circ.

Circumference

Area or Amperes

Ckt.

Circuit

Fill, Farad

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.

ABC

Asphalt Base Course

CMB

Concrete Median Barrier

FA

Federal Aid or Fine Aggregate

Abd.

Abandoned

CMP

Corrugated Metal Pipe

FAC

Florida Administrative Code

ABS

Acrylonitrite-Butadiene-Styrene Pipe

CMPA

Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch

FAP

Federal Aid Project

AC, Ac.

Acre

Co.

County or Company

FC

Friction Course

AC or Asph. Conc.

Asphaltic Concrete

Col.

Column

FD

French Drain

Accel.

Acceleration

Com.

Commercial or Common

Fdn.

Foundation

FDOT

Florida Department Of Transportation

FE

Floor Elevation

Fed.

Federal

Design Hour Factor or Kelvin

Kilo (prefix)

kg

Kilogram

kg/m

Actuated

COMM

Committee or By Committee

ADA

The Americans With Disabilities Act

Comp.

Composite

Adh.

Adhesive

Adj.

Adjust

Conc.

Concrete

Fert.

Fertilizer

ADT

Average Daily Traffic

Const.

Construct or Construction

FES

Flared End Section

AADT

Annual Average Daily Traffic

FETS

Flared End Terminal Section

Agg.

Aggregate

Cont.

Continuation

FH

Fire Hydrant

Ah.

Ahead

Contr.

Contractor

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

AISC

American Institute Of Steel Construction

Fig.

Figure

Alt.

Alternate

Fin.

Finish

Al.

Aluminum

F.L. or FL

Flow Line

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

Appl.

Applied, Application

CR

Control Radius or County Road

FOC

Apprh.

Approach

CRA

Clear Recovery Area

Approx.

Approximate

Crs. or Cse.

Course

ARTBA

American Road & Transportation Builders Association

CS

Curve To Spiral

Artf.
Asph.

Artificial
Asphalt

CSP

Corrugated Steel Pipe

CT

Clear Trunk

Assem.

Assembly

CTPB

Assn.

Association

Assoc.

Act.

Joint

Kilogram Per Meter

kg/m

Kilogram Per Square Meter

kg/m

Kilogram Per Cubic Meter

Kilo

One Thousand

Kip

1000 Pounds

km

Kilometer

km/h

Kilometer Per Hour

kn

Knot

kN

Kilonewton

kPa

Kilopascal

ksi

Kips Per Square Inch

kV

Kilovolt

kVA

Kilovolt Ampere

kWh

Kilowatthour

Fuse (Type Slow Burn)

Length, Length Of Curve, Liter, Left

Fiber Optics Cable

2-L

Two-Lane

FPM or fpm

Feet Per Minute

2L1W

Two-Lane One-Way

FRP

Fiber Reinforced Pipe

2L2W

Two-Lane Two-Way

FPS or fps

Feet Per Second

LA or L/A

Limited Access

FR or Fr.

Frame

lane km

Lane Kilometer

Frang.

Frangible

Lat.

Lateral or Latitude

Cement Treated Permeable Base

Freq.

Frequency

Lb.

Pound

Ctlvr.

Cantilever

FS, F.S.

Far Side, Florida Statutes

lb/sy

Pounds Per Square Yard

Associate, Association

Ctr.

Center

Ft.

Foot or Feet

LBR

Limerock Bearing Ratio

ASTM

American Society For Testing Materials

CU or Cu

Copper

FTB

Floating Turbidity Barrier

LC

Long Chord

ATPB

Asphalt Treated Permeable Base

Culv.

Culvert

FTBA

Florida Transportation Builder Association

LEO

Law Enforcement With Flashing Lights And Radar

Attn.

Attention

Cwt.

Hundredweight

Furn.

Furnish

Lgth.

Length

Attnuatr.

Attenuator

CY

Cubic Yard

Future

Lin.

Linear

Aux. or Auxil.

Auxiliary

Cyl.

Cylindrical

lm

Lumen

Ave.

Avenue

CZ

Clear Zone

Lmrk.

Limerock

AWG

American Wire Gauge

Limit Of Clear Sight

AWS

American Welding Society

Degree Of Curvature, Depth, Density, Distance, Diameter

LOS
Giga or Gauss

Loc., LO

Location

Az.

Azimuth

Longitude

Con.

Contrl.

Coord.
Cor.
Corr.

Connect or Connection

Controller

Coordinate
Corner
Corrugated

or Directional Distribution
DA

Fut.

Drainage Area or Deflection Angle

Gram or Gravity

Long.

