MGS Midwest Guardrail System

W-Beam Barrier for the Future

Existing W-Beam barriers were developed many years ago when the vehicle fleet was different than it is today. These existing W-Beam barriers measure 27 5/8'' to the top of the rail. When crash tested with today's higher center of gravity vehicles, many results have not been successful.

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End Terminal Rail
Splice Location    		Splice 1 Splice 2 Splice 3 Splice 4
Current W-Beam
Barrier Design 		12'-6'' at
post #3		 25'-0'' at
post #5		 37'-6'' at
post #7		 50'-0'' at
post #9
MGS W-Beam
Barrier Design 		15'-7 1/2'' between
posts 3 & 4		 28'-1 1/2'' between
posts 5 & 6		 40'-7 1/2'' between
posts 7 & 8		 53'-1 1/2'' between
posts 9 & 10


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