County or Company
Col. Column
A
AASHO
AASHTO
ABC
Act.
Adj.
Agg.
Alt.
Apprh.
Assem.
ASTM
Ave.
Bbl.
BC
BCCMP
BCPA
BCPCMP
BCPPA
Beg.
Bit.
BM
Bot.
BP
Brg.
Brkwy.
Btfly.
BW
C
C & G
Cap.
CB
CBC
CBS
Cem.
Cem’d.
Chchg.
CI
CIP
CIPL
CM
CMP
Asphalt Base Course
Abandoned
Actuated
Adjust
Annual Average Daily Traffic
Aggregate
Ahead
Alternate
Aluminum
Approach
Approximate
Artificial
Asphalt
Asphaltic Concrete
Assembly
American Society For Testing Materials
Attenuator
Avenue
Back to Back
Bascule
Barrel
Bituminous Coated Pipe Arch Culvert
Begin
Bituminous
Back
Building
Bulkhead
Boulevard
Bench Mark
Bottom
Borrow Pit
Bearing
Breakaway
Butterfly
Curb And Gutter
Catch Basin
Concrete Box Culvert
Cemented
Channel
Channel Change
Cast Iron
Cast Iron Pipe
Cast In Place
Corrugated Metal Pipe
Concrete Box Structure
Blkhd.
Abd.
Acre
ABS Acrylonitrite-Butadiene-Styrene Pipe CMPA Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch
ADT
AADT
Average Daily Traffic
AAA American Automobile Association
Accel. Acceleration
AISC American Institute Of Steel Construction
ANSI American National Standards Institute
Applied, Application
ARTBA
Auxiliary
AWG
AWS
American Wire Gauge
Bottle Cap or Bolt Circle
Back Of Curb
BCT Breakaway Cable Terminal
BE Buried Electric
Bdr. Border
BT
CA Coarse Aggregate
Capital Letters
CATV Cable Television
CCEW Center to Center Each Way
CFS Cubic Feet Per Second
Changeable
American Welding Society
Chg.
AM 12:00 Midnight Until 11:59 Noon
Bridge
Ckt. Circuit
AOS Apparent Opening Size
B to B
CMB Concrete Median Barrier
Buried Telephone Cable or Duct
Area or Amperes
^C
Concrete Monument
American Association Of State Highway Officials
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Bituminous Coated Corrugated Metal Pipe Culvert
Bituminous Coated And Paved Corrugated Metal Pipe Culvert
Bituminous Coated And Paved Pipe Arch Culvert
Com.
Const.
Contr.
Coord.
Cor.
CP
CS
Ctlvr.
Ctr.
CY
Cyl.
Composite
Concrete
Controller
Continuation
Contractor
Coordinate
Corner
Corrugated
Concrete Pipe
Course
Curve To Spiral
Cantilever
Center
Culvert
Cubic Yard
Cylindrical
DA
Dbl.
DCS
Delin.
Det.
DHV
DT
DI
Dim.
DOT
DS
Dwg.
E
EB
Elast.
Ellip.
EOS
Equip.
EW
Exist.
Exp.
Ext.
F
F & I
FA
FE
Fed.
Furnish & Install
Face to Face
Federal Aid Project
Floor Elevation
Federal
Fertilizer
Rate Of Superelevation
Each
Eastbound
Elevation
Elastomeric
Electric
Elliptical
Embankment
Emulsified
Enclosure
Engineer
Equation or Equal
Equipment
Easement
Estimate
Endwall
Expansion
Extension
End to End
Double
Delineators
Demobilization
Department
Ditch
Drop Inlet
Diameter
Dimension
Disposal
Department Of Transportation
Ditch Point Intersection
Driven
Driveway
Design Speed
Drawing
Design Hourly Volume
FAP
CPE Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe
CSP Corrugated Steel Pipe
e
Degree Of Curvature (Spiral)
CRA Clear Recovery Area
Copper
CR
CZ Clear Zone
DD Dry Density
DDHV Directional Design Hour Traffic
Decel. Deceleration
DMM Domestic Mail Manual
Et Cetera (And So Forth)
Federal Aid or Fine Aggregate
FAC Florida Administrative Code
Friction CourseFC
FDOT Florida Department Of Transportation
Construct or Construction
Control Radius or County Road
Excavation
CT Clear Trunk
DBI Ditch Bottom Inlet
DHW Design High Water
DSL Design Service Life
F or Final Final Quantity
End Of Survey or Equivalent Opening Size
E to E
F to F
East or External Distance
Drain, Drive or Design Review
Fdn. Foundation
FD French Drain
Degree Of Curvature, Depth, Density, Distance, Diameter
or Directional Distribution
FES Flared End Section
FETS
FH
FHWA
Fig.