Galvanized

LS

Length Of Spiral

Gauge or Gage

LT

Left Turn
Left

B to B

Back to Back

DBH

Diameter At Breast Height

Galv.

Basc.

Bascule

DBI

Ditch Bottom Inlet

Ga.

Bbl.

Barrel

Dbl.

Double

Ga. or Gal.

Gallon

Lt.

Bd. or Bnd.

Degree Of Curvature (Spiral)

Gar.

Garage

Ltd.

Lighted or Limited

Bond or Bonded

DCS

BC

DD

Dry Density

GD

Gutter Drain

Lum.

Luminaire

Bottle Cap or Bolt Circle

Galvanized Iron Pipe

L/W

Lightweight

lx

Lux

Mass, Middle Ordinate Length or Mega

Back Of Curb

DDHV

Directional Design Hour Traffic

GIP

BCCMP

Bituminous Coated Corrugated Metal Pipe Culvert

Decel.

Deceleration

GM

Gas Main

BCPA

Bituminous Coated Pipe Arch Culvert

Deg.

Degree

GP

Grade Point
Grade, Guardrail or Grate

Gross

B/C, B.C.

BCPCMP

Bituminous Coated And Paved Corrugated Metal Pipe Culvert

Delin.

Delineators

Gr.

BCPPA

Bituminous Coated And Paved Pipe Arch Culvert

Demobl.

Demobilization

Gr. or Gro.

Breakaway Cable Terminal

Dept.

BCT

Meter or Milli
2

Department

GRC

Galvanized Rigid Steel Conduit

Ground

m3

Cubic Meter or Meter Cubed

Square Meter or Meter Square

Base Clearance Water Elevation

Det.

Detour, Detection, Detectable

Grd.

BE

Buried Electric

DFE

Design Flood Elevation

gross km

Gross Kilometer

m3 /m

Cubic Meter Per Meter

Beg.

Begin

DGN or Dgn.

Design

Gr. Wt. or gr. wt.

Gross Weight

m/s

Meters Per Second

Bit.

Bituminous

DHV

Design Hourly Volume

Gttr.

Gutter

Mach.

Machine

Bk.

Back

DHW

Design High Water

Gy

Gray

Maint.

Maintenance
Material

BCWE

Base Line, Base Line Control

DT

Ditch

Matl.

Bldg.

Building

DI

Drop Inlet

Max.

Maximum

Blkhd.

Bulkhead

Dia. or D

Diameter

MB

Median Barrier

MBM

Thousand (Feet) Board Measure

MD

Machine Direction (Geotextiles)

Med.

Median

Mega

One Million

Memb.

Member

MES

Mitered End Section

Mess.

Message

Mfg.

Manufactured or Manufacturer

MG

1000 Gallons

MH, M.H.

Manhole, Mounting Height

MHW

Mean High Water

Micro

Mi.

Mile

Micro

One-Millionth

Mid.

Middle

Mil

One-Thousandth Of An Inch

Mil.

Military

Milli

One-Thousandth

Min.

Minimum or Minute

Misc.

Miscellaneous

mL

Milliliter

MLW

Mean Low Water

mm

Millimeter

BL, BLC

Begin Length Of Need

Dim.

Dimension

Blvd.

Boulevard

Dist.

Distance

BM

Bench Mark

Disp.

Disposal

BLON

Bndry.

Boundary

DLS

District Location Surveyor

Bdr.

Border

DMM

Domestic Mail Manual

Bot.

Bottom

DOT

Department Of Transportation

BO

Basin Outlet

DPI or D.P.I.

Ditch Point Intersection

BOS

Beginning Of Survey

Dr. or DR.

Drain, Drive or Design Review

Borrow Pit

DR

Design Review

Bq.

Becquerel

Driv.

Driven

Br.

Bridge

Drwy.

Driveway

BP

Bearing

DS

Design Speed

Brkwy.

Breakaway

DSL

Design Service Life

BT

Buried Telephone Cable or Duct

Dwg.

Drawing

Brg.

Btfly.

Butterfly

BW

Barbed Wire, Bottom Width or Both Ways

Cantilever Length, Cut, Colorless, Coulomb or Cycle Length

^C

Degree Celsius

C & G

Curb And Gutter

CA

Coarse Aggregate

Cap.

Capacity

CAP

Corrugated Aluminum Pipe

Caps.

Capital Letters

CASP

Corrugated Aluminized Steel Pipe

CATV

Cable Television

CB

Catch Basin

CBC

Concrete Box Culvert

CBS

Concrete Box Structure

CC, C/C, C to C, or C.C.

