GENERAL INFORMATION	
Load Rating Engineer:	Name:	     	Firm:	     	
Load Rating Reviewer:	Name:	     	Firm:	     	
Name of Engineer Completing this Check List:	     	
Structure Number:	     	
Structure Name:	     	
Rating Date:	     	Software/Version:	     	

LOAD RATING SUMMARY SHEET (LRSS)	
	 Y   N  N/A	Item for Verification	Comments	
1.	      	Is design load defined correctly?	     	
2.	      	Is overlay thickness defined correctly?	     	
3.	      	Is section loss defined correctly?	     	
4.	      	Is SI&A Item 59 defined correctly?	     	
5.	      	Is condition factor defined correctly?	     	
6.	      	Is system factor defined correctly?	     	
7.	      	Is the structure properly designated as fracture critical (or not fracture critical)?	     	
8.	      	Are the material allowable stresses defined correctly (for deck concrete, deck reinforcement, superstructure concrete, superstructure steel, etc.)?	     	

HAND CALCULATIONS	
	Y   N  N/A	Item for Verification	Comments	
1. 	      	Are live load distribution factors calculated correctly as necessary?	     	
2. 	      	Are DL1 and DL2 calculated correctly?	     	

LARS INPUT FILE (.BMD)	
	Y   N  N/A	Item for Verification	Comments	
1. 	      	Is Shear Rating Analysis checked on? (Description > Analysis Options)	     	
2. 	      	Is Design Method set as LRFD? (Description > Analysis Options)	     	
3. 	      	Is Year of Construction correct? (Description > General Bridge Information) 	     	
4. 	      	Is Average Daily Truck Traffic correct for a single direction? (Description > General Bridge Information)	     	
5. 	      	Is Type correct (flexural, truss, etc.)? (Description > General Member Information)	     	
6. 	      	Is Function correct (longitudinal, etc.)? (Description > General Member Information)	     	
7. 	      	Is Location (interior/fascia) correct? (Description > General Member Information)	     	
8. 	      	Is Distance from edge of roadway to face of beam correct (for fascia members only)? (Description > General Member Information)	     	
9. 	      	Do LFR Live Load Distribution Factors match hand calculations (and are they wheel based)? (Description > General Member Information)	     	
10. 	      	Is Phi System (member) correct? (Description > General Member Information)	     	
11. 	      	Is Phi Condition (member) correct? (Description > General Member Information)	     	
12. 	      	Is the Material of Construction correct? (Description > Material of Construction)	     	
13. 	      	Are all required Material Specific Values provided and correct? (Description > Material of Construction)	     	
14. 	      	Is all required cross-section information provided and correct? (Description > LLDF Cross Section Description)	     	
15. 	      	Is/are span length(s) correct? (Description > Structure Configuration)	     	
16. 	      	Is the superstructure member input correctly? (Description > Member Shape Description)	     	
17. 	      	Is the concrete slab input correctly, where applicable (full slab width for dead loads, eff. slab width for capacity, neg. moment reinf. for continuous spans)? (Description > Member Shape Description > Concrete Slab Button)	     	
18. 	      	Do  DL1 and DL2 match hand calculations and are they input correctly? (Description > Deadload Description)	     	
19. 	      	Is lateral bracing and/or stiffener information modeled correctly, where applicable? (Description > Lateral Bracing and Stiffeners)	     	
20. 	      	Is shear reinforcement modeled correctly, where applicable?  (Description > Shear Reinforcement)	     	
21. 	      	Are analysis codes correct? (Description > Analysis Codes)	     	

BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORT	
	Y   N  N/A	Item for Verification	Comments	
1. 	      	Are all applicable plans provided?	     	
2. 	      	Is LARS MIS provided and correct?	     	
3. 	      	Are all LARS Member ID’s correct?	     	
4. 	      	Are all LARS Member Descriptors correct?	     	
5. 	      	Are all assumptions provided and reasonable?	     	
6. 	      	Have all members been modeled and rated?	     	
7.	      	Does the controlling member appear reasonable?	     	
8.	      	Do load ratings make sense (i.e. are Oprating Ratings higher than Inventory Ratings? Does Moment, Shear, or Serviceability control as expected? Are LFR ratings comparable to previous calculations?)	     	
9. 	      	Have all required live load vehicles been rated?	     	
10. 	      	Is the load rating section of the main report body in accordance with sample reports?	     	
11. 	      	Is the load rating appendix in accordance with sample reports?