Frang.
Fut.
Gar.
GD
GIP
Grd.
Gallon
Galvanized
Garage
Galvanized Iron Pipe
Ground
Gutter
Flared End Terminal Section
Fire Hydrant
Federal Highway Administration
Figure
Flexible
Frame
Frangible
Furnish
Future
Hndrl
Hse.
Hwy.
Hyd.
Headwall
Handrail
Horizontal
Hour
House
Highway
I
ID
Inc.
IP
Inch
Included
Iron Pipe
JB
Jct.
Junction Box
Junction
L
LBR
LC
Lin.
LS
L/W
Limited Access
Pound
Limerock Bearing Ratio
Long Chord
Length
Linear
Limerock
Length Of Spiral
Left
Lightweight
M
Gutter Drain
Florida
FNQ Fuse (Type Slow Burn)
G
GM
GP
Gas Main
Grade Point
HD
HH Heavy Hex
HOA Hand/Off/Automatic
HS High Strength
IES Illuminating Engineering Society
Interchange
IMC Intermediate Metal Conduit
Isect.
ITE
Intersection
Institute Of Transportation Engineers
Joint
Kip
ksi Kips Per Square Inch
kVA
Kilovolt
Lat. Lateral or Latitude
Grade, Guardrail or Grate
Incorporated or Including
Kilovolt Ampere
LA or L/AFeet Per Second
Frequency
HP
Location
Lum. Luminaire
Gauge or Gage
High Pressure or Horsepower
Hydrant or Hydraulic
Ltd.
Foot or Feet
k Kilo (prefix)
kg Kilogram
kg/m
kg/m
kg/m
Kilogram Per Square Meter2
3
km Kilometer
km/h
m
Min.
MLW
Mod.
Mon.
MP
Miscellaneous
Mobilization
Monument
Mile Post
mm Millimeter
MOT Maintenance Of Traffic
Mil.
Modify or Modified
Mid. Middle
Maint.
Max.
Med.
MHW
MB
Maintenance
Maximum
Median
Message
Mean High Water
Median Barrier
Material
MES Mitered End Section
Machine
Member
MG 1000 Gallons
MBM Thousand (Feet) Board Measure
m /m Cubic Meter Per Meter3
m/s Meters Per Second
mL Milliliter
Minimum or Minute
Existing
Mile
Mean Low Water
American Association Of State Highway And Transportation Officials
AC or Asph. Conc.
Ah.
Appl.
Approx.
Asph.
Artf.
Attnuatr.
Aux. or Auxil.
Basc.
Bk.
Bldg.
Blvd.
Co.
Comp.
Conc.
Contrl.
Br.
Caps.
Ch.
Fert.
Exc. or Excav.
Est. or Estm.
Esmt.
Eq.
Engr.
Encl.
Emul.
Embk.
Elec.
El. or Elev.
Drwy.
Driv.
Disp.
Dia. or D
Dept.
Demobl.
Culv.
Crs. or Cse.
Cont.
Lt.
Lmrk.
Lgth.
Lb.
Jt.
Install.
Incl. or Inc.
In.
Hr.
Hdwl.
Gttr.
Gr.
Ga. or Gal.
Ga.
Furn.
Ft.
Freq.
Flex.
Mobl.
Mi.
Mess.