Center to Center, Crash Cushion

CCEW

Center to Center Each Way

CD

Cross Drain, Cross Direction (Geotextiles)

cd

Candela

Cem.

Cement or Cemetery

Cemd.

Cemented

CFS

Cubic Feet Per Second

Ch.

Channel

Chchg.

Channel Change

Chg.

Changeable

CI

Cast Iron

CIP

Cast Iron Pipe

CIPL

Cast In Place

cir. or circ.

Circle or Circular

Henry

Hour or Hecto

ha

Hectare

HAR

Highway Advisory Radio

HB

Hay Bales

HC

Horizontal Clearance

HD

High Density or Heavy Duty

HD or Hd.

Head

Hdwl.

Headwall

HH

Heavy Hex

Hndrl

Handrail

HOA

Hand/Off/Automatic

Horiz. or Hor.

Horizontal

HP

High Pressure or Horsepower

Hr.

Hour

HS

High Strength

HSHV

High Strength Horizontal Vertical

East or External Distance

Hse.

House

Rate Of Superelevation

Ht.

E to E

End to End

HW or H.W.

High Water or Hot Water

EA or Ea.

Each

Hwy.

Highway

EB

Eastbound

Hyd.

El. or Elev.

Elevation

Hz

Elast.

Elastomeric

Elec.

Electric

Ellip.

Elliptical

Embk.

Embankment

Emul.

Emulsified

Encl.

Enclosure

Engr.

Engineer

EOS

End Of Survey or Equivalent Opening Size

E.P.

Edge Of Pavement

Eq.

Equation or Equal

Equip.

Equipment

Esmt.

Easement

Est. or Estm.

Estimate

Est.

Establish or Established

Etc. or etc.

Et Cetera (And So Forth)

EW

Endwall

Ex.

Except, Example

Exc. or Excav.

Excavation

Exist.

Existing

Exp.

Expansion

Ext.

Extension

Exwy.

Expressway

Height

Hydrant or Hydraulic
Hertz

External Angle (Delta), Interstate

Mobl.

Mobilization

Intchg. or Ichg.

Interchange

Mod.

Modify or Modified

IES

Illuminating Engineering Society

Mol

Mole

ID

Inside Diameter or Identification

Mon.

Monument

IMC

Intermediate Metal Conduit

MOT

Maintenance Of Traffic

In.

Inch

MP

Mile Post

Inc.

Incorporated or Including

Incl. or Inc.

Included

Ind.

Industry or Industrial

INV. or Inv.

Invert

for contract plans production. This list is

IP

Iron Pipe

not inclusive. Other Department accepted

Install.

Installed

abbreviations may be used when deemed

Isect.

Intersection

more appropriate. Where special

Isl.

Island

abbreviations are used a descriptive

IR

Iron Rod

tabulation may be necessary in the plans.

ITE

Institute Of Transportation Engineers

The abbreviations listed are the standard

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MPa

Megapascal

Pr.

Pair

MPH or mph

Miles Per Hour

PRC

Point Of Reverse Curvature

MSL

Mean Sea Level

Prcst.

Precast

Mtd.

Mounted

Prest.

Prestressed

MUTCD

Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Device

Prob.

Probability

MUTS

Manual On Uniform Traffic Studies

Prod.

Product, Production, Producer or Produced

Prog.

Program or Progression

North or Newton

Proj.

Project or Projection

PRM

Permanent Reference Monument

Prov.

Provisions

PS & E

Plans, Specifications And Estimates

PSF or psf

Pounds Per Square Foot

PSI or psi

Pounds Per Square Inch

PT

Point Of Tangency or Pressure Treated

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride

N/m

Newtons Per Meter

N/m

N/m

N/mm

Newtons Per Square Meter

Newtons Per Cubic Meter
2

Newtons Per Square Millimeter

NA or N/A

Not Available or Not Applicable

N & C

Nail & Cap

N & D

Nail & Disk

NAVD

National American Vertical Datum

NB

Northbound

NC

National Coarse or Normal Crown

Peak Discharge or Flow Volume

NDCBU

Neighborhood Delivery And Collection Box Unit

QPL

Qualified Products List

NE

Northeast

net km

Net Kilometer

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NGVD

National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

NGS

National Geodetic Survey

NHS

National Highway System

NHW

Normal High Water

NIC

Not In Contract

NJ

New Jersey

Nm

Newton Meter

No.

Number

Nom.

Nominal

Norm.

Normal

N.P.

Non Plastic

NS

Non Stress, Not Suitable or Near Side

NT, N&T

Non Traffic, Nail & Tin

NTS

Not To Scale

NW

Northwest

PW

Pressure Water

Stg.

