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New! Guide to Bridge Hydraulics, Third Edition

January 30, 2025

The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is pleased to announce the release of the Guide to Bridge Hydraulics, Third Edition. This updated publication incorporates two decades of advancements in environmental and regulatory aspects of bridge design, making it an important resource for civil engineers and other professionals responsible for bridge design, construction and maintenance.

The Guide to Bridge Hydraulics, Third Edition provides new information related to climate change and extreme weather events, coastal considerations and permafrost, along with modernized design methods and analysis. It is the only national guideline in this specialized area, and is referenced in discussions of hydraulic and hydrologic design in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code.

“The updated Guide to Bridge Hydraulics delivers value to practitioners in the field of hydraulics and bridge design. The Third Edition includes provisions for more relevant design methodologies, and will enhance the resiliency and robustness of bridge structures in the face of climate change. This was our primary goal and we feel it has been achieved.”
Darrell Evans
Chair of the Project Steering Committee and the Assistant Director of Capital Projects with Prince Edward Island’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

The Guide outlines key factors in the siting, layout, hydraulic design, evaluation, operation and maintenance of bridges. It offers practical criteria and procedures to help professionals incorporate hydraulic and hydrologic considerations into their projects.

Purchase the Guide

The Guide to Bridge Hydraulics, Third Edition is available for sale in print and e-book formats through TAC at a cost of $299 for TAC members or $399 for non-members. A French version of the guide will be published by the end of 2025.

Funding and Collaboration

Associated Engineering and CBCL developed this publication under the direction of a Project Steering Committee. Funding was generously provided by:

  • Alberta Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
  • British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Transit
  • City of Winnipeg
  • Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec
  • National Research Council Canada
  • New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure
  • Nova Scotia Public Works
  • Ontario Ministry of Transportation
  • Prince Edward Island Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

TAC is especially grateful to the National Research Council Canada for its financial support of this project.