Memb.
Matl.
Mach.
AC, Ac.
Al.
Az. Azimuth
B/C, B.C.
BL, BLC Base Line, Base Line Control
Bq. Becquerel
Cement or Cemetery
Drainage Area or Deflection Angle
DLS District Location Surveyor
Fill, Farad
FTBA Florida Transportation Builder Association
GRC
gross km Gross Kilometer
Gy Gray
ha Hectare
External Angle (Delta), Interstate
kn Knot
kPa Kilopascal
kWh Kilowatthour
lm Lumen
lane km Lane Kilometer
lx Lux
m2
Microu
Mol Mole
kV
Degree Celsius
BO Basin OutletDr. or DR.
EA or Ea.
FTB Floating Turbidity Barrier
HB Hay Bales
Hz Hertz
m 3
Assn.
Assoc.
Association
Associate, Association
Attn. Attention
Bndry. Boundary
Cantilever Length, Cut, Colorless, Coulomb or Cycle Length
Capacity
CAP Corrugated Aluminum Pipe
cd Candela
Circumference
cir. or circ. Circle or Circular
circ.
Center Line
COMM Committee or By Committee
Commercial or Common
Con. Connect or Connection
Corr.
CU or Cu
Cwt. Hundredweight
D
Deg. Degree
Design
Dist. Distance
Est. Establish or Established
Etc. or etc.
Fin. Finish
Flow Line
FL, Fl. or Fla.
FPM or fpm Feet Per Minute
FPS or fps
FR or Fr.
Giga or Gauss
Galv.
g Gram or Gravity
Gr. or Gro.
Gr. Wt. or gr. wt. Gross Weight
H Henry
h Hour or Hecto
High Density or Heavy Duty
HD or Hd. Head
Horiz. or Hor.
Ht. Height
High Water or Hot Water
Intchg. or Ichg.
Inside Diameter or Identification
Ind. Industry or Industrial
Installed
Isl. Island
J Joule
K
Kilo One Thousand
1000 Pounds
Kilometer Per Hour
2-L Two-Lane
2L1W
2L2W
Two-Lane One-Way
Two-Lane Two-Way
Length, Length Of Curve, Liter, Left
LT Left Turn
Lighted or Limited
Mass, Middle Ordinate Length or Mega
Meter or Milli
Mega One Million
Mfg.
Micro One-Millionth
Mil One-Thousandth Of An Inch
Milli One-Thousandth
Misc.
CD
Clearance
Gross
Manufactured or Manufacturer
Kilogram Per Meter
Kilogram Per Cubic Meter
Barbed Wire, Bottom Width or Both Ways
DGN or Dgn.
Military
Square Meter or Meter Square
Cubic Meter or Meter Cubed
CASP Corrugated Aluminized Steel Pipe
Loc., LO
FOC Fiber Optics Cable
Cl. or Clear
CL, C/L or |
HC Horizontal Clearance
ExpresswayExwy.
DBH Diameter At Breast Height
ADA The Americans With Disabilities Act
Adh. Adhesive
Bd. or Bnd. Bond or Bonded
Detour, Detection, Detectable
Ex.
Galvanized Rigid Steel Conduit
DR Design Review
Except, Example
lb/sy Pounds Per Square Yard
HAR Highway Advisory Radio
LEO Law Enforcement With Flashing Lights And Radar
FRP Fiber Reinforced Pipe
F.L. or FL
CC, C/C, C to C, or C.C.
DPI or D.P.I.
HW or H.W.
BCWEDFE
Base Clearance Water ElevationDesign Flood Elevation
The abbreviations listed are the standard
for contract plans production. This list is
not inclusive. Other Department accepted
abbreviations may be used when deemed
more appropriate. Where special
abbreviations are used a descriptive
tabulation may be necessary in the plans.