Strong

Stge.

Storage

Stl.

Steel

Str.

Structure

Sty.

Story

SU

Single Unit Trucks

Sub. or Subs.

Subsoil

Sub. or Subst.

Substitute

Subgr.

Subgrade

AC

Acre

Suppts.

Supports

AS

Assembly

SUR or Sur.

Survey

BU

Bushel

Surf.

Surface

CF

Cubic Foot

SW

Southwest

CO

Cleanout

SW or Swk.

Sidewalk

CY

Cubic Yard

Sys. or Syst.

System

EA

Each

Sv

Sievert

ED

Each Day

GA

Gallon

GM

Gross Mile

LB

Pound

LF

Linear Foot

LM

Lane Mile
Per Location

US MEASUREMENT

Tangent, Length Of Curve, Percent Trucks, Tesla,

T, TWP or Twp.

Township

Metric Ton

tan.

UNITS OF MEASURE

Tangent

Right

TBM

Temporary Bench Mark

LO

R or Rad.

Radius

TC

Tangent To Curve

LS

Lump Sum

R or Rng.

Range

TCB

Temporary Concrete Barrier

LU

Luminaire

rad

Radian

TCE

Temporary Construction Easement

MB

Thousand Board Measure

rad/s

Radian Per Second

TCP

Terra Cotta Pipe

MG

Thousand Gallons

RBAC

Rock Base Asphaltic Concrete

TCZ

Traffic Control Zone

MH

Man Hour

RBST

Rock Base Surface Treatment

TDLC

Transportation Design For Livable Communities

NM

Net Mile

RC

Reverse Crown

Tel.

Telephone

PA

Per Analysis

RCP

Reinforced Concrete Pipe

Temp.

Temperature or Temporary

PB

Per Building

RCPA

Reinforced Concrete Pipe Arch

Traf.

Traffic

PE

Pile

Rd.

Road or Round

Theo.

Theoretical

PI

Per Intersection

Rdsd.

Roadside

THRMPLSTC

Thermoplastic

PL

Plant

Rdwy.

Roadway

THW or THWN

Insulation (Flame Retardant, Moisture And Heat Resistant Thermoplastic)

PM

Per Mile

Rec.

Recovery

Thick.

Thickness

PS

Per Set

Rect.

Reticuline or Rectangular

Tk

Thick, Thickness or Truck

PW

Per Well

Ref.

Reference

Tn.

Ton

SF

Square Foot

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

Repl.

Replace

OD or O.D.

Outside Diameter

Req. or Reqd.

Required

Assembly

Overhead Electric

Underpass

AS

OE

Upass.

Res.

Residence or Residential

Underground

Cleanout

Overhead

UG

CO

OH, OHD or Ohd.

RHW

Insulation (Moisture & Heat Resistant Rubber)

Day

Option, Optional or Optically

Underwriters Laboratories

DA

Opt.

UL

RM

Reference Monument

EA

Each

OT

Overhead Telephone

r/min

Revolution Per Minute

ED

Each Day

Oz.

Ounce

RP

Reference Point

GK

Gross Kilometer

Ohm

rpm

Revolution Per Minute

HA

Hectare

RPM

Raised Reflective Pavement Markers

HR

Hour

r/s

Revolution Per Second

KG

Kilogram

RR

Railroad

KL

Kiloliter

KM

Kilometer

LI

Liter

LK

Lane Kilometer

Passenger Car & Light Delivery Truck

P or Plan

Plan Quantity

RSDU

Radar Speed Display Unit

Pa

Pascal

Rsf.

Resurface

Par.

Parallel

Rt.

Right

Pa s

Pascal Second

R/W, ROW

Right Of Way

Part.

Participation or Partition

Pavt.

Pavement

PC

Point Of Curvature

PCBC

Precast Concrete Box Culvert

PCC

Point Of Compound Curvature or Plain Cement Concrete

PCE

Permanent Construction Easement

PE

Professional Engineer

Ped

Pedestrian or Pedestal

Pen.

Penetration

PG

Profile Grade

PGL

Profile Grade Line

Ph.

Phase

pH

Measure Of Acidity or Alkalinity

PI

Point Of Intersection

Pkg.

Parking

Pkwy.

Parkway

PL or P
L
PM

Property Line or Plate

POC

Point On Curve

POST

Point On Semi-Tangent

POT

Point On Tangent

PP

Power Pole

Pr.

Pair

PRC

Point Of Reverse Curvature

Prcst.

Precast

Prest.

Prestressed

Prob.

Probability

Prod.

