dgn. Design Gr. Wt. or gr. wt. Gross Weight m/s Meters Per Second
Beg. Begin
DHV Design Hourly Volume Gttr. Gutter Mach. Machine
Bit. Bituminous
DHW Design High Water Gy Gray Maint. Maintenance
Bk. Back
DT Ditch Matl. Material
BL, BLC Base Line, Base Line Control
DI Drop Inlet Max. Maximum
Bldg. Building H Henry
Dia. or D Diameter MB Median Barrier
Blkhd. Bulkhead h Hour or Hecto
Dim. Dimension MBM Thousand (Feet) Board Measure
BLON Begin Length Of Need ha Hectare
Dist. Distance MD Machine Direction (Geotextiles)
Blvd. Boulevard HAR Highway Advisory Radio
Disp. Disposal Med. Median
BM Bench Mark HB Hay Bales
DLS District Location Surveyor Mega One Million
Bndry. Boundary HC Horizontal Clearance
DMM Domestic Mail Manual Memb. Member
Bdr. Border HD High Density or Heavy Duty
DOT Department Of Transportation MES Mitered End Section
Bot. Bottom HD or Hd. Head
DPI or D.P.I. Ditch Point Intersection Mess. Message
BO Basin Outlet Hdwl. Headwall
Dr. or DR. Drain, Drive or Design Review Mfg. Manufactured or Manufacturer
BOS Beginning Of Survey HH Heavy Hex
DR Design Review MG 1000 Gallons
BP Borrow Pit Hndrl Handrail
Driv. Driven MH, M.H. Manhole, Mounting Height
Bq. Becquerel HOA Hand/Off/Automatic
Drwy. Driveway MHW Mean High Water
Br. Bridge Horiz. or Hor. Horizontal
DS Design Speed u Micro
Brg. Bearing HP High Pressure or Horsepower
DSL Design Service Life Mi. Mile
Brkwy. Breakaway Hr. Hour
Dwg. Drawing Micro One-Millionth
BT Buried Telephone Cable or Duct HS High Strength
Mid. Middle
Btfly. Butterfly HSHV High Strength Horizontal Vertical
Mil One-Thousandth Of An Inch
BW Barbed Wire, Bottom Width or Both Ways E East or External Distance Hse. House
Mil. Military
e Rate Of Superelevation Ht. Height
Milli One-Thousandth
E to E End to End HW or H.W. High Water or Hot Water
C Cantilever Length, Cut, Colorless, Coulomb or Cycle Length Min. Minimum or Minute
EA or Ea. Each Hwy. Highway
^C Degree Celsius Misc. Miscellaneous
EB Eastbound Hyd. Hydrant or Hydraulic
C & G Curb And Gutter mL Milliliter
El. or Elev. Elevation Hz Hertz
CA Coarse Aggregate MLW Mean Low Water
Elast. Elastomeric
Cap. Capacity mm Millimeter
Elec. Electric
CAP Corrugated Aluminum Pipe I External Angle (Delta), Interstate Mobl. Mobilization
Ellip. Elliptical
Caps. Capital Letters Intchg. or Ichg. Interchange Mod. Modify or Modified
Embk. Embankment
CASP Corrugated Aluminized Steel Pipe IES Illuminating Engineering Society Mol Mole
Emul. Emulsified
CATV Cable Television ID Inside Diameter or Identification Mon. Monument
Encl. Enclosure
CB Catch Basin IMC Intermediate Metal Conduit MOT Maintenance Of Traffic
Engr. Engineer
CBC Concrete Box Culvert In. Inch MP Mile Post
EOS End Of Survey or Equivalent Opening Size
CBS Concrete Box Structure Inc. Incorporated or Including
E.P. Edge Of Pavement
CC, C/C, C to C, or C.C. Center to Center, Crash Cushion Incl. or Inc. Included
Eq. Equation or Equal The abbreviations listed are the standard
CCEW Center to Center Each Way Ind. Industry or Industrial
Equip. Equipment for contract plans production. This list is
CD Cross Drain, Cross Direction (Geotextiles) INV. or Inv. Invert
Esmt. Easement
cd Candela IP Iron Pipe not inclusive. Other Department accepted
Est. or Estm. Estimate
Cem. Cement or Cemetery Install. Installed abbreviations may be used when deemed
Est. Establish or Established
Cem’d. Cemented Isect. Intersection more appropriate. Where special
Etc. or etc. Et Cetera (And So Forth)
CFS Cubic Feet Per Second Isl. Island abbreviations are used a descriptive
EW Endwall
Ch. Channel IR Iron Rod
Ex. Except, Example tabulation may be necessary in the plans.