BLON Begin Length Of Need
LOS Limit Of Clear Sight
Center to Center, Crash Cushion
CPT Cone Penetration Test
kN Kilonewton
MD Machine Direction (Geotextiles)
Cross Drain, Cross Direction (Geotextiles)
ATPB Asphalt Treated Permeable Base
CTPB
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HSHV High Strength Horizontal Vertical
Design Hour Factor or Kelvin
BOS Beginning Of Survey
E.P. Edge Of Pavement
FS, F.S. Far Side, Florida Statutes
INV. or Inv. Invert
IR Iron Rod
Long. Longitude
MH, M.H. Manhole, Mounting Height
Cement Treated Permeable Base
MSL
Miles Per Hour
Mean Sea Level
Mounted
MUTCD
Mtd.
MPa
Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Device
MPH or mph
Megapascal
MUTS Manual On Uniform Traffic Studies
N & C
NB
NE
NIC
NW
Northbound
Northeast
Not In Contract
Number
Northwest
Opass
Opt.
Overpass
Outside Diameter
Overhead
PC
PCC
Pavement
Point Of Curvature
PCBC Precast Concrete Box Culvert
NDCBU
NEMA
NJ New Jersey
Nom. Nominal
Normal
NS Non Stress, Not Suitable or Near Side
On Center
OE Overhead Electric
OT Overhead Telephone
Ounce
P Passenger Car & Light Delivery Truck
NHW
NGVD
Normal High Water
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
OA Overall
Par. Parallel
P or Plan Plan Quantity
NA or N/A
NGS National Geodetic Survey
NTS Not To Scale
Out to Out
Option, Optional or Optically
NC
Not Available or Not Applicable
N/mm 2
Newton Meter
Ohm
Neighborhood Delivery And Collection Box Unit
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Point Of Compound Curvature or Plain Cement Concrete
PCE
Pen.
PG
PI
POC
POST
POT
PP
PRC
Prcst.
Prest.
PRM
PT
RBAC
RBST
RCP
RCPA
Rdsd.
Ref.
Reinf.
Rejuv.
Reloc.
Rem.
Res.
RM
RP
RR
Rsf.
SAHM
SB
SBAC
SBRM
SBST
SC
SCST
SD
SE
Sed.
Sep.
Seq.
SG
Shldr.
SS
SSMD
ST
Sand-Asphalt Hot Mix
Sanitary
Shell Base Asphaltic Concrete
Sand Bituminous Road Mix
Shell Base Surface Treatment
Sand-Clay Surface Treatment
Southeast
Section
Sediment
Separator
Sequential
Subgrade
Shoulder
Specification
Square Foot
Square Yard
State Road
Solid State Modular Design
Radius
Range
Rock Base Surface Treatment
Reinforced Concrete Pipe Arch
Roadside
Roadway
Reference
Reflective
Rejuvenation
Relocated
Removal
Replace
Reference Monument
Reference Point
Railroad
Resurface
Right
Right Of Way
Permanent Construction Easement
Penetration
Profile Grade
Phase
Point Of Intersection
Point On Curve
Point On Semi-Tangent
Point On Tangent
Power Pole
Point Of Reverse Curvature
Precast
Prestressed
Permanent Reference Monument
SF
Reinforced Concrete Pipe
Southbound
Square Inch
PE Professional Engineer
Pair
Pounds Per Square Inch
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
Road or Round
Required
Residence or Residential
RHW
RPM Raised Reflective Pavement Markers
Sch. Schedule
Sec. Second
Sheet
Spa. Space
Spacing
Specific Gravity
Reinforced or Reinforcing
PGL Profile Grade Line
pH Measure Of Acidity or Alkalinity
PM 12:00 Noon Until 11:59 Midnight
Probability
PW Pressure Water
Service
SHW Seasonal High Water
Seal Coat or Spiral To Curve
Ped Pedestrian or Pedestal
Pkg. Parking
Project or Projection
Reticuline or Rectangular
Rec. Recovery
SG or Sp.Gr.
Insulation (Moisture & Heat Resistant Rubber)
Sta.
Std.
Stl.
Str.
Subgr.
SW
Station
Standard
Steel
Structure
Subgrade
Supports
Surface
System
TBM
TC
TCP
TS
TSC
Typ.