Product, Production, Producer or Produced

Prog.

Program or Progression

Proj.

Project or Projection

PRM

Permanent Reference Monument

Prov.

Provisions

PRS

Portable Regulatory Sign

PS & E

Plans, Specifications And Estimates

PSF or psf

Pounds Per Square Foot

PSI or psi

Pounds Per Square Inch

PT

Point Of Tangency or Pressure Treated

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride

PW

Pressure Water

12:00 Noon Until 11:59 Midnight

METRIC MEASUREMENT

Uit.

Ultimate

Ultd.

Unlimited

Unddr.

Underdrains

Undrdwy.

Underroadway

UNL or Undl.

Unloaded

Untr.

Untreated

USC & GS

US Coast and Geodetic Survey (now National Geodetic Survey)

USGS

US Geological Survey

USPS

United States Postal Service

Util.

Utilities

LO

Per Location

UV

Ultraviolet

LS

Lump Sum

LS/AS

Lump Sum Per Assembly

S or s

Speed, South, Seimens, Or Second

Volt, Velocity, Volume or Hourly Volume

LS/DA

Lump Sum Per Day

SAHM

Sand-Asphalt Hot Mix

Var.

Varies, Variable or Variance

LS/EA

Lump Sum Per Each

SAN or San.

Sanitary

VC

Vertical Curve

LS/HA

Lump Sum Per Hectare

SB

Southbound

VCP

Vitrified Clay Pipe

LS/KG

Lump Sum Per Kilogram

SBAC

Shell Base Asphaltic Concrete

VECP

Value Engineering Change Proposal

LS/LS

Lump Sum Per Lump Sum

SBRM

Sand Bituminous Road Mix

Veh.

Vehicle

LS/MT

Lump Sum Per Metric Ton

SBST

Shell Base Surface Treatment

Vert.

Vertical

LS/MI

Lump Sum Per Linear Meter

SC

Seal Coat or Spiral To Curve

VF

Vertical Foot

LS/M2

Lump Sum Per Square Meter

Sch.

Schedule

Vh

Verified Horizontal Location

LU

Luminaire

SCST

Sand-Clay Surface Treatment

VMS

Variable Message Sign

MH

Man Hour
Month

SD

Side Drain, Storm Drain

Vol.

Volume

MO

SE

Southeast

VP

Vertical Panel

MT

Metric Ton

Sec.

Second

VPD or Vpd.

Vehicles Per Day

M1

Meter

Sect.

Section

VPH or Vph.

Vehicles Per Hour

M2

Square Meter

Sed.

Sediment

VPHPL or Vphpl.

Vehicles Per Hour Per Lane

M3

Cubic Meter

NK

Net Kilometer

PA

Per Analysis

PB

Per Building

Separator

VRMS

Volts Root Mean Square

Seq.

Sequential

Vv

Verified Vertical Elevation

Serv.

Service

Vvh

SF

Adjustment Factor In Percent, Silt Fence

VW

SG

Subgrade

Sep.

SG or Sp.Gr.

Specific Gravity

Verified Vertical Elevation And Horizontal Location

PI

Variable Width

Width, Wide, West or Watt

Sh. or Sht.

Sheet

W/C

Water-Cement Ratio

The abbreviations listed are the standard

Shldr.

Shoulder

WB

Westbound

for contract plans production. This list is

SHW

Seasonal High Water

Wb.

Weber

not inclusive. Other Department accepted

SIP

Stay In Place

WB40

Intermediate Semi Trailer

abbreviations may be used when deemed

Spa.

Space

WB50

Large Semi Trailer

more appropriate. Where special

Spcg. or Sp.

Spacing

WB60

Tandem Semi Trailer

Spec.

Specification

WM

Water Main

SPT

Standard Penetration Test

W.P.I.

Work Program Item

Sq. Ft., SF, or S.F.

Square Foot

WT

Water Table Or Weight

Sq. In.

Square Inch

WWF

Welded Wire Fabric

Sq. Yd., SY or S.Y.

Square Yard

SR or S.R.

State Road

Coordinate Value (East-West Direction) or Extra

SRAP

Spiral Rib Aluminum Pipe

X Rd.

Cross Road

SRASP

Spiral Rib Aluminized Steel Pipe

Xing.

Crossing

SRD

State Road Department

Xsec.

Cross Section

SRSP

Spiral Rib Steel Pipe

SS

Sanitary Sewer

SSMD

Solid State Modular Design

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

Std.

Standard

Per Intersection

PL

Plant

PW

Per Well

abbreviations are used a descriptive

tabulation may be necessary in the plans.

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