Culvert definition
Culvert. - means a structure other than a bridge which is designated as a culvert in the contract documents and which is designed to provide an opening under a roadway, railway or side entrance for the passage of surface water, or pedestrians.
Culvert means an enclosed channel or pipe designated as a culvert in the Contract;
Culvert means an artificial construction covering a channel or pipe that prevents the obstruction of a watercourse or drainage path.
Examples of Culvert in a sentence
A ditch used to transmit water from a Culvert, Drainage Structure or Drainage Dip outlet to the natural drainage area.
AASHTO M 190 - Bituminous Coated Corrugated Metal Culvert Pipe and Arches.
Culvert extensions may increase the headwater elevation, but not above the maximum allowable headwater, with respect to adjacent property and floodplain concerns.
More Definitions of Culvert
Culvert means a pipe, tube or conduit no greater than 4 feet in width or diameter that allows the passage of water under a public or private roadway or driveway.
Culvert means a transverse drain pipe or log structure covered with soil and lying below the road surface;
Culvert means one or more adjacent enclosed conduits for conveying a drainage feature underneath a road formation;
Culvert means a pipe, arch or box, or a log structure, not greater than 6 m in span that is located below the surface of a road and is designed to carry water from one side of the road to the other;
Culvert means an enclosed conduit (or adjacent enclosed conduits) for conveying water in a drainage feature underneath a road, bush track, extraction track or fire trail;
Culvert means a covered channel or pipe which prevents the obstruction of a main river or drainage path by an artificial construction;
Culvert means a structure that channels water under an obstruction such as a road or driveway and is typically embedded as to be surrounded by soil.