Temporary Bench Mark
Tangent To Curve
Terra Cotta Pipe
Tangent To Spiral
Typical
Upass.
Unddr.
Undrdwy.
USGS
Underpass
Underdrains
Underroadway
Unloaded
Untreated
US Geological Survey
Var.
VC
VF
VCP
Veh.
Vol.
VW
Vertical Curve
Vertical Foot
Vitrified Clay Pipe
Vehicle
Vertical
Volume
Variable Width
W
WM
WT
Water Main
Water Table Or Weight
X
Y
Cross Road
Crossing
Cross Section
Stg. Strong
SU Single Unit Trucks
Sidewalk
TCE Temporary Construction Easement
TCB Temporary Concrete Barrier
Tel. Telephone
TCZ Traffic Control Zone
Temperature or Temporary
THRMPLSTC Thermoplastic
Theoretical
Ton
Treat. Treatment
Length Of Tangent (Spiral Curve)
Trans.
Traffic
Underground
UL Underwriters Laboratories
USPS United States Postal Service
Utilities
V
VMS Variable Message Sign
VRMS Volts Root Mean Square
Vehicles Per Day
WB40
WB50
WB60
WWF Welded Wire Fabric
W/C Water-Cement Ratio
VP Vertical Panel
Sty. Story
Survey
W.P.I. Work Program Item
Year
Verified Vertical ElevationVv
Vvh
Vh Verified Horizontal Location
Stability or Stabilization
SW or Swk.
Southwest
US Coast and Geodetic Survey (now National Geodetic Survey)
Verified Vertical Elevation And Horizontal Location
UNITS OF MEASURE
Provisions
Rock Base Asphaltic Concrete
Pavt.
Part.
Oz.
Norm.
No.
Ph.
Pr.
Prod.
Proj.
Prov.
R or Rad.
R or Rng.
Rd.
Rdwy.
Rect.
Refl.
Repl.
Req. or Reqd.
Rt.
R/W, ROW
Speed, South, Seimens, Or Second
Sect.
Serv.
Sh. or Sht.
Spcg. or Sp.
Spec.
Sq. In.
Stab.
Theo.
USC & GS
Util.
Vert.
X Rd.
Xing.
Xsec.
Yr.
Coordinate Value (East-West Direction) or Extra
net km Net Kilometer
Non Traffic, Nail & TinNT, N&T
rad Radian
rad/s
r/min
r/s
S or s
Sv Sievert
Intermediate Semi Trailer
Large Semi Trailer
Tandem Semi Trailer
Coordinate Value (North-South Direction)
AS
M3
CO
EA
ED
LI
GK
KG
M1
LO
LS
LU
KL
MH
NK
PA
PB
PI
PL
PW
M2
MT
Assembly
Cubic Meter
Cleanout
Each
Each Day
Liter
Gross Kilometer
Kilogram
Meter
Per Location
Lump Sum
Luminaire
Kiloliter
Net Kilometer
Per Analysis
Per Building
Per Intersection
Plant
Per Well
Metric Ton
METRIC MEASUREMENT
US MEASUREMENT
Square Meter
KM Kilometer
HR Hour
DA Day
HA Hectare
LS/MT
LS/LS
LS/DA
LS/M2
LS/KG
LS/EA
LS/AS
LS/MI
LK Lane Kilometer
MO Month
LS/HA
Man Hour
OH, OHD or Ohd.
Pa s Pascal Second
Pascal
Participation or Partition
Prog.
Prob.
Product, Production, Producer or Produced
Program or Progression
Plans, Specifications And EstimatesPS & E
PSF or psf Pounds Per Square Foot
PSI or psi
Reg. Region, Regular, Registered or Regulation
rpm Revolution Per Minute
SAN or San.
SR or S.R.
Surface Treatment or Spiral To Tangent
St. or ST. Street
Stge. Storage
Subsoil
Sub. or Subst. Substitute
SUR or Sur.
