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.