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                Archived Hardware Eligibility Letters – NCHRP 350
These letters are archived and are posted for "historical and research purposes only" per the sunset dates in the AASHTO/FHWA Joint Implementation Agreement and exceptions to these dates as posted on the AASHTO Committee on Design website.SearchHardware Type
                    
- Any -Barrier Terminals and Crash CushionsLongitudinal Barriers and Bridge RailsLuminaire SupportsSign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator PostsWork Zone DevicesStart DateEnd Date
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																								Manufacturer
																								Hardware Type
																								Device DescriptionWZ-14
																																				May 28, 1999
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				Plasticade Products
																																				Work Zone Devices
																																				Fibercade, Plasticade, and Plasticade Sign StandWZ-03(b)
																																				
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				TTI Report, Note 1
																																				Work Zone Devices
																																				1) Spring Mounted Sign Support with Plastic/Fabric Sign3 (see Figure II.1, "Figure 21")
2) Portable Sign Support with Plastic/Fabric Sign3, with flags added on top (see Figure II.2, "Figure 29")
3) D-4 Sign Trailer with Wooden sign Panel
(see Figure II.3, "Figure 33") 
4) Skid Mounted Sign Support with Plywood Sign Panel (see Figure II.4, "Figure 37")
5) Perforated Steel Tube Type III Barricade with Plastic Panels (see Figure 11.5 "Figure 41" & "Figure 45")
6) Perforated Steel Tube Type III Barricade with 1x8 Wood Panels (see Figure 11.6 "Figure 42")
7) Schematic of Plastic Type III Barricade by Tex-Mex Barricade (see Figure II.7 "Figure 57")[this hardware may no longer be in production.]
8) Hollow Core Recycled Plastic Type III Barricade 4 
(see Figure II.8 "Figure 61"LS-74
																																				September 9, 2011
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				HAPCO
																																				Luminaire Supports
																																				Various breakaway bases and decorative covers for lighting and luminaire support posts as described belowLS-58
																																				February 8, 2005
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				Akron Foundry
																																				Luminaire Supports
																																				Cast Aluminum Transformer BaseLS-44B
																																				April 2, 1997
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				Valmont
																																				Luminaire Supports
																																				Use of ASTM A574 fasteners in above couplingLS-30
																																				January 27, 1993
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				
																																				Luminaire Supports
																																				FHWA Breakaway Timber Utility Pole (Operational) (Six-bolt slip base)LS-18
																																				August 6, 1990
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				Akron Foundry
																																				Luminaire Supports
																																				F-1300 and F-1302 Al Transformer Bases (tests of Pole Lite bases)LS-03
																																				June 24, 1988
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				Union Metal
																																				Luminaire Supports
																																				Cast Aluminum Base A2940, 14.5" BCSS-164
																																				June 18, 2010
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				Northwest Pipe Company
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				Poz-Loc 10 inch square slip base systemSS-148A
																																				August 16, 2011
																																				NCHRP 350
																																				Swing Safe
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				SwingSAFE Swing-Away Mailbox Support
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