Chchg. Channel Change ITE Institute Of Transportation Engineers
Exc. or Excav. Excavation
Chg. Changeable
Exist. Existing
CI Cast Iron
Exp. Expansion
CIP Cast Iron Pipe
Ext. Extension
CIPL Cast In Place
Exwy. Expressway
cir. or circ. Circle or Circular
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 Stg. Strong
MPa Megapascal Pr. Pair
Stge. Storage
MPH or mph Miles Per Hour PRC Point Of Reverse Curvature
Stl. Steel
MSL Mean Sea Level Prcst. Precast
Str. Structure
Mtd. Mounted Prest.
Prob.
Prestressed
Probability
Sty. Story UNITS OF MEASURE
MUTCD Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Device
SU Single Unit Trucks
MUTS Manual On Uniform Traffic Studies Prod. Product, Production, Producer or Produced
Sub. or Subs. Subsoil
Prog. Program or Progression US MEASUREMENT
Sub. or Subst. Substitute
Proj. Project or Projection
N North or Newton Subgr. Subgrade AC Acre
PRM Permanent Reference Monument
N/m Newtons Per Meter Suppts. Supports AS Assembly
2
Prov. Provisions
N/m Newtons Per Square Meter SUR or Sur. Survey BU Bushel
3
PS & E Plans, Specifications And Estimates
N/m Newtons Per Cubic Meter Surf. Surface CF Cubic Foot
2
PSF or psf Pounds Per Square Foot
N/mm Newtons Per Square Millimeter SW Southwest CO Cleanout
PSI or psi Pounds Per Square Inch
NA or N/A Not Available or Not Applicable SW or Swk. Sidewalk CY Cubic Yard
PT Point Of Tangency or Pressure Treated
N & C Nail & Cap Sys. or Syst. System EA Each
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
N & D Nail & Disk Sv Sievert ED Each Day
PW Pressure Water
NAVD National American Vertical Datum GA Gallon
NB Northbound GM Gross Mile
T Tangent, Length Of Curve, Percent Trucks, Tesla,
NC National Coarse or Normal Crown Q Peak Discharge or Flow Volume LB Pound
T, TWP or Twp. Township
NDCBU Neighborhood Delivery And Collection Box Unit QPL Qualified Products List LF Linear Foot
t Metric Ton
NE Northeast LM Lane Mile
tan. Tangent
net km Net Kilometer LO Per Location
R Right TBM Temporary Bench Mark
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association LS Lump Sum
R or Rad. Radius TC Tangent To Curve
NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 LU Luminaire
R or Rng. Range TCB Temporary Concrete Barrier
NGS National Geodetic Survey MB Thousand Board Measure
rad Radian TCE Temporary Construction Easement
NHS National Highway System
rad/s Radian Per Second TCP Terra Cotta Pipe MG Thousand Gallons
NHW Normal High Water
RBAC Rock Base Asphaltic Concrete TCZ Traffic Control Zone MH Man Hour
NIC Not In Contract
RBST Rock Base Surface Treatment TDLC Transportation Design For Livable Communities NM Net Mile
NJ New Jersey
RC Reverse Crown Tel. Telephone PA Per Analysis
Nm Newton Meter
RCP Reinforced Concrete Pipe Temp. Temperature or Temporary PB Per Building
No. Number
RCPA Reinforced Concrete Pipe Arch Traf. Traffic PE Pile
Nom. Nominal
Rd. Road or Round Theo. Theoretical PI Per Intersection
