CSA S7:23

This is the first edition of CSA S7, Pedestrian, cycling, and multiuse bridge design guideline.

This Guideline is based on limit states design principles and defines design loads, load combinations and load factors, criteria for earthquake resistant design, detailed design criteria for various materials and geometry, sustainability and durability, as well as guidelines for aesthetic considerations in Annex B.

This Guideline has been written in normative (mandatory) language to facilitate adoption where users of the Guideline, owners, or regulatory authorities may wish to adopt it formally.

CSA Group acknowledges that the development of this Guideline was made possible by the financial support from AluQuébec, British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Canadian Wood Council, City of Edmonton, City of Mississauga, City of Toronto, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and Ministère des Transports et de la mobilité durable (of Québec). CSA Group also acknowledges the role of the Transportation Association of Canada’s Structures Committee in the conception of this Guideline.
This Guideline was prepared by the Subcommittee on Pedestrian, Cycling, and Multiuse Bridge Design, under the jurisdiction of the Technical Committee on the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code and the Steering Committee on Construction and Civil Infrastructure, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee.