HomeMy WebLinkAbout0100 - Acronyms & AbbreviationsABBREVIATION
DEFINITION
Ac.
Acre
AASHTO
American Association of State
and Transportation Officials
ASTM
American Society for Testing
Area
Area
A.C.
Asphalt Concrete
Ave.
Avenue
Avg.
Average
B.C.R.
Beginning of Curb Return
B.C.
Beginning of Curve
B.V.C.
Beginning of Vertical Curve
B.M.
Bench Mark
Blvd.
Boulevard
Calc.
Calculated
CA MUTCD
California Manual on Uniform
C.I.
Cast Iron
C.B.
Catch Basin
C.T.B.
Cement Treated Base
C
Center
CL
Centerline
C—C
Center to Center
Cir.
Circle
C.O.
Cleanout
Conc.
Concrete
C.P.
Concrete Pipe
Cons.
Construct
Co.
County or Company
Cor.
Corner
C.M.P.
Corrugated Metal Pipe
C.M.P.A.
Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch
cu. ft.
Cubic Feet
C.Y.
Cubic Yards
Cb.
Curb
C&G
Curb & Gutter
C.F.
Curb Face
C.R.
Curb Return
D.G.
Decomposed Granite
DLC
Digital Loop Carrier
Dr.
Drive
Dwy
Driveway
E.
East
Ely
Easterly
E.P.
Edge of Existing Paving
Elev.
Elevation
E.C.R.
End of Curb Return
E.C.
End of Curve
E.V.C.
End of Vertical Curve
E.O.R.
Engineer of Record
Est.
Estimate
Exc.
Excavation
Exist
Existing
F.B.
Field Book
F.G.
Finished Grade
F.F.E.
Finish Floor Elevation
F.H.
Fire Hydrant
F.L.
Flow Line
Ft.
Foot
Fd.
Found
Guy
Guy Wire of Pole
GB
Grade Break
ABBREVIATION
DEFINITION
HW
Head Wall
Highway HDM
Highway Design Manual
HP
High Point
and Materials Hor.
Horizontal
H.G.L.
Hydraulic Grade Line
I.B.M.
Imported Base Material
IISNS
Internally Illuminated Street Name Sign
Inv.
Invert
I.E.
Invert Elevation
LS
Landscape
Lot.
Lateral
Lt.
Left
L
Length
L.F.
Linear Feet
Traffic Control Devices LP
Low Point
L.C.
Lowercase
M.H.
Manhole
M.B.
Map Book
Max.
Maximum
M.O.C.
Middle of Curve
M.O.
Middle Ordinate
Min.
Minimum
Mon
Monument
N.T.S.
Not to Scale
N.
North
NE'ly
Northeasterly
NW'ly
Northwesterly
No.
Number
O.C.
On Center
Opp.
Opposite
OG
Original Ground
PE
Pad Elevation
P.V.C.
Plastic Pipe (Polyvinyl Chloride)
P.C.C.
Point of Compound Curvature or
Portland Cement Concrete
P.C.V.C.
Point of Compound Vertical Curve
P.C.
Point of Curvature
P.I.G.
Point of Intersecting Gutters
P.I.
Point of Intersection
P.R.C.
Point of Reverse Curvature
P.R.V.C.
Point of Reverse Vertical Curve
P.T.
Point of Tangency
P.P.
Power Pole
P.B.
Pull Box
R
Property Line
Qty
Quantity
R
Radius
RPM
Raised Pavement Marker
R.S.
Record of Survey
R.W. Hdr.
Redwood Header
R.E.
Registered Engineer
R.C.B.
Reinforced Concrete Box
R.C.P.
Reinforced Concrete Pipe
Rt.
Right
R/W
Right of Way
Riv.
Riverside
Rd.
Road
S.B.
San Bernardino
SBB&M
San Bernardino Base & Meridian
SS
Sanitary Sewer
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DEFINITION
Sec.
Section
SMH
Sewer Manhole
S/W
Sidewalk
SIC
Signal Innerconnect
S.
South
SE'ly
Southeasterly
SW'ly
Southwesterly
Spec.
Specifications
Spk.
Spike
Sq.
Square
SS
Stainless Steel
Stk.
Stake
Std.
Standard
Sta.
Station
S.D.
Storm Drain
St.
Street
T.O.E.
Thread One End
T.C.
Top of Curb
TF
Top of Footing
T.P.
Top of Pavement
TW
Top of Wall
Tr.
Tract
TS
Traffic Signal
Typ.
Typical
U.C.
Uppercase
Vert.
Vertical
V.C.
Vertical Curve
V.P.I.
Vertical Point of Intersection
V.C.P.
Vitrified Clay Pipe
W.
West
W'ly
Westerly
XING
Crossing
X—Walk
Crosswalk
2:1
2 Horizontal to 1 Vertical
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