T Tangent, Length Of Curve, Percent Trucks, Tesla,
Township
Tangent
t Metric Ton
tan.
T, TWP or Twp.
Temp.
Traf.
THW or THWN Insulation (Flame Retardant, Moisture And Heat Resistant Thermoplastic)
ThicknessThick.
Tk Thick, Thickness or Truck
Tn.
Transition, Transverse, Translate or Transportation
UG
Ultd.
Uit. Ultimate
Unlimited
UNL or Undl.
Untr.
Volt, Velocity, Volume or Hourly Volume
Varies, Variable or Variance
VPD or Vpd.
VPH or Vph. Vehicles Per Hour
VPHPL or Vphpl. Vehicles Per Hour Per Lane
Width, Wide, West or Watt
WB Westbound
Wb. Weber
AC
AS
BU
CF
CO
CY
EA
ED
GA
GM
LB
LF
LM
LO
LS
LU
MB
MG
MH
NM
PA
PB
PE
PI
PL
PM
PS
PW
SF
SY
TN
Acre
Assembly
Bushel
Cubic Foot
Cleanout
Cubic Yard
Each
Each Day
Gallon
Gross Mile
Pound
Linear Foot
Lane Mile
Per Location
Lump Sum
Luminaire
Thousand Board Measure
Thousand Gallons
Man Hour
Net Mile
Per Analysis
Per Building
Pile
Per Intersection
Plant
Per Mile
Per Set
Per Well
Square Foot
Square Yard
Ton
Lump Sum Per Assembly
Lump Sum Per Day
Lump Sum Per Each
Lump Sum Per Hectare
Lump Sum Per Kilogram
Lump Sum Per Lump Sum
Lump Sum Per Metric Ton
Lump Sum Per Linear Meter
Lump Sum Per Square Meter
Radian Per Second
Revolution Per Minute
Revolution Per Second
Sub. or Subs.
Suppts.
Surf.
Sys. or Syst.Nail & Cap
Newtons Per Square Millimeter
VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal
SRAP Spiral Rib Aluminum Pipe
SRASP Spiral Rib Aluminized Steel Pipe
SRSP Spiral Rib Steel Pipe
STB Staked Turbidity Barrier
Adjustment Factor In Percent, Silt Fence
PL or PL Property Line or Plate
ParkwayPkwy.
N m
N North or Newton
N/m Newtons Per Meter
N/m
N/m
Newtons Per Square Meter
Newtons Per Cubic Meter
2
3
Pa
O.B.G. Optional Base Group
Side Drain, Storm Drain
Sanitary Sewer
Point Of Tangency or Pressure Treated
UV Ultraviolet
PRC
Prcst.
Prest.
PRM
PT
Q
Point Of Reverse Curvature
Precast
Prestressed
Permanent Reference Monument
Pair
Pounds Per Square Inch
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
Probability
PW Pressure Water
Project or Projection
Provisions
Pr.
Prod.
Proj.
Prov.
Prog.
Prob.
Product, Production, Producer or Produced
Program or Progression
Plans, Specifications And EstimatesPS & E
PSF or psf Pounds Per Square Foot
PSI or psi
Peak Discharge or Flow Volume
Point Of Tangency or Pressure Treated
PRS Portable Regulatory Sign
RSDU Radar Speed Display Unit
O to O, o to o or O.O.
OD or O.D.
OC or O.C.
Sq. Yd., SY or S.Y.
Sq. Ft., SF, or S.F.
The abbreviations listed are the standard
for contract plans production. This list is
not inclusive. Other Department accepted
abbreviations may be used when deemed
more appropriate. Where special
abbreviations are used a descriptive
tabulation may be necessary in the plans.
TDLC Transportation Design For Livable Communities
NAVD National American Vertical Datum
SPT Standard Penetration Test
NHS National Highway System
TTC Temporary Traffic Control
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SIP Stay In Place
QPL Qualified Products List
N & D Nail & Disk
National Coarse or Normal Crown
N.P. Non Plastic
RightR
RC Reverse Crown
SRD State Road Department