Norm. Normal
Rdsd. Roadside THRMPLSTC Thermoplastic PL Plant
N.P. Non Plastic
Rdwy. Roadway THW or THWN Insulation (Flame Retardant, Moisture And Heat Resistant Thermoplastic) PM Per Mile
NS Non Stress, Not Suitable or Near Side
Rec. Recovery Thick. Thickness PS Per Set
NT, N&T Non Traffic, Nail & Tin
Rect. Reticuline or Rectangular Tk Thick, Thickness or Truck PW Per Well
NTS Not To Scale
Ref. Reference Tn. Ton SF Square Foot
NW Northwest
Refl. Reflective Trans. Transition, Transverse, Translate or Transportation SY Square Yard
Reg. Region, Regular, Registered or Regulation Treat. Treatment TN Ton
Opass Overpass Reinf. Reinforced or Reinforcing TS Tangent To Spiral
O to O, o to o or O.O. Out to Out Rejuv. Rejuvenation TSC Length Of Tangent (Spiral Curve)
OA Overall Reloc. Relocated TTC Temporary Traffic Control
O.B.G. Optional Base Group Rem. Removal Typ. Typical
OC or O.C. On Center
METRIC MEASUREMENT
Repl. Replace
OD or O.D. Outside Diameter Req. or Reqd. Required AS Assembly
Upass. Underpass
OE Overhead Electric Res. Residence or Residential CO Cleanout
UG Underground
OH, OHD or Ohd. Overhead RHW Insulation (Moisture & Heat Resistant Rubber) DA Day
UL Underwriters Laboratories
Opt. Option, Optional or Optically RM Reference Monument EA Each
Uit. Ultimate
OT Overhead Telephone r/min Revolution Per Minute ED Each Day
Ultd. Unlimited
Oz. Ounce RP Reference Point GK Gross Kilometer
Unddr. Underdrains
Ohm rpm Revolution Per Minute HA Hectare
Undrdwy. Underroadway
RPM Raised Reflective Pavement Markers HR Hour
UNL or Undl. Unloaded
r/s Revolution Per Second KG Kilogram
Untr. Untreated
P Passenger Car & Light Delivery Truck RR Railroad KL Kiloliter
USC & GS US Coast and Geodetic Survey (now National Geodetic Survey)
P or Plan Plan Quantity RSDU Radar Speed Display Unit KM Kilometer
USGS US Geological Survey
Pa Pascal Rsf. Resurface LI Liter
USPS United States Postal Service
Par. Parallel Rt. Right LK Lane Kilometer
Util. Utilities LO Per Location
Pa s Pascal Second R/W, ROW Right Of Way
UV Ultraviolet LS Lump Sum
Part. Participation or Partition
LS/AS Lump Sum Per Assembly
Pavt. Pavement V Volt, Velocity, Volume or Hourly Volume
S or s Speed, South, Seimens, Or Second LS/DA Lump Sum Per Day
PC Point Of Curvature Var. Varies, Variable or Variance
SAHM Sand-Asphalt Hot Mix LS/EA Lump Sum Per Each
PCBC Precast Concrete Box Culvert VC Vertical Curve
SAN or San. Sanitary LS/HA Lump Sum Per Hectare
PCC Point Of Compound Curvature or Plain Cement Concrete VCP Vitrified Clay Pipe
SB Southbound LS/KG Lump Sum Per Kilogram
PCE Permanent Construction Easement VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal
SBAC Shell Base Asphaltic Concrete LS/LS Lump Sum Per Lump Sum
PE Professional Engineer Veh. Vehicle
SBRM Sand Bituminous Road Mix LS/MT Lump Sum Per Metric Ton
Ped Pedestrian or Pedestal Vert. Vertical
SBST Shell Base Surface Treatment LS/MI Lump Sum Per Linear Meter
Pen. Penetration VF Vertical Foot
SC Seal Coat or Spiral To Curve LS/M2 Lump Sum Per Square Meter
PG Profile Grade Vh Verified Horizontal Location LU Luminaire
Sch. Schedule
PGL Profile Grade Line VMS Variable Message Sign MH Man Hour
SCST Sand-Clay Surface Treatment
Ph. Phase Vol. Volume MO Month
SD Side Drain, Storm Drain
pH Measure Of Acidity or Alkalinity VP Vertical Panel MT Metric Ton
SE Southeast
PI Point Of Intersection VPD or Vpd. Vehicles Per Day M1 Meter
Sec. Second
Pkg. Parking VPH or Vph. Vehicles Per Hour M2 Square Meter
Sect. Section
Pkwy. Parkway VPHPL or Vphpl. Vehicles Per Hour Per Lane M3 Cubic Meter
Sed. Sediment
PL or P
L Property Line or Plate VRMS Volts Root Mean Square NK Net Kilometer
Sep. Separator
PM 12:00 Noon Until 11:59 Midnight PA Per Analysis
Seq. Sequential Vv Verified Vertical Elevation
POC Point On Curve PB Per Building
Serv. Service Vvh Verified Vertical Elevation And Horizontal Location
POST Point On Semi-Tangent PI Per Intersection
SF Adjustment Factor In Percent, Silt Fence VW Variable Width
POT Point On Tangent PL Plant
SG Subgrade
PP Power Pole PW Per Well
SG or Sp.Gr. Specific Gravity W Width, Wide, West or Watt
Pr. Pair The abbreviations listed are the standard
Sh. or Sht. Sheet W/C Water-Cement Ratio
PRC Point Of Reverse Curvature
Shldr. Shoulder WB Westbound for contract plans production. This list is
Prcst. Precast
SHW Seasonal High Water Wb. Weber not inclusive. Other Department accepted
Prest. Prestressed
SIP Stay In Place WB40 Intermediate Semi Trailer abbreviations may be used when deemed
Prob. Probability
Spa. Space WB50 Large Semi Trailer more appropriate. Where special
Prod. Product, Production, Producer or Produced
Spcg. or Sp. Spacing WB60 Tandem Semi Trailer
Prog. Program or Progression abbreviations are used a descriptive
Spec. Specification WM Water Main
Proj. Project or Projection tabulation may be necessary in the plans.
SPT Standard Penetration Test W.P.I. Work Program Item
PRM Permanent Reference Monument
Sq. Ft., SF, or S.F. Square Foot WT Water Table Or Weight
Prov. Provisions
Sq. In. Square Inch WWF Welded Wire Fabric
PRS Portable Regulatory Sign
Sq. Yd., SY or S.Y. Square Yard
PS & E Plans, Specifications And Estimates
SR or S.R. State Road
PSF or psf Pounds Per Square Foot X Coordinate Value (East-West Direction) or Extra
SRAP Spiral Rib Aluminum Pipe
PSI or psi Pounds Per Square Inch X Rd. Cross Road
SRASP Spiral Rib Aluminized Steel Pipe
PT Point Of Tangency or Pressure Treated Xing. Crossing
SRD State Road Department
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride Xsec. Cross Section
SRSP Spiral Rib Steel Pipe
PW Pressure Water
SS Sanitary Sewer
SSMD Solid State Modular Design Y Coordinate Value (North-South Direction)
ST Surface Treatment or Spiral To Tangent Yr. Year
St. or ST. Street
Sta. Station
Stab. Stability or Stabilization
STB Staked Turbidity